Sunday, March 13, 2011

silver linings


Florida was an interesting trip. 

Perfectly sunny and warm, extremely relaxing, slightly decadent. 



Lots of reading on the boat - I have decided that the bow of a boat floating on the ocean 
is one of my top 5 places to be of all time. 



Breathtaking sunsets. 



Waterfront pool and bar. 



 There was just one hitch. 

On my first full day, as I was lounging by the pool with a cocktail in hand I received a call that made me curse the existence of cell phones - certainly not for the first time. The panicked voice on my voice mail belonged to a colleague of mine, who has my job in Rochester - asking if I knew anything about the funding for our jobs, and the four other attorneys across the state holding the same position, being cut as of March 31. 

I didn't. 

I resolved to put it out of my mind as much as humanly possible (since there wasn't much I could do about it in my bathing suit, poolside in Florida with a couple of cucumber gimlets already putting a delightful fuzz around the whole situation). 

And for the most part, I did.







While it was hard being away from Evan's comforting hugs and reassurances after getting the news, I was with great people who saw to it that I was sufficiently spoiled and distracted by fun, and I could not be more grateful for their abundance of generosity. 








All in all, I don't think I would change the fact that I got the bad news while on vacation. I almost think it made me appreciate vacation and everything I have that much more. 










I'm trying hard to sort through my thoughts on the unexpected news and figure out what comes next. I'm pretty confident that there is a silver lining in all this. 



I am freaked out and excited all at once.
I'll be sure to keep you posted along the way...


xoxo

3 comments:

  1. wish I was there!
    desperately need sunshines where I am!!
    ps: cute pedicure*

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  2. lovely pictures, looks like you had fun. sunshine typically makes me jealous, but oddly so do the pictures of the produce! hope everything goes ok with your job!!!

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  3. Thanks Nicole and Lenore! It sure was a treat. I tagged along with a friend on her annual visit to her Aunt and Uncle's, and felt totally spoiled rotten.

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