I’m in the airport waiting for my flight to take off, which is delayed for over an hour.  I thought this would be a  good time to blog about my trip (if the Internet connection/my computer will let me; it’s moving so slowly). 
I arrived in Tampa on Saturday morning.  Actually, maybe I should take a step back to when I woke up.  At 4:00 a.m.  Why?  Because I still had to pack for my 8:00 flight!  That’s right.  I work best under pressure.  And I hate packing and was too tired to deal with it the night before.  I also hate flying, so after a coffee in the airport and a little anti-anxiety medication, I got on the plane, fell asleep for a half hour, and was exhausted and staring around the plane for the rest of the flight.  Anyway, I arrived in Tampa early and was super excited to see my nephew!  And my brother and sister-in-law, of course.  We went to lunch at Tijuana Flats and then spent a lot of time hanging out.  They were also nice enough to get me a cake to celebrate my birthday!

Found a picture of it.  Mmmm…cream cheese frosting.

The cake was from Publix, which I love everything about.  Come up north, Publix!

On Sunday, after I went for a very hot run (holy crap, humidity!), we went to Fort De Soto Park, where we did this:

Pedaling along

This was a lot of fun, actually, but not as easy as you’d think.  We were a bunch of sweaty messes when we were done!  Especially JP; he’s a good pedaler!  (If only.  Like our card games, we needed a fourth.)  Then we went out for Thai food and some of the worst service ever.  On Monday, my brother and sister-in-law had to work, so I hung out at home and relaxed.  I went for another hot run, took care of the Mother’s Day present I’ve been (supposedly) putting together for weeks, and walked down to the dock and read a book I stole out of the garage.  It was actually nice to just have a day to relax.  I also tried to play with the dogs, but apparently it was too hot out for them; they did one lap around the yard and curled up in the grass.  My Frisbee throw was ignored.  Bums.

Anyway, that’s the gist of everything.  I’m going to try to post this and pack this in so I can see if my flight is ever going to take off.  Thank you, southern family, for being great hosts.  Brother: You’re a pretty good cook! Thanks for all the vegetarian options.  S-i-l: Thank you for the deeeeelicious baked apple dish last night (complete with Publix frozen yogurt; have I mentioned I love Publix?).  And JP: I miss you so much already!  You’re adorable, sweet,  and hilarious!  I hope you’ll allow me to visit again.  When it’s less humid.