I’m back! I spent a few lovely days at a cabin (and by that I mean trailer) in Siren, WI. And I completely shunned the geek in me and didn’t bring the laptop. I rather enjoyed being able to log off and just enjoy the outdoors, the lake, the birds and grilling, pontoon rides, campfires and s’more makin’ with good friends. I didn’t enjoy the ticks quite as much but I think I’ve removed them all now.

Four days seems a bit like forever. Days spent outside are so much longer than days spent parked in front of the computer. But alas, I am back in front of the computer and have lots of catching up to do, emails to return, albums to assemble, etc. But I gotta say, having a real toilet again is AWESOME!

The weather is gorgeous today and I did get a chance to get out - over to Edina to have lunch with Scott and then for my first trip to Sonic which opened nearby recently and has been insanely busy ever since. (It was still too busy…it’ll be another few months before I go back there, I’m sure.) But I’m home this evening, working to get a bit caught up before the holiday weekend festivities begin and with the nice weather and the sound of early fireworks outside, I feel a bit like everyone is out having fun and I’m missing it!

So a little bit of fun between work. I saw another photographer suggest that we post ten random things about ourselves that people might not know. So here are my ten.

1. I drink Diet Cherry Pepsi for breakfast.
2. I spent several summers teaching archery and even got my certification to do so.
3. I’ve also been certified to work for a private investigation company.
4. I camped alone overnight in the woods in Pennsylvania with only a poncho, flashlight, lighter and harmonica. It rained the entire time and it was a very long night.
5. I like to drink from plastic cups, not glasses.
6. I don’t like a lot of very common foods (like tomatoes) but I loooove sushi.
7. I saw Michael Jackson in the airport once when I was younger and he was popular in the good way.
8. My first job was at Creative Kidstuff. I started off as a seasonal worker and my job was to wrap gifts. That’s a dangerous skill to have because your family will want you to wrap all the gifts they are giving, too.
9. When I got my first computer, it had to spend a lot of time in the shop because I loaded drivers for the wrong operating system on it twice in a row. Now I can build my own computers.
10. I would really like to go to India someday.

Now you should all share one or two or ten random things about yourselves in the comments! And then have a happy Fourth.