Indoor Vacation Day

Today was a relaxing type of vacation day. We got up a little later than usual, and made French toast for breakfast. Then we just hung around the apartment this morning.

We got a phone call first thing this morning from the property management company, returning my call from yesterday about not having any blankets. We had also discovered that the TV Dish network wasn’t really working – just shopping channels. I suspect because the account was on hold. And, yes, we did get a little chilled last night without blankets! The property manager apologized profusely. It turns out we were put in the wrong condo – that one wasn’t intended or prepped for occupancy! So we ended up spending the morning hanging around waiting for someone to prep a room in the building next door and come give us a key. So we finally got the keys and moved over. This place has the same layout, but the furniture is a bit nicer, the TV works (and there’s even a VCR/DVD player), and the bed has blankets and a comforter! Unfortunately, there’s not very good Internet access. But at least there’s wireless at the condo office, which I can pick up down the hall.

But it wasn’t too bad hanging around. We woke up with a couple of inches of snow outside, and it was kind of cozy with the gas fireplace. The photo is the view outside our window this morning. Lunch was a salad that included some of our leftover chicken and asparagus. Then we went to the grocery store to buy more food for home-cooked meals. On the way home, we drove around town a bit to look at some of the vacation homes and cabins. It snowed off and on throughout the day, and warmed up just enough to melt a little each time it stopped snowing. So we watched a movie that was in the closet and had a steak dinner, while doing laundry, too.

But the real highlight of the evening was coloring Mary’s hair! How many husbands would help their wife color her hair? Well, I’m the best free hair coloring assistant Mary’s got. Maybe it’s a strange kind of date night/Family Home Evening, but it was fun!