Catching up after being away for months...
I actually have some time to write a blog post. I am at work, where ordinarily I'd go out to lunch at this time or go for a walk. However, at this moment it's pouring outside and I don't want to go anywhere. I'm having lunch (animal crackers--yeah, I know--not exactly a nutritious meal) at my desk and writing because, hey, I have time. The summer ended about two weeks ago, and it was quite an eventful summer. We traveled to New York City in late July and spent a solid week being uber-tourists (and, had I been given more of an opportunity, I'd have explored NYC even more than I did). We spent a day at the Bronx Zoo and I was impressed by how green, leafy, and beautiful it is. In fact, The Bronx was one of the most eye-opening experiences of the trip. Do you know how you will have an image of a place in your head and how actually being IN that place either confirms your image or--more often than not--completely destroys and reconfigures the image in your head? That ...