Insomnia and thoughts

I'm thinking a nice long blog entry is in order. I feel like I've provided not a whole lot of substance as of late and honestly, I don't think there's going to be much is the way of substance today, either. But I feel like writing.

I can't sleep. Since I got back from my trip I haven't been able to sleep very well. I told Jim last night that it's because I was spoiled by the air on Maui. The best I've slept in years has been when I've been there.

I can't stop thinking about this last trip - much more so than the first time I went for vacation. How corny is it to say that the islands are calling me? I don't care. That's how I feel. It's a weird feeling.

Summer is winding down and with the onset of school, I am suddenly sad. As hectic and crazy a summer as this has been, I'm going to miss it when it's gone. I'll miss the kids in and out, hanging out with the neighbors in the evening outside, running in the early morning when the air is perfect - all of it.

Chris is leaving for Taiwan for a week on Friday, so it will be another week of managing the house on my own. This time I'm ok with it. I've been invited to a party that I found a sitter for, so I'm excited about going and doing a social thing in downtown Denver. I have plenty of work and house stuff to keep me busy, so the week should pass quickly.

I have been listening to a CD that a co-worker of Chris's made for me since he found out I'm an 80's nut. There are 886 songs on it and I am in heaven. Kirk, you are my hero. I think if I listen to anymore Foreigner, my kids are going to move out. Hey, maybe I should play some more Foreigner.