Another relatively uneventful week. A week of preparing for bigger events next week. My travel anxiety is at a very high level today as we prepare to leave for Baku tomorrow. I miss the days when I could travel without getting stressed out about it. I think the terrible India trip has made me expect the worse when it comes to these trips now. I feel a little better now that I know they are actually taking us on planned outings while my wife is at work. The less I have to plan and deal with on my own the better. I would also feel a lot better if both kids were coming with us. I always get stressed and sad when we leave my son behind. Anyway, that’s next week. Let’s look at the past week.

1. Both kids came home for lunch for Mother’s Day and stayed for most of the day.
2. We had our Professional Development Day at work on Monday so instead of going to the branch I went to an all day training at an off-site location.
3. This meant I got to see friends I no longer see on a daily basis and other friends I rarely see.
4. We went out after the training so I got more time with friends in a non-work setting.
5. A stressful work situation was finally dealt with this week.
6. Our anniversary was on Thursday. We didn’t do anything exciting, but it means that so far my wife has not gotten tired of me yet.
7. It was a nice weather week so I got to eat outside for lunch a lot, walk the dog and read on my deck.
8. It also meant the grass was nice and dry for mowing on Friday.
9. My daughter came home for the summer yesterday.
10. Only two more days of work and I’m on vacation.

I don’t know how much I will post after tomorrow as we will be flying out tomorrow night and out of country until next Monday night. Here’s hoping I have a lot of good to share when I return.