ryssee's world

Planted my garden and deck with flowers (it's all gorgeous this year), and Randy built a lamp my mom got us for Christmas to put on the deck too. We went to dinner for sushi and garlic chicken on Friday then went to a bar where the band we wanted to see wasn't going to start till 11 so we left 'cause we're old, then bumped into one co-worker each at a different bar (they were under 30, we, ahem, aren't) Played some 80's hits on the jukebox though, and laughed. Grilled outside 3 times (hamburglers, chicken, steak, all with veg; nothing burned), went for a 2.5 hour bike ride through Cambridge and Harvard Square then on to Boston and back, switched my wardrobe from winter to summer, did 10 loads of laundry, donated old clothes to charity (well, almost, they're in a pile waiting to go), watched the Red Sox lose 3 times and the Celtics win once. Slept a lot, finally unpacked my suitcase from the Peru and Ecuador trip, did some work so Tuesday won't be tor...

I was perusing blogs on www.travelblog.org and came across this one from Gunga Here's the excerpt that made me laugh, 'cause it happened to us when Randy's tummy was all rumbly. This took place on the train on the way back from Machu Picchu to Cusco in Peru. "...But this was nothing compared to the ride back to Cusco the next day. This time Val and I had a little table to ourselves. After the little 'snack' was served we settled down to read or take a nap. But this was not to be as soon there was a man dancing in the aisles dressed in a face mask and traditional costume covered with beautiful embroidery. He held an imitation baby lamb which he somehow was able to manipulate so that it appeared to be dancing too. In reality he was the quiet little steward who helped the other workers on the train. But with the mask on he was, well, in your face. After the surprise of his dancing we again settled down. Only now we were treated to a fashion show featuring our swe...

Eye troubles and a bad cold. I don't think I can do better on this post than to copy and paste this email I sent to my friend today. Those of you who know me, know I am completely self-conscious about wearing glasses and not having makeup on, even when I go to the grocery store. I haven't had to wear glasses for 2-3 weeks straight since I was 14 in 1984. About the same time I got involved with my long-term relationship with mascara, eyeliner, and eyeshadow. Hi Karen, Hope your week got a little better this week!!! Bet you're glad it's Friday. We have our sales meeting beginning Sunday so it's been busy, but oddly not as crazy as usual. I think we have it down! My cold got really really bad on Tuesday and then on Wed morning my left eye swelled shut and sealed up with goop. So, Wed so I went to the doctor thinking I had strep or a sinus infection or something. She told me I had a bad cold. Great. And to stop taking the cold medicine 'c...

We finally have them selected and edited! Click here to see the pics and read the captions. I was merciless, there's about 400, so kick back for 15 or 20 minutes or so and take a trip with us. Consider it a desktop vacation!

We're back home again after 14 hours of door-to-door travel. We had a fantastic time on our trip. I'm working hard on cleaning up the pics which I hope to have up within the next 5-7 days. We're gearing up for our sales meeting at work, so we'll see!