Last Weekend's Rhine Cruise

Kelly: Glorious weather! This weekend we took part in a Rhine River Cruise as part of resiliency building activity. Matt and I aren’t big fans of the organized group tours; however, this one was enjoyable. Our down-home, Southern-accented, perky tour guide managed to keep everyone happy while pointing out sights from the rock where the legend of Lora lye began to noting passing Ferraris. We visited a castle perched high above the Rhine. Our tour boat was late, but the ride was lovely and very sunny. We were late arriving at the restaurant (3:00 PM) where Matt ate Schnitzel for the first, and possibly last, time. My vegetarian meal was veggie schnitzel but it was covered in bread crumbs, so instead, I ate a delightful salad. We were starving by that time, so we would’ve eaten anything! Then we went to a wine tasting. The jovial alcoholic directing our group of 40+ was definitely entertaining, and the wine was decent, too. We stopped for a quick shopping adventure in lovely Rudesheim before returning home. All in all, a great day.
I was on call Sunday, and I really should have learned my lesson by now. I received a call the night before stating that I had to be there at 1:00. I called just prior to my departure and the flight time had been moved, but I hadn’t been notified. So, I did some chores around the house. We were in Madrid last weekend, and then I rolled right into a super busy week, so I was glad to have a little downtime. I’m feeling rather frazzled because I haven’t attended to the little things that just seem to be adding up. I ended up staying at work until 8:00ish, watered a co-workers plants, and then returned home just in time to get ready for the week. Still frazzled. Despite that, I truly enjoy having houseguests; however, I do feel sad when I think that after 7 months in Europe, our first houseguest was Matt’s intern who I’ve only met once.
Still frazzled, I resolved to accomplish some major organizational tasks. So, last night I cleaned my closets but only found three pairs of shoes with which to part. Nevertheless, I feel inner calm knowing that my T-shirts are folded. Yes, mom, I had to tackle the closet organization without you. This is usually a task for which I have zero patience and that is when I call in SuperMom to the rescue. While folding my shirts with Gap clerk-like precision, I received a call from the hospital stating that a flight was arriving at 4:12, and that I should arrive at 4:45...audible groan. So, I hopped in bed by 9:00, despite it still being very light. Matt drove me to the hospital at 4:30. After waiting for the patients and waiting for the patients and more waiting, I received a call at 0630 stating that they were just going to eat breakfast and would arrive by 0730, when the other clinic staff take over....seriously?

Oh well. Lesson learned.