Intrusion

My lack of communication lately can be traced to our recent trip to Idaho to see family.  I refuse to do anything that can be construed as work while I'm away from home.  Blogging fits into that category.  I was set to recap our trip as soon as we arrived back at our abode, but my computer wouldn't turn on.  It's now been nearly a week and I feel naked and sad without my computer.  Myke has let me commandeer his and was even kind enough to copy my hard drive onto his desktop so I could access all of my files.  But I feel weird using his computer.  It feels like an invasion of privacy.  Even though we have no secrets from each other (except for the ones I keep) I instantly feel like I'm nosing around where I shouldn't when I sit down in front of his monitors.  It's as if those glowing rectangular spies are logging my every move and recording my activity.  I don't like it.  The funny thing is that I completely do not mind when Michael uses my computer.  It doesn't bother me at all but I still get all first-date awkward when he says I'm welcome to poke around on his machine.

Usually Myke would have my computer fixed within a few hours but it's still under warranty so we have to wait for Dell to come through with the new parts.  And so I wait.  It's been long enough now that I'm ignoring my discomfort and using my husband's computer nearly everyday.  I'm keeping track of my usage so I can confess everything once he returns from work.  "I only went to a couple websites, checked our bank account, read all of your emails, and looked in every one of your folders.  No biggie."  It's absurd how much of an inconvenience it is to lose a computer.  

We had a great time visiting family.  It was very relaxed and Myke's work didn't bother him at all.  Imagine having a job where they respect your vacation time.  It's amazing!  (I don't know if I mentioned he's changed jobs but he did.  And his new place of employment is awesome.)  But that is neither here nor there.  

Idaho.  We had a wonderful 4th of July, complete with a parade and fireworks.  Eva had a great time at the parade wandering off into large crowds of people instead of watching the floats.  It was annoying to keep dashing after her so I just let Myke do it and pretended I was too engrossed in the parade to notice our roamer.  This strategy worked out well for me.  

At the parade:

And having fun at the fireworks:

We had so much fun that Eva fell asleep the moment her fanny hit her car seat:

We also made several trips to Reed's Dairy for ice cream:

And had a great time at Myke's cousin's house for an afternoon gathering:

And just like that the week was over and we had to endure a long car ride home.  But thankfully Eva loves media.  Cinderella, anyone?  How about 7 times in a row?

It was so nice to see everyone and be home.  I look forward to Christmas!