Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety-Jig. Only The Good Friday.

This little piggy is back home again, and I couldn’t be more delighted.

Now, don’t get me wrong — I enjoy taking vacations to see new places. I always anticipate the adventures and the break from routine.

A “vacation,” however, is different in my mind than a “road trip,” because road trip is synonymous with “work.” Usually, when I travel for work, I don’t take the time to explore my surroundings. I get up in the mornings, tell stories, then come back to the hotel and collapse until the next day. As much as I enjoy the storytelling to children, I rarely enjoy the “travel” part of it.

These last two trips to San Antonio, I had the pleasure of staying in the home of a dear friend. Although technically these were “road trips,” Judy made them seem like “vacations.” She is one of those fun-loving people with a sense of adventure who is always on the go. I can’t keep up with her, and have to continually remind myself that chronologically she is older than I am. You wouldn’t guess it.

After work, we had adventures together in San Antonio, and she encouraged me to do some exploring on my own, instead of plopping on the bed to rest. We giggled until all hours of the morning and I got “blog fodder” for weeks to come. It was wonderful … and yet …

I found myself longing for home and my routine!

Crazy, eh? I didn’t get to rest when I first arrived, because I had to quickly write a guest post for another blog. Now, I’m unpacked and ensconced in my own little nest, looking back fondly on my last two weeks. It’s good to be home on this Only The Good Friday (and I’m already anticipating my next adventure!).

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I have some other “good” to share, though:

• Last week, I posted about the artwork at a San Antonio school, and encouraged you to vote in a Doode 4 Google contest. Our candidate, Christin Engleberth, won! Thanks to all of you who voted to help this young artist achieve her dream of a $15,000 scholarship.
• For you photographers, my friend Robin, at Around The Island, has a new Sunday “prompt” for the summer. Here is her announcement:
  

  Each Sunday, beginning May 31st, Around the Island will be hosting a brand new summer photo project and you’re invited! Share pictures of your barbecues, your beaches, your cannonballing kids, that island sunset, an old pair of flip flops, anything that says summer to you. We’ll be playing each week all summer long – the linkie will go up at http://aroundtheisland.blogspot.com/ each Saturday night at midnight Israel time (5pm EST) so keep those cameras handy and start grabbing those quintessential summer shots. See you on the 31st for Summer Stock Sunday!

• Jessica The Rock Chick moved into her new, self-hosted, WordPress “digs.” She’s always a fun read.

So, tell me …what’s good with you this Friday? Leave me a comment, or join these fine folks in writing a post about your Only The Good. We are trying to spread an “optimism virus” on the internet, by only writing about “good” on Friday.

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3. THIS Is Summer In Texas
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5. Friday Slipped Up On Me

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