It was a great trip (highlights to come on my next post). Coming back to reality has been a little harder. I did notice that, as much as I want to get a new mattress, I was tremendously happy to sleep in my own bed again (same is true for using my own bathroom). Unfortunately, there was suddenly a lot of movement between our union and our school district which led to a meeting and a vote in which I could not participate. I've been trying to wrap my head around some of the changes that are going to hit us this next school year.
I'm truly happy that we went on this trip. While there was a LOT of driving involved (the past two days in particular), we got to connect with family, see some amazing sights, and really build some experiences with each other (all of my kids love the Badlands).
I'm still rather groggy (my parents' freezer died this morning requiring me to wake up sooner than I planned), so I don't know how coherent this post has been. Still, it's good to be home.