SATURDAY, 1/17/15
Judy’s plan for the day is to mix some relaxation activities with schoolwork. After a leisurely morning she heads over to Dragonfly Spa to get some kinks worked out. She enjoys some time in a nearby Starbucks before heading home.
I’m trying to get into my “activities” regimen for my winter break. I don’t have any required work activities for six weeks. I start off the morning with a swim after Judy leaves. This pool in our complex isn’t nearly as nice a facility as the Marriott was last year, but the price is one-fifth the cost. For the money we’re saving to spend on our travel later this semester, it’s worth it.
After lunch, I ride the bike over to the table tennis club. The temp today is in the upper 30’s, but there’s no wind. The sun is shining and it makes for a really pretty day. I got the chance today to play with some really good players who helped me work on my game. They just kept pounding the ball into the same spot, and I was able to work on some consistency. I’ve improved enough so that it’s not a waste of their time to hit with me. I posted a video link below for what the club looks like on “nice” day in the winter. By the time I started home, it was standing room only. More and more people were streaming in.
Video link: a sunny day at the tables.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nnwsk73iyl5r3o4/15.1.17.Table%20tennis.sun.MOV?dl=0
SUNDAY, 1/18/15
Judy has some last minute shopping to do for our trip next weekend to Harbin. She needs some good waterproof gloves. She goes over to Sanlitun for a Lily Nails visit, and then UniQlo for the gloves. I meet her at UniQlo and we go to Union Grill for lunch. We both ended up getting burgers.
Back at home later, we took time to look at our excursions for our summer cruise from Spain to Greece. Courtney, Brad, and Glenda are joining us, and we want to have plenty of time to work out what we want to do. As we look at it, I’m already getting tired. I know it’s going to be an unbelievable trip, but those excursion days are long, and we don’t want to miss any opportunities. There’s no telling when, or if, we’ll ever get back.