Long week

After many long hours of flying each way, a tiring week of work, and a fun little bug that wiped me out for a couple of days, it's a welcome treat to be back home to see my girlz (you miss so much when you go away for a week at this age--all of a sudden she's using her hands, which she wasn't doing before...and that's just Gretchen!) and exchange the humidity of the tropics for a crisp, clear, dry fall day. I really only had maybe a half-day to see Merida, but my limited impression was that it seemed like a pleasant enough city.