Wednesday, July 14, 2010

I'm B-A-C-K-!-!-!

It's great to back online!  Taking a break from all things computer has its definite advantages, and it was nice to spend three weeks tooling around France, completely unplugged.  But I missed all my cyber buddies SO much!

Yesterday, during breaks from unpacking, I read through all your wonderful comments on the posts during my absence.  You are all so warm, funny, and truly awesome!  Thanks for your kind words and friendly messages.  You rock!!

As you can imagine, I'm in the process of getting caught up.  I have mountains of laundry to wash, gifts to distribute, phone calls to make, 469 unread emails to sift through -- and jet lag to deal with.  I'm also uploading a full memory card of photos -- some of which are important to the Vive la France contest which ended yesterday.

It turns out I'll need a couple extra days to determine the winner of the contest.  Tomorrow, I'll explain the prize package -- it's a good one!!  And on Friday, I will announce the winner.  Remember, each post you commented on between 6/17 and 7/12 earns you one entry.  Thanks to all of you who entered, and extra thanks to you who commented on multiple posts.  You really helped me feel connected, even when I was far away!

I hope you are having a fantastic day!  I'm looking forward to reading your blogs in the coming days!!

29 comments:

DL Hammons said...

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*using my best Forest Gump impression*

That's all I have to say about that!

Anne Gallagher said...

I am so glad you're back! I missed you SOOOO much. It sounds like you had a fantastic time.

Take as much time as you need to get back to us. Laundry is a daunting task.

Jai Joshi said...

Welcome back! Having just gone through what you're going through now, I'll tell you to take care and pace yourself. Don't try to overdo it with everything because you need to just let your body cope with everything you've done the last three weeks. Sleep, rest, eat, do laundry, and wake refreshed and ready to get back to normal.

Good luck!

Jai

Sarah Ahiers said...

there's something do great about returning home after a vacation

Unknown said...

Welcome back!! :D

Summer Frey said...

Welcome home!!

Cherie Reich said...

Welcome back!!

Theresa Milstein said...

Can't wait to hear all about your trip. Good luck with catch up.

Amber at The Musings of ALMYBNENR said...

Ahh welcome back! I can't wait to see the pictures!

Mary Aalgaard said...

Take your time readjusting and welcome back to the wide world of blogging.

Lola Sharp said...

Welcome home, Nic.

Even if I am green with envy. :)

Love,
Lola

Tamika: said...

Three weeks in France is a great reason to unplug! Looking forward to hearing all about it and seeing tons of picures.

Was the trip to research a story? Now that would be a dream:)

sarahjayne smythe said...

Welcome back. I'm so glad you had such an obviously great time on your trip. And I loved your posts from France. :)

Lenny Lee said...

hi miss nicole! im real happy you got back home safe. all that unpacking and laundry stuff doesnt sound fun. ugh. i love traveling so it was lots of fun going to france with you and i learned a whole lot. thanks for letting me tag along.
...smiles from lenny

Laurel Garver said...

Glad you had a great trip! I wish I could've commented more often on your many fun posts, but I had houseguests for about half the time you were gone, so blogging hit the back burner big time.

And defintely give yourself plenty of time for all those re-entry tasks! Look forward to seeing you aroung the blogosphere in the near future.

Unknown said...

Y-O-U-R-E B-A-C-K!!! I'm so excited!!!! Yay Nicole! I look forward to hearing about your wonderful journey, I loved all the posts while you were gone and look forward to many more to come!

I of course hope to win your lovely france contest but I don't envy the tough selection! Rest up and let all the comments and emails soak in :)

About Me said...

Bienvenue! At least while you're catching up you can daydream about the great time you had. :)

Liza said...

Welcome home. Winner or not, I enjoyed the posts during your absence.

Laura S. said...

Welcome back, Nicole!!! Your contest was so much fun. I really enjoyed reading your fascinating posts about France. I appreciate you letting me live vicariously through you! Thank you for having such a fabulous contest!

Carolina M. Valdez Schneider said...

Welcome back!!!!! So glad you are home and safe! Good luck with the unpacking :P

Jemi Fraser said...

Glad you're all back safe & happy! The unpacking/reorganizing takes DAYS - make sure you relax and recuperate in there a bit too! :)

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Glad you're back!
Should I take your contest announcement out of my sidebar now?

Lisa_Gibson said...

So glad you're back and had safe travels! Yay! Also glad to see you aren't buried under that mountain of laundry. :)

Kristin Rae said...

Welcome back!! France huh?! Never been! Maybe one day! Good luck getting caught up!!

Gardner West, private eye said...

Welcome back! Nice blog you have here. Thanks for stopping by mine between your laundry and all.

That post vacation laundry is a bi**ch.

Terry Stonecrop said...

I'm glad you're B-A-C-K-!-!-! Your blog is so much fun.

Anonymous said...

I love a chance to be away from my computer too; but then there's the downside of all the emails you've got to sift through...

Welcome back into the States!

WritingNut said...

Hi - new to your blog and it seems I arrived just on time!

Welcome back! :)

Pat Tillett said...

By the time you are caught up, you're going to need another vacation...