Bear with me, this is related. Neesh and I went up to the Woodstock Inn this weekend and had a great time as always. Went on a long bushwhack hike on Saturday, said I'd be shooting to be out by 2 PM. Woods were horrible (and soaked) pretty much the whole way, had to skip on the second peak, and still didn't get out until 3:50. Oops. It's her weekend away, too. Heavy dose of self-guilt as usual, so I tried to make up for it with a stop at Tanger Outlets in Tilton.
Well, that worked out for me. I needed a decent sport jacket (my dressy clothes selection is pretty bad), ending up finding a great one at Van Heusen, plus a couple nice shirts and ties for cheap. Stylin'. Just need a new suit now, which I just noticed one of the companies my work has a discount with had a sale that just ended today. Sigh, have to wait and watch now. It's been so long, I'm having sticker shock at suit and jacket prices.
In bad need of a haircut soon. Like this week soon. I actually torched my bangs this week. Seriously. I was trying to kill a tick I found crawling on my neck after I laid down to sleep, grabbed my lighter to burn it to Smithereens (I wonder if anyone knows where Smithereens is), but I'm blind as a bat without my glasses. Leaned in close to see what I was doing, and foompf! Yep, I'm that stupid. Fortunately, I have too much hair for it to be noticeable, save for the burn marks on my forehead, which raised too many questions at work. That and the burnt hair smell in the bedroom was awful. Have I mentioned how patient my wife is with me?
Got a phone that will work in Europe! This was tough. Verizon will rent them, but not for 5 weeks. Knew I had to have a SIM card (whatever that is) and a GSM phone. Tried to find something decent and finally stumbled on Telestial (geez, I sound like a big advertisement now), which has decent rates and a phone for $19. Good enough for me. Staying in touch is huge. My daughter, along with her two kids, will be watching our two dogs, one of which is a 13 year old Newfoundland cross, whom I will be very concerned about. They go crazy when we come home from a weekend away, so I'm definitely worried about how the pups will be doing, and of course, everyone else.
It really seems like time is compressing now. Just over two months away, and still so much to do. Fortunately, I'm going to be working 2nd shift this week (our testers at work at heavily booked, and my family situation allows me to work 2nd without any issue), so we're going to be getting ATM cards this week to be able to get local cash, and run down to a place in Concord to check out portable wheelchairs. Neesh's MS limits her walking, so her neurologist suggested this for when she gets tired. As I understand it, it's something that can be folded up and carried. Shouldn't be an issue since I usually hike over 10 miles with 20 pounds on my back. And oh yes, I need to schedule a haircut. Yeah, definitely. Definitely a hair cut.
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