I Can'T Believe It

I can't believe Anthony's summer break is almost over. Today (Friday) was his last day of work - last day of riding the bus downtown together :-( Seems as if he just came home and next Saturday we take him back to Pittsburgh. Poor Sydney is really going to be sad -- particularly as they will spend all of next week together laying on the couch (this photo was right after Anthony came home -- in May -- when August seemed forever away). I am sure I am going to be teary when I'm riding the bus alone and walking Sydney alone -- but I hope to do better this year. No hysterical crying and needing to stop at Subways for chocolate chip cookies. Mark just does not relate -- he just doesn't seem sad at all when Anthony is away. Thinking about vacation to West Africa in October helps some - but I sure have a lot to do between now and then -- business trips to Ottawa, Anchorage, Madrid and Seattle starting September 11. I'm going to be exhausted by the time we leave for Paris on Sep 28! Do get a few nights home here and there but not many. Packing will be a challenge. Wish I could get out of some of the trips but don't quite see how. I did get out of a trip to Columbus so that was good. Even though I would have liked to have seen Maggie -- but it will work out better for someone else to go.

Oh well, off to watch the Olympics -- continue to be soooo tired. Tomorrow getting a mani/pedi but I don't have to be there till 11 :-) I do want to get up and jog -- getting close to 99# again -- from my summer low of 95#. Really want to stay around 96#. But calorie counting gets old ..... I think I will do better when I settle a bit after Anthony goes back. Of course then comes travel. Arghhhhhh C'est le vie I guess.