The Day After The Day After

It's become our custom to chill out after a travel day. In fact, we've been known to be absolute bums. There's been more than one day after that I've spent in my pajamas. It just seems it takes us a day of relaxation to recover from a day or two or three of travel.

That's our excuse, and we're sticking to it!

Yesterday was supposed to be that day. And, were we ever ready! Even Mother Nature cooperated, providing us with almost chilly temps and periodic rain showers. But, despite our three-day marathon to get here, yesterday was not to be. Instead of lounging about, we spent a good part of the day driving.

What gives?

Well, Saturday night when we returned home after our wonderful welcome dinner at Gordon and Juanita's, I checked my email. One message revealed that our friends Pat and Ed, whom we got to know in Port Aransas, were going to be in the area for one more day. They wanted to know if we were game to meet for lunch in Yellowstone on Sunday. We really wanted to see them and catch up. So, we decided to forego our traditional day after travel day activities, or lack thereof.

The drive in the rain was long, but we saw some wildlife and enjoyed bits of the park. And, lunch with our friends was quite enjoyable. It was all definitely worth the "sacrifice". After our big lunch we decided dinner would be cheese, crackers and wine. So, we invited G&J to join us for a light dinner and more conversation. By the end of the night, we are all fading. But, Paul and I were definitely suffering from "day after deprivation".

So, when a new day dawned this morning we decided today would be our day after. We both slept in. One of us slept lots later than the other. I donned a comfy shirt and yoga pants. That way, it doesn't count as pajamas! Paul read. I un-sewed some fouled up quilt blocks. The TV provided background news of the day.

Around noon, Juanita braved the rain and came over for a bit of show and tell. She just purchased some super-nifty hand quilting equipment that I was eager to see. She did a little demo while we compared all kinds of notes and pictures about our quilting adventures. She is nearing completion on a Hawaiian applique quilt with some very impressive hand quilting. She enthusiastically showed me the ropes, but I long ago vowed never to hand quilt again. But, I have to admit that Juanita's groovy system could convince me to give it a go again down the road.

After lunch our lounging about continued. Juanita invited me to join her for an errand. As we got ready to pile in the truck we met Judy of Travels with Emma. She's here for awhile, so we look forward to getting to know her and Emma while we're here. Back to the truck, Juanita and I made a quick trip to the nearest grocery some 10 miles away, where she stocked up on some essentials and I bought some instant cocoa. Here's my rule: When it's June and you can see snow, you need cocoa. Simple as that.

Of course I made a cup promptly upon my return to our rolling home. Then, I commenced to do some fairly productive work on a few blocks for our fulltiming quilt. We squeezed in a walk to nearby Henry's Lake before we wrapped up the day with some pretty intense vegging. We could get used to this!

With thundershowers looming in the distance, Paul fired up the grill and we pulled together a deliciously simple meal. Then the rains came. It looks like super great sleeping weather tonight.

Maybe tomorrow we'll enjoy a day after the day after the day after.

Stay tuned.