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We are home from St. Croix. On our last morning on-island, we went swimming, packed up, and felt sorry for ourselves. Buzz and his crew left around 11am. Our flight was later in the afternoon, so we drove out to Butler Bay and then stopped at the Sunset Grill for lunch before driving to the airport. Due to bad weather in Miami, our departure was delayed a half hour from St. Croix and a half hour from Miami to Hartford. We ended getting home around 3am. I'm really glad, I didn't promise anyone I would come into work on Friday. I found plenty to do besides. We picked up Penny from Valley Inn for Pets. She was all wiggly and very happy to see us. It's cute how she can wag her tail with her whole body. Afterwards, I drove down to Holyoke to pick up our vermin from Tom. I got to show him pictures from the trip and play with Ella too. We went for lunch at the Artisan's Cafe and had a good chat about on-going projects.

The trip to St. Croix was successful by almost any measure, but it was busier than in the past. Having so many family members there meant that I was spread kinda thin. Both Phil and Richard remarked on how little time they got to spend with me -- we were always in big groups with kids and neighbors around too. Still, they both enjoyed visiting the island and sound like they'd like to return.

Buzz and I made good connections with people regarding our proposal. Several people are excited about it. I'm hopeful that we'll made it happen.