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Note to self: when confirming time for a teleconference with the states, ensure you pay attention to the A.M. / P.M. thing.  In other words, 1:30pm in Virginia is NOT 7:30am here in Germany.  Nope.

As a result, here I am at work, just waiting to dial in.  It’s 7:30. P.M.  Do I have to tell you how excited I am to be here?

…I didn’t think so.

Tschuss!!

First of all, I found out today I have to get boob surgery to remove an identified something…NOT thought to be cancerous (at all, don’t fret!), yet not a cyst…more of like a…thing. I don’t know. You guys, military doctors. I went in there today for this lumpy thing that I noticed yesterday morning, and the doctor looks for I swear to god one second, feels it for another, then says, “huh! weird…iI don’t THINK it’s a cyst…it’s DEFINITELY not fybrocystic boobie syndrom…let’s surgically remove that!” because I am passive passive passive when it comes to the doctors (why, I don’t know…you’d think I would’ve learned my lesson FOR GOD’S SAKE) I didn’t ask what she actually DID think it was. Whew, did John ever lecture me for THAT. Jeez. You’d think he was concerned or something. Anyway, I have to call tomorrow for a surgical consult. I’ll let you know how it goes.

So Tuesday, 3 July, after the hellacious walk from hell, my mom drove me down to Lincoln City and dropped me off at my niece Mindy’s house. There was immediate bonding and then we went into town for some lunch. And cocktails, because holy lord everyone I know indulges my love for the alcohol. Thank you everyone I know. After we got done with the yummy seafood (scallops and calamari…heaven) we headed back to the house and settled down in the sun with a glass of wine and conversation. It was a lot of “…and I do this…” “me TOO!” “…I love blank” “me TOO!!” and it was the most fun ever. After a bit we Mindy’s husband Matt came home from work and introductions were made all around. Discussing the plans for the evening, it was decided to head to the golf course club (don’t ask…it’s Lincoln City, okay?) and have a bit of food and drinks. We dropped Tyler and Tanner (who happen to be my great-nephews, and if that isn’t something to make one feel old…) off with their Grandpa, picked up Mindy’s mom Linda, and headed out. Once there, we somehow started drinking Jaeger bombs, but completely failed to eat, and then all of a sudden there were guys I’ve known since first grade standing there. It was like a walk down memory lane: my first love (2nd grade). My first boyfriend (4th grade). My total crush (high school) and the two guys I went to Junior and Senior prom with. I have never wanted to go back home, to see any of the people I went to school with, you know? And I did pretty good, its been 18 years. But it was GOOD to see them all. When you are from a small, small town, and Lincoln City back in the day came in under the 5,000 mark, and you grow up with the same people? There is a lot of memories there, for sure. It was not like we were back in school, we’re all grown up now and married and parents but still…there aren’t too many people in this world who can call me ‘Tree’.

Jeez, memory lane. Moving along, the next morning was the 4th of July, and we were headed out onto the lake. I was so excited, because we all know how much I love the lake stuff. But first we had to get up, right? And it was a little slow going for a bit, and about mid-morning, when I was paying for the bathing suits I had to buy because I always forget my suit, always that I realized that hey, we hadn’t EATEN since lunchtime yesterday. And THAT’S when the shakes hit. Damn Jaeger. What is with that? I HATE Jaeger! Silliness. Anyway, we headed to the store for boat food, and then back home, where the boat food did not last too long and quickly became house food, because godDAMN we were hungry, and finally it was time to go.

While it was an absolutely gorgeous day to look at, I was quickly reminded that I was indeed on the Oregon Coast. In the five mile drive to the lake, the temperature dropped about 450 degrees and the wind started blowing from the Antarctic and I thought, I am NOT dressed for this, even though I look super cute in my bikini/sun-dress combo. But the boat must go on, so on we hopped and equipped with a comfy towel to wrap up in and yes, a drink, we were on our way. It was so cold. But fun! It was totally fun! Its a small lake, though, and it was PACKED with people, and before long, we all had to pee. Fortunately, Mindy and Matt have a friend named Hot Tub, and Hot Tub lives on the lake with his very own bathroom. I mean, he doesn’t live ON the lake, okay? He lives right BY the lake, with his own dock. Have you seen the floating bathrooms they have on lakes? I wouldn’t want you to think he lives on one of those. Not that you did. Anyway.

It so happened that we stayed quite awhile at Hot Tub’s house, because it was sunny and warm on his deck and he had chips. And that bathroom, which we used…oh…quite a bit, actually. Thanks, Hot Tub! Anyway, there were other people there, it being a holiday and him hosting a party and all, and random people kept wandering in and out, and then all of a sudden we were BACK on the boat to give these random people rides. So this one woman, who was dressed in a SWEATER, of all things, and who is wayyyyyyy more drunk than, oh…anyone I’ve ever seen in my entire life, decides she is not dressed for boating and wants to strip down to her bra. And even though we were all quick to tell her, “um, no” she decided that we needed to SEE her bra to make the right choice. And still, the answer was no. I mean, please. Boat etiquette entails not showing people your ill-fitting bra, okay? We left Hot Tub’s for good shortly afterward, to escape crazy bra lady.

Later that night we went to the main 4th of July party, and ate tons of food, and watched fireworks, and I tried an oyster which: disgusting, and also: hurl. If you have never eaten an oyster, don’t try it. You won’t like it, I promise. If you HAVE eaten an oyster, and decided you liked it? I find you disgusting. It was at this party that Mindy and I both realized that wow, we were really over the drinking and decided to concentrate fully on the food, and all of a sudden crazy bra lady was there at THAT party, and I thought, she is still drinking and it is so much later than the last time I saw her, and holy crap I know she’ll try to show MORE than her bra this time and I really, realllly don’t want to see it, so we decided to come home. And then it was the next morning and I was really burnt and dehydrated and HUNGRY, and then I was sad because my dad came to take me home. That part comes next.

It was an awesome visit back to the ol’ hometown. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing my old friends. I LOVED visiting my niece and her family. She is just…we’re so alike, you know? So many people would say, she’s your AUNT? You are SO much alike! And every time I would think, yay! Because we totally are! But even if we weren’t, I would still love her the best, just because.
Have you gone to my Flickr and looked at the pictures yet? You should. Its a perfect companion to my posts.

Oh! Crap, I didn’t get to tell you about my root canal appointment this morning! Aww…so much to tell you, not enough page.

Tschuss!!

God, you guys, it is 90 million degrees here in Germany right now.  I’m not one to complain or anything (really!  I’m not!) but um…there is no air conditioning.  It’s hooootttttttttttttt.  Like, too hot to tell a story.  I know, that’s a first.

In other excuses, I’m basically a total tease with the Lincoln City story.  I SWEAR TO GOD its coming up soon.

Besides, I have to get a root canal tomorrow morning.  It makes me feel sad.  And not like posting.

Now I’m going to bed.

Tschuss!