I've decided coming home from vacation is absolutely 101% worse than preparing to leave for one.
1. My house is a total disaster. Piles of unclean clothes, piles of washed clothes, half emptied suitcases, an empty kitchen, crap everywhere. #thelistgoeson
2. My sleep schedule. It's bonkers. After traveling about 27 hours Sunday - Monday with no sleep, Jon and I crashed around 3pm Monday and awoke around 11pm groggy, but awake. We watched t.v. together in the living room until about 3am then went back to bed and woke at 8am Tuesday. I tell ya, my brain wants to be awake when it's time to sleep. #stupidtimechange
3. Getting back in the gym. I have a secret - I gained 7lbs on our cruise. That's a pound a day, but I'm pretty proud because the trainer in the gym said the average person gained 2lbs a day on a cruise. So I'm calling it a win.
4. Coming back to work and being behind. I had 145 voice-mails, 202 emails in just one email account and 97 open orders to come home to and that's just business, not blog related. Needless to say I had to remind myself to "breath" for about, oh 9 hours. Wine helps too.
5. Editing 740 photos. And when I say editing I mean sifting through 740 photos because the task daunts me.
Here are some teasers until I get around to editing more! XO
Absolutely gorgeous pics! Can't wait to see more :-D
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm the same way when I return from vacay, it's the worst! Honestly the best medicine is to start planning the next one!
Ahhh!! I LOVE those pictures! Just breathe and take it one step at a time. Xo
ReplyDelete2 pounds a day on a cruise?! Wow. I guess I can see it... All the free food! Love the pics. That sun is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOMG, I'm already in love! I can't wait for the whole recap!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are amazing! Totally jealous of your vacation! What kind of camera do you use?
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Gah! Coming home after vacay is the worst - i swear the house gets messy all on its own! Your pictures are absolutely gorgeous though!! Totally worth it!
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Please let there be more pictures of cute animals! The bears are so adorable - how close were you able to get to them?
ReplyDelete1. These photos look so dreamy and make me yearn even more for fall weather and lots of cozy layers!
ReplyDelete2. I lol'ed at the part about gaining weight, not because it's funny but because we all know it's real. Dang that life getting in the way of our workout routine! Glad you're counting it as a win!
3. Wine it up, lady! Can't wait to see the rest of the pictures :)
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OMG the bears.. so precious!! Alaska looks beautiful & hope you guys had a great time :)
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THE ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want them. eeeek, that is what I was most excited about seeing!!! SO COOL! Shew, girl, I am still so tired from being at the hospital, but I can't imagine how tired yall are! I didn't even think about the time change. At least the trip was worth it ;)
ReplyDeletethose mountains and bears - omg gorgeous. i can't wait to see all the pics!
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are SO BEAUTIFUL! And thank you for your brutal honesty in the beginning. Makes me feel better about the bomb that went off in my apartment, my email box, my waistline, etc since I've been away.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your heart.
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Coming home from vacation does suck. When we were kids, my family went to an island in the great lakes every summer, and my mom called the coming-home phenomenon "Post Island Depression". It's real.
ReplyDeleteThose pictures are gorgeous, and those animals!! Sorry everything is so nuts, hope things calm soon. I can definitely relate! We got back last Monday and tonight will be our first night back in the gym. So much catching up to do!
ReplyDeleteDon't you just look the cutest in your lumberjack plaid! Those pictures are stunning!
ReplyDeleteDon't you hate it! I feel 100% the same. I am actually heading out to the east coast this weekend for a quick weekend vacay and I am dreading coming home already and I haven't even left :) On a different note, these photos are just too cute for words!
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Those bears! I wanna cuddle with them! I can't wait to hear every detail of your trip!
ReplyDeleteThis makes me want to go back to Alaska!! xx
ReplyDeleteLoving the pictures, can't wait to see more!!
ReplyDeleteVacay is for indulging. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd grace over perfection!! Slowly but surely! xx
Oh my gosh.. Your photos have me staring at my computer with a wide open mouth. They are GORGEOUS. I think it's time to start saving some pennies for an Alaskan cruise..
ReplyDeleteThat looks awesome! My hubs worked/lived in Alaska as a tour guide for 2 summers and LOVED it! I had to share your post with him!
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Studies have been done and it is proven that people get super depressed after vacation
ReplyDeleteComing home is definitely worse than leaving but I hope you can get back into the swing of things quickly. These pictures are absolutely beautiful! Were you that close to the bears???
ReplyDeleteugh I 100% agree! The worst! But can I just say how adorable you are in plaid? Get it girl!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteAt least the pictures are gorgeous! I love the one of you with the blanket.
ReplyDeleteAnd, holy cow- two pounds a day on a cruise?! I had no idea! I can definitely see why, though; the food is usually amazing and abundant!
Lori
Oh my gosh what a beautiful state!! I can't wait to see more. And for the sleep schedules? Take melatonin - you can get it OTC at pharmacies in the States. You take it about a half hour before you want to go to bed and it helps your body adjust to the right time zone. Your body produces it already and it naturally spikes in your blood level when you're going to bed - taking it helps you deal with jet lag, time zone change, etc. (Pilots and shift workers tend to take it a lot because their sleep patterns are always out of whack!)
ReplyDeleteLove your pictures!! My parents took that cruise at another time and they LOVED it! I so want to go...we'll see :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos!! I'm glad to hear you two had a wonderful time! oxox, Amanda
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, these pictures look amazing, I can't wait to see more!!
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are gorgeous! And you look so stinking cute with your plaid shirt and vest! How bad is it that for a second (SECOND) I dreamed of wearing fall clothes!?
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see some more pics...it looked amazing!
Beautiful pictures! This definitely makes me want to take an Alaskan cruise!
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous of this trip!! It looks amazing! There really is nothing worse than coming home from a vacation... especially one with a time change. We were thrown off for about a week after returning from Hawaii last summer!
ReplyDeleteI looks like so much fun. I want to do a cruise. It will be alright. Take a deep breath.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! Do tell me where you saw those guys in your last two pictures!! They are adorable!
ReplyDeleteThese photos are seriously amazing!! My husband is all about the Alaskan Cruise and you may have just pushed me to be on board as well!!
ReplyDeleteAh, these pictures remind me so much of my cruise! Was it not so incredibly beautiful? I love the one of the bears!
ReplyDeleteUmm...pretty sure I would have the vaca blues too after this...gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSooo pretty!! Can't wait to read the recap :) Although, knowing how behind I am, it's probably already up... :P
ReplyDeleteomg, those moose and bear pics. were they just out there, and you saw them, or did you go on an excursion where you get to see them? great pics and super lucky to see them!
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