Jersey has been incredibly restorative and very productive. Oh, and there has been way too much good food. I ate every few hours. It started last Sunday with pizza. The pizza in the DC area is absolutely awful, so this was a long awaited meal. My mom made a huge pot of chicken soup, so I’ve been eating that all week. The sibling and I went out for super thin crust pizza on Wednesday and devoured it.

Monday and Tuesday, I was able to bang out dozens of job applications for Executive Assistant positions (because ‘I don’t care about a career anymore’) and, because Jersey is magical, I got emailed for two phone interviews.

Monday night I went diner-ing with Joe and Brent. Brent was cranky, so I picked up Joe and we caught up on the few things we didn’t catch up on in our phone call last week. Then at the diner, there was cheese fries & gravy, milkshakes, and Brent and Joe talking about me as if I wasn’t there.

Thanksgiving itself was spent with the pseudo family and there was so much delicious food. I got to see my youngest pseudo cousin, who is about to graduate college, which I can’t believe. I’ve known him since he was born.

I also almost finished my Christmanukah shopping.

Saturday was my ten year high school reunion, which I skipped in favor of going to the beach with Brent. We went to Sandy Hook, the weather was lovely, and I rolled up my jeans and waded into the water. It was a very good idea.

And now it’s Sunday, and there’s laundry to do, a proofreading test to complete (for the job I phone interviewed for), a phone interview to prepare for tomorrow, and miscellaneous things. When I get back to DC Virginia (home) I have doctors appointments, a packed calendar on Tuesday and Wednesday, and a pseudo-dinner party to plan. Then I get to go to Minnesota and see Ellie and it will be awesome. I let down my guard and bought a couple sweaters in a Black Friday sale just for the occasion.