I guess one good thing to come out of the last week is that my muse is back. I’ve been sketching and drawing…and realising just how out of practice I really am. I’ve been enjoying myself, though, and happily sharing my works with others. Specifically one of my guildies who keeps me supplied with ample music to draw to…
I even brought my sketch book with me to South Dakota, where Jeff and I will be helping my sister’s family move into their new house. I’d be drawing right now except for the fact that it’s the 5 o’clock hour and Jeff is asleep. The whole room is dark, and I’m writing this from my phone.
It’s actually a shame that I’m up, but it couldn’t be helped. It’s the 3rd or 4th time I’ve been up over the course of the night. This time my back and hips made it too insufferable to go back to sleep, so here I am.
The alarm is set for 6:30am… Then I’ll be able to be productive. Even then I won’t be breaking out the pencils and paper… Oh no.. then I’ll be breaking out the fit deck and getting some stretching in. I’ll get plenty of exercise today, but I’m hoping I won’t be in pain for most of it.
After that, breakfast is in the 7 o’clock hour, then we’ll head over to my sister’s apartment to drink coffee and wake up with the rest of the crew. See, we could’ve stayed at my sister’s house–it was an open invitation and they’d make room.. but see, with me in my condition and getting up all night long, I opted for the comfort factor of a hotel.
I had searched on kayak and booking, as well as other discount sites, but it turned out to be cheaper to just call the hotel and ask for cheapest rates. The hotel we originally wanted to stay at cost about $200/night…they had raised the prices for some reason compared to online. Plus, they didn’t have anything smaller than a king suite and we really just wanted a place to rest our heads. The reservation clerk actually referred me to a sister hotel. They had an efficiency suite, including breakfast, for less than $100/night. I didn’t expect there to even be a refrigerator, let alone a stove!
We likely won’t have a chance to use it on this trip, but it’s nice to have the option.
It’d be nice to have the option for a nap later, too, but I don’t see that happening… T^T at least if I get too zonked, we can retreat to the hotel instead of waiting for everyone else to wind down. There’s that, at least.
K. Time to wrap up before diving into the day. Be well!
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