Home again, home again, jiggity jig

...Apparently that's a line from Blade Runner. I had no idea, til I posted that in my facebook status yesterday, and someone commented on it.

I've been away far too long. I tried to blog from my phone but no dice. Lame.

I just spent the past 6 days in Tennessee visiting my dad and stepmom. It was an awesome trip, and a much needed break. We had fun hiking, visiting the largest underground lake, drinking lots of beer, playing darts, pool, Wii, and hours of cards. It was good to spend time with both of them.

The 4th was amazing, sitting out on their back porch, heads on a swivel, watching 15-20 different fireworks displays. We also talked about all kinds of things, including the fact that the dog we had when I was a kid wasn't really my mom's dog, like I'd always thought. He was mine. My birthday is right around Mother's Day, and we supposedly gave him to my mom for Mother's day. He's been gone for about five years now, and I was sad to hear that, because I wasn't around the last few years of his life. The day he was put to sleep was an awful and emotional day for me. He was my first pet, and I always pretended he was mine. Although I complained about taking care of him sometimes, I loved that dog. It was bittersweet to hear, but I'll always think of him as mine. :)

I took some awesome pictures (IMHO) of the trip, so I'll upload some later this week.

Then when it came time to leave, I got to the Knoxville airport on time and ended up getting home almost 3 hours after I was supposed to. So my 8 1/2ish hours of travel turned into almost 12, from delayed flights and closed highways on the drive home. Ugh.

The best part of getting home was walking down the steps at the airport and seeing P waiting there for me. He'd gotten home the night before from JRTC, and we planned on him picking me up. It was so great to walk off the escalator (impatiently behind the people who seemed to only want to stand there and get in my way!) and into his arms. We stood there and just kissed for several minutes, and then just held each other. When we finally stepped back, he grinned at me and said, "hey you." I got a little teary eyed (didn't tell him that, because he'd make fun of me), and said "hi." I'm sure I had the dumbest smile on my face but I didn't care. It was so perfect to be wrapped up in his arms.

We'd decided to pick up my car from my store and then head back to his house (he got permission to miss PT so that he could sleep in). It was the perfect way to sleep... wrapped up in his arms. He laughed at me at one point, because when I rolled over, I held onto his arm, so he had to keep it around me. We only got about three hours of sleep before I had to get up for work. I was so grateful to spend even a few hours with him. I wish it was like the last time, where we got three straight days to spend together, but I'll take what I can get. :)

Now I'm home, and my cats are delighted to see me. Harley keeps showing off, and it's cute. He sticks close to my side, which has resulted in him coming close to getting stepped on, bashing his head on my leg, and almost getting beaned by the fridge door. Cali's like... Oh... you're home? Ok. Feed me? Ok. But I know she's happy because she keeps rolling over to get her belly rubbed. Yes, I'm lame. :)

I'm reading blogs, but I haven't commented much yet. I'm exhausted, and debating between the hour drive to P's place and passing out before 9 PM. Sadly sleep may win, but only because I know I can head there tomorrow after work and have some well rested cuddle time. :) Hope all is well! I'm having fun catching up on blogs!