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There have been a lot of firsts over the past few days as we settle back into our lives again. I don’t know if I should really call them “firsts,” we have done them before, but not in the past year or so. For example, we considered ourselves runners before we left on the trip, but another pair of shoes, running shoes, would have taken up more space in our packs—they didn’t make the cut. Now that we are home we plan on running again and that first run is going to hurt!
The other big thing over the past few days is wearing non-travel clothes. Every time I look in my closet it feels like shopping, a lot of it seems new and exciting. Wednesday night was the first time in over a year we have been able to enjoy
I have never been a cover girl for Vogue in terms of fashion, and in the past year I knew I was far from fashionable with my blue fuzzy fleece (Marc called it my Cookie Monster sweater and would always follow with a growl of AHHHH, Cookieeee!), burgundy sweater and my red, brown and beige hat. In fact, in big cities I was a little self conscious of my get-up, and I was ready to put that behind me.
I pulled on a light blue sweater, jeans and some heels. After my shower, I put on eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner… the whole nine yards. I was even able to blow dry my hair and some what style it. I laughed a few times as I wobbled in my heels as we headed out the door. It was a surreal experience after being away for a year.
The night was a lot of fun. We were able to catch up with old friends, eat great food and drink good wine. It was a perfect night in
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