Back. And Gearing up for the Holiday Season.

To say that it has been a very crazy two weeks would be an an understatement of the grandest proportion. +12 hour time zone. Stops in the Mideast. Sojourns in India. With a 90% balance going towards working, and a 10% balance towards exploring. Curry for a full week (sigh, pizza, pasta, I didn't realize how much I love and miss you). Limited contact with home. Getting to wear a sari to work. Realizing that there are so many people not as fortunate, and scraping out a meager living. Getting to experience the sacred. Being zen about the absolute insanity of driving. Road rage. Email irritation. Finishing the last Harry Potter book (again). Realizing that the VeePee has grown during my travels (sigh). These? Just a few snapshots, and ones I consider the highlights or more 'weighty' moments. The not so good?

Both planter boxes tumbling 3 stories and shattering in hurricane force winds, forcing a replanting and securing operation. A full day of storm level rain making my commute 2 hours (one way!) One of the tribe pissing all over the entry way. Tipping over the milk and cereal. Let's just say.. yesterday was not a good day.

But Monday? Well, that's another story entirely. Day off. Clean house. Veepee off on his outdoor adventures and us? We stopped here:

Unremarkable you say? A shack! And the weather is all cloudy to boot! To that I would say HRMPH. The modest exterior hides the genius in the kitchen who is able to make the best barbequed oysters on the planet. Oh and that smiling face in the left most window? That would be the CEO. But I digress. The shack is the repository of the most delicious food in the world. Behold:

That's all I need folks. Some nice fresh Brickmaiden garlic bread. Fresh oysters barbequed up. And a glass of white wine. Purrrrrfect start to the week.