What city am I in? What time is it?

Last Sunday, I left at the butt crack of dawn for Boston with Laura. We went for work. I could babble on about the conference we went to, but I won't bore you. It was cool though--both professionally and personally. I got to meet Laura's brother-in-law and his girlfriend. They took us to a great pizza place (Figs) and dessert place (Finale). I flew back to Portland on Wednesday after winning a portable DVD player at the conference. Score!

The Newark airport sucks. I don't ever want to go back there.

So I got into Portland late Wednesday night. Thursday, I got my hair cut, colored my hair, and got my nails done. I went to Target and bought a new suitcase. Somehow the one I used to go to Boston got busted up. Then I did some laundry and packed up again.

Friday, Marc and I left at the butt crack of dawn (again) for St. Louis. We got in just in time to change clothes and make it to Laura's (different Laura this time) and Ron's rehearsal dinner. Good food and company. Saturday we went up in the Arch. Man, those eggs (errr, capsules) get hot! We went to the wedding that night. It wasn't unbearably hot in at the Gardens, and the reception was very nice. Good food and company again. Sunday we went to the wedding brunch out at the castle (a.k.a. Laura's parents' house) and met Bailey the whippet. Awesome dog! It was really cool to see Laura and Jen--friends from when I was in elementary school. It's crazy that we're all grown up now. After the castle, Marc and I took off for a tour of Meramec Caverns. You'd have thought we were in New Delhi with a tour group of NASCAR enthusiasts. Sheesh. I won't go into details about the horribly ill-planned trip to Ted Drewes.

We flew back Monday evening and stopped at Taco Bell on the way home from the airport. I ate, showered, and then it was time for bed. Getting up this morning and going to work was surreal. I feel like I've been gone for a month. For awhile there, it was hard to remember what day it was, what time zone I was in, and which city I was standing in. I'm glad things will settle down now.