Return Journey

Obviously I've not posted for a while. At first it was because I was too busy having fun on vacation and then it was because I was swamped at work from the vacation. I'm still swamped, but I wanted to enter a quick update.

After the post on the 10th, the time in Florida went very quickly. We managed another beach run, I managed to help one of my friends with her computer issues (though I have recently learned that some issues still exist) and I sat in on a meeting for my other friend as on "outside consultant". I gave her some good ideas on ways of improving the performance of her existing computer presence without expending gobs of money.

Wednesday, we did laundry and packed. Thursday morning, we said our good-byes and managed to squeeze in a quick motorcycle ride. I still think I'd like one but it's amazing how much your perception is heightened from the inside of a car to the back of a bike. You suddenly become aware of not only ever ridge, bump and pothole in the road, you also become aware of every other driver and their potential actions. It can be quite a rush. Unfortunately, I still have reservations about procuring a vehicle I would only be able to use 1/4 of the year, at best. *shrug* Time and money will tell.

The return flight on Thursday was interesting. We actually missed our first flight because I mis-read the amount of time we needed to be there before the flight actually left. Fortunately, we were able to catch another with only a minor monetary inconvenience and a bit of additional wait time. As it turns out, I'm glad we took the alternate flight. The first flight was supposed to fly over Lake Michigan. Flying over that particular body of water makes me nervous. The second flight flew into St. Paul and then back to Appleton. The land-winds were a bit rough but the drive home was on clear roads instead of heavily snow-covered.

So that's it. I like Florida, at least at the moment. I plan on visiting again relatively soon including at least one visit during the heat of summer. I'm curious how bad it would really be to live there. I guess the hurricanes would worry me the most. Other than that, I think I can deal with the heat, etc. I am glad to be back but I can honestly say that I miss my friends more now than I have for quite some time. I just have to evaluate carefully the reasons for any choices I make regarding a potential move. Moving just to be closer to my friends is a bad idea. There would have to be a lot more in the proverbial offer. We'll see.