A great deal has happened since my last post, but a few technical difficulties have made it somewhat harder for me to write about them until now.
On Saturday morning I was picked up by my uncle Bob, whose family was going to drive past my house on the way to visit their relatives. I had a fun car ride, entertaining my 6-year-old cousin for the three hours between Boston and Westport. Once I got home we left almost immediately for the boat, where we had an enjoyable sail with some family friends. That evening we went out for dinner in celebration of my friend Paul’s birthday, which had actually been eight days prior.
Sunday and Monday were largely spent arranging the details of a visit to my brother in Colorado, which remained in limbo due to scheduling problems until 15 minutes before departure. As soon as the airline bureaucracy managed to get us our tickets we sprinted through security and onto the plane, only to be delayed for three hours on the tarmac due to weather conditions. Luckily, we were rescheduled onto a new connecting flight and were able to contact my brother, so there were no further complications.
Yesterday we had lunch with friends of Jeff and visited the Celestial Seasonings tea factory. It was kind of unremarkable, except for the incredibly animated and super-cheerful tour guide. I cannot imagine how anyone manages to put on such a happybouncy face for 40 hours a week all summer. Naturally, my mother bought an enormous quantity of bargain-bin tea.