Weary traveler

Well, I made it home from Puerto Rico late last night. We had a great time, but I'm so excited about being home. I get to go see the house today and do our final walk through. It's a little nerve racking for me to do it without Keith, but at least I have a list of things to check out. He's the attention to detail one, not me.

I kind of thought that flying more frequently would make me less afraid to fly, but it has done the opposite. I pretty much prayed my way through both flights yesterday. The first one was pretty bumpy, with one gasp moment when we had some pretty big turbulence and the plane not only bounced up and down, but also side to side. We didn't scream collectively like before, but most people around me were a little shaken. A good flight to me is one without any bumps. Impossible.

I know there are people out there who are world travelers and love it, but I'm not one of them. I'm happy to stay in my little part of the world and experience what I can by driving. I'm very happy to be home where I can understand what everyone is saying. People here say excuse me and smile in passing. Believe it or not, most people here are more modestly dressed too! That's kind of scary! So, I just want to share a few things I learned while in Puerto Rico.

• turn lanes are merely suggestions (you can turn any direction from any lane)


• modesty is over rated, or at least that's what most people think


• if you only speak english and go through the drive thru at burger king, they'll ignore you until you leave (to be fair, we weren't in the tourist area so they probably didn't know any english)


• my hair is even more frizzy and uncontrollable in puerto rico, if you can believe that (i've given up trying different products, and i'm sticking to a ponytail)


• people don't move over on sidewalks, i guess courtesy is over rated also


• when driving, don't hesitate. decide you're going to go and stick to it


• remember those old cigarette machines that used to be in restaurants, (like shoney's)? they have those in the hotel


• some stores in the mall give a 20% military discount(that's way better then anything at home)


• the police (and ambulances) drive around with their lights on all the time


• people drive really crazy here, seriously


• it really rains in the rainforest