Winter...

Well, I made it back from Turkey safe and sound. I had this great plan to not sleep the night of my flight so that I could sleep the entire way home and be adjusted to the time zone by the time I returned to Michigan. Unfortunately, when this plan was tested, it didn't work exactly as planned. I arrived back in Michigan around 6pm and was home and in bed by 8pm. But 12 hours later I woke up as though I'd never even left the country! So I wouldn't call it a complete failure.

I spent most of the weekend attempting to get my life back together. I managed to finish all my unpacking, get a few groceries to survive the week, and even do a little socializing. As mentioned in a previous entry, the Dow Corning Classing tennis tournament took place this month. I only watched one set of one double's match but if I'm in town next year, I'd be interested in attending more. This match happened to be followed by Dueling Pianos. I happen to love dueling pianos and though it was no Thursday night piano bar at the Cactus, I still had a good time. Though the atmosphere is sufficiently different when you're surrounded by a crowd of people of all ages and not just a bunch of college students.

I was so happy that when I landed in Michigan there was hardly any snow on the ground and my car was easily found in the parking lot at the airport. I thought maybe the groundhog prediction was going to be wrong this year. As the weekend continued, I found out that it was not.

I also went and saw the International. I'd give it 3.5 to 4 stars. That last half a star might only be due to the fact that a short chunk of the movie took place in Istanbul. That made me rather happy. :)

This weekend I'm off to Milwaukee, Wisconsin!!