My sister, Annie, and I arrived at our respective homes last night after a great week in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We got too much sun, ate too much shrimp, spent too much time in the water, drank some of the best and worst margaritas on the planet, bought too much silver, did so much sightseeing that we thought we'd drop over. All in all it was a wonderful week!
Rand was taken aback when I walked in to his room today - he was so happy to see me but wasn't quite sure what to say. I'm very tan, very sunburned and I had my hair braided by a vendor on the Malecon! Annie had her's braided too - her's is cute but I look like I've been scalped! He got over it quickly but suggested I ditch the braids ASAP! I will do that soon.
Rand and I talked a lot and went for a long walk. He has been doing puzzles like mad and Manny has been taping them together. I got some puzzle glue to bring him tomorrow. I'm not sure what to do with all the puzzles - I was hoping they would eventually be taken apart, put back in the boxes and passed along. No such luck.
The doctor was there this afternoon and pulled me aside to talk about Rand's weight. He's guessing that Rand has gained about 25 pounds. Uff da - he doesn't need to carry all that around. A few months ago I made a half-hearted attempt to suggest that visitors bring healthy snacks and treats for Rand, but now is it very important that we all do that. Please think twice about bringing him milkshakes, cakes, cookies and other goodies. Puzzles, magazines, non-fat coffee drinks, diet soft drinks, fruit chunks, etc. are all necessary choices now. Any food brought to him will be portioned out so he has some at the time and the rest saved until later. I'm the worst offender so it is back to the drawing board for me.
Rand had many visitors while I was gone and we both appreciate the time you took to stop by. Thank you.
It is good to be home - I missed Rand as much as he missed me. I am getting better about traveling alone, having experiences I can't reminisce about with him and not feeling guilty about being gone. Tomorrow is Monday but I will be with Rand - I'll try to take another day off later in the week.
Keep Rand close - he is the Sweetheart of the Western World!
Love,
Connie
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