It's Good To Be Home

My own bed, my own refrigerator, my own television, my own routine and schedule.

However, now it's time for unpacking, laundry, cleaning, catching up on bills, catching up on everything, and back to butt camp. Small price to pay for being back at home.

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Today's blessings; shopping during MSU/Auburn game; safe road trip home; seeing Phil and Ben; phone chat with Marilyn; Maribeth at house

Luanne, Maribeth, and Molly ...

... planning their next Disney vacation.

I'm in Opelika, Alabama. We're stopped here overnight so Steve can attend the Mississippi State vs Auburn college football game tomorrow. There are no screaming children running through the halls, no heated swimming pools, no Mickey bars, and no fireworks. Guess I'm not at Disney World any more!

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Today's blessings: Safe road trip from Orlando and travel through the countryside; afternoon doing absolutely nothing; lunch at the hotel and sweet waitress; cheese and cracker delivery

My Disney Day

It started at Animal Kingdom where I got to see Jabali (that's his little elephant butt behind the tree) with his mama. It was all so super cute!!

We also saw the lion walking around voicing his opinion of the morning. We saw the lioness stretched out on her rock, not listening to a thing the lion was saying. We saw the cheetahs walking around. We sat on the safari for 10 minutes waiting for a giraffe to clear the road, which he wasn't going to do because he had found a prime piece of munchies hanging from a particular tree - which happened to be in the middle of the road. We watched as an AK truck came in to help persuade the giraffe to move, which it did, only to return to the road once the truck had driven away. And then we watched as the truck returned again and again to try to talk some sense into the giraffe. And yes, we helped Wilson catch the poachers and rescue the baby elephant.

At Downtown Disney, I happened upon the newly Bippity Bopped princesses as they were having their royal parade. I watched as they rode the carousel and the cast member blew bubbles around. I waved back as the little princesses waved their best royal waves.

I had my burger at Beaches n Creme and stared (like everyone else in the restaurant) at the group that was going to undertake the Kitchen Sink.

I ended my day watching Fantasmic! at Hollywood Studios. Although it's not my favorite fireworks show, I couldn't help but clap and yell whenever Mickey came onstage. It was a great ending to this current Disney vacation.

M-I-C -- See ya real soon (like in about three weeks)

K-E-Y -- Why? Because we like you (and we don't want to vacay anywhere else!)

M-O-U-S-E!!!

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Today's blessings: safari fun and seeing Jabali; bippity bop parade and princesses; Fantasmic and dinner with Steve

Just Another Vacay Day for Steve and Luanne

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Today's blessings: Really sleeping in; walk around the resort with my Ipod; 2012 cruise planning; reading by the pool; Ikea scavenger hunting and Mimi's dinner with Steve

Confession

Okay, I admit it. Once again I have no idea of a blog post topic. Smart thinking would say, "Then don't blog - wait until inspiration strikes." That would be great advice, except for the fact that this blog would become dead in the water. As in cease to exist. Because my habit is, if it's not a habit, then it doesn't get done.

I am a creature of habit. I don't have many regular habits, as evidenced by my current physical state. I have fairly regular hygienic habits, although there have been times that I've rebelled and gone to bed without brushing my teeth.

However, this blog is one thing that I force myself to do every day. The only times I've not blogged have been during 3-day weekends or when I was in the hospital parting ways with my gallbladder. In other words, the only reason I don't blog is because I physically cannot do it on my computer.

So, the question remains - why? Of all the habits that you need to work on, why is this one the one habit that you faithfully (and almost compulsively) keep?

I have thought about this (for at east three minutes) and have come up with the following reasons:

1. If I don't write something, I won't write anything. Possibly ever again. It's easy to stop doing something forever, if you stop it once. At least it is for me. So I post every day. It may be an amusing and/or comment-provoking blogpost, or it may be a cartoon, but there's a post.

2. If I waited for inspiration to strike, we'll all still be waiting. Sometimes inspiration doesn't strike until the fingers start striking the keys. And I won't start striking the keys unless I make myself, so I make myself start striking every night.

3. I keep hoping one good, regular habit will help me keep other good, regular habits. Still working on that one.

4. I like to keep you thinking - "Will tonight be a good one or another kitten video?"

Anyhow, that's why I keep this thing going. Because for me, it's what I need to do.

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Today's blessings: watching movie on tv; getting projects completed; ESPN Club for dinner with Steve