We had a good visit in Pittsburgh the past 5 days with family that we don't get to see often enough, including my brother-in-law who I haven't seen in nearly 10 years and my all-too-quickly growing niece who is a gem by any definition. We enjoyed some hearty debates with my brother and sister-in-law over religion and politics, something you just can't do in the Midwest without offending someone, so it was pretty refreshing. Of course, that would be hearty debates set against the background of a magazine-display quality room, crackling fireplace, and the smell of spiced tea and hot chocolate...The weather cooperated with the Z-car and didn't dump any snow on us the 1300 miles we traveled, and other than having a pretty much constant low-grade headache from the excess sugar which we're not used to, we seem to have come through without the typical holiday traumas that are associated with long-distance travel.
We stopped at the marina on the way back to the city and were greeted with winds gusting to 45 and some light, fluffy snowflakes between the gulls. A friend of ours was kind enough to turn the heater on our boat so it was warm and cozy to greet us. We spent a nice evening with the same friend laughing over a very old showing of The Office and a long, wonderful night in the V-berth. This morning I'm feeling very refreshed and ready to tackle the next 3 months of boat work with a vengeance.
It's good to be home.
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