Winter in the Heartland

23 Jan 2012 1 Comment

by jeanniekay in Uncategorized

It’s here.  Finally.  I loved the mild weather, but the farm girl in me knows that we need some moisture.  Drought is a scary, scary thing.

I’ve been in California and Texas the last two weeks.  The California trip sucked – well, the hotel sucked.  It was a comedy of errors.  Everything that could go wrong did.  And the customer service from the hotel was mightily lacking.  When I checked out, I had a come to jeezus talk with the front desk clerk and asked that he not bill my credit card until I had a chance to talk with the manager.  I sent him a pointed email when I was back in the office and asked for a reply.

Nothing.  I was in Dallas the next week and when I got back into the office last Friday, my admin told me the hotel charge had come through.  I was pissed – until she told me how much it was.  16 cents.  All I was charged ($150 a night room-not worth that AT all, but still) was the credit card fee of 8 cents a night.  It pays to speak up, people.  But can you believe that I’ve still never heard from the manager?  Oh, well.

The hotel in Dallas was amazing.  It’s a Four Seasons.  Love the luxury and attention to detail!  It was the 3rd year for the site (the big annual kick off meeting) and our contract is up.  Sure hope we go back again!!!!

All is well otherwise.  The situation with my friend is still not resolved, although she did finally speak to my son.  Better late than never?  Maybe.  I’ve thought, until recently, that we would talk it out sometime soon and get over it.  Or not.  But the longer it goes, the less I miss her.

That makes me pretty pathetic, too, I know.

I have a trip scheduled the first week of April to Wilmington, NC.  I’m dragging the husband along and we’re going to take a few days and see Charleston.  I’ve always wanted to go there and this seemed like the perfect excuse.  But YOWZA, hotels and B & Bs are expensive!!!!  Still, I’m going to bite the bullet and do it.  I also booked a cabin for our summer vacation in the Black Hills.  It’s sort of bittersweet – probably the last vacation we’ll take with our youngest.  He’ll be a senior this fall and that will be all she wrote.

I just keep imagining the vacations we could all take as adults somewhere down the road…even more fun.

Insomnia has been my constant companion for the last few weeks.  I’m only getting 4 or so hours of sleep a night and it’s beginning to wear on me.  I’ve now had 5 dreams where I die in March.  Must be some kind of serious change coming for me.  It scares me a little.  Ok, more than a little.  I have no problem with change at all – but this recurring dream kind of freaks me out.  Please tell me I’m not going to REALLY die.

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