The Brighton Jotter

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Reentry

We arrived home on Wednesday morning and it’s been a tough reentry. Thursday night, the jet lag really hit me and I spent hours in the middle of the night awake even though I took melatonin which usually works for me. Last night was better, so hopefully it will improve from here. Thursday I went for my first run since the marathon. Well, run/walk because I’m still getting over a chest infection I picked up in Germany. The weather for the first few days after we got home was hot, and since daylight savings started while we were away, we had the perfect conditions for an after dinner sunset walk. I’m saving my holiday recaps for NaBloPoMo.

And in other news H is getting a puppy next week and today was visiting day. G and I went up along with H,S and K (E is away working this weekend). Alphie will be the puppie’s name and he is a relative of Riley. I’d almost forgotten how cute a bunch of puppies can be.

Alfie
He was curious about my phone

Comments

19 responses to “Reentry”

  1. Catrina Avatar
    Catrina

    Welcome home, Melissa! Although the jet lag and chest infection sound like a pretty rough welcome back! I hope you’re feeling better soon!

    Oh my goodness, those puppies!!! They are absolutely adorable. Awesome that Alphie is even related to Riley, ha!

    Looking forward to your holiday recaps on NaBloPoMo!

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    1. Melissa Avatar
      Melissa

      Our daughter has been waiting a couple of years for the puppy because the mum miscarried the litter last year and there was a waiting list.

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  2. J Avatar
    J

    Puppies! So cute. The photo of the sunset (sunrise?) is beautiful. I hope you’re sleeping better SOON. That’s the worst part of long trips, right?

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    1. Melissa Avatar
      Melissa

      I think my sleep is back to normal now, although I am sleeping a lot (like 9 hours some nights)

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  3. Tobia | craftaliciousme Avatar
    Tobia | craftaliciousme

    Welcome back. Can’t wait to read all your recaps.
    I am sorry to hear you picked up a chest infection.
    These puppies are cute.

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    1. Melissa Avatar
      Melissa

      I think I probably picked it up on the trains down to Munich or maybe at Oktoberfest because I felt sick when I woke up on Tuesday morning.

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  4. Elisabeth Avatar
    Elisabeth

    THOSE puppies. I’m not even an “pet” person, but this is just next level cuteness.

    Ugh. Travel is so hard on the body and immune system. All the best with recovery and settling back in. Take it slow and steady, and give yourself extra time to rest and unwind!

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    1. Melissa Avatar
      Melissa

      The puppies were ridiculously cute, and the way they fall all over each other is so funny.

      I think the trip back from Europe is always worse than going over. West to East is not as easy?

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  5. Ernie Avatar
    Ernie

    OMG – the puppy pics are so so cute. How cool that Alifie is a relative of Riley’s.

    Bummer about your upper respiratory issue anc the lack of sleep. I hope both clear up soon.

    When my brother got married in Ireland, I was 7 plus mos pregnant with Tank. Even though he was in utero, it seemed like he was struggling with jet lag when we got home too.

    Sleeplessness is the pits,

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    1. Melissa Avatar
      Melissa

      Since thne I’ve been sleeping well, but a lot and still feeling tired in the afternoon but I’ll get there.

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  6. NGS Avatar
    NGS

    STOP! Those puppies. TOO MUCH CUTENESS FOR ME.

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    1. Melissa Avatar
      Melissa

      Oh, I know right. We have confirmation that H is picking Alfie up on Monday and will bring him over to meet Riley on Tuesday.

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  7. K @ TS Avatar
    K @ TS

    Welcome back! Holy crap, those puppies are cute. It makes me want to get a dog, even though I KNOW that it is hard to raise them, train them, and figure out what to do with them when you travel! I guess that is why they make them so cute!! I hope you are feeling better now!

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    1. Melissa Avatar
      Melissa

      I am feeling a lot better now. I can’t wait to see how Riley reacts to the puppy.

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  8. Kel Me About It Avatar
    Kel Me About It

    Puppiessssss!!! Too cute and love the name Alpine.

    I had the worst jet lag of my life coming back from Europe!! I thought I had been doing well with jet lag but it knocked me on my ass. I hope you’re doing better now and the chest infection is on its way out.

    And welcome home!

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    1. Melissa Avatar
      Melissa

      Doing pretty well now. Still a little bit of coughing but I can run so don’t think it’s a problem

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  9. Lisa's Yarns Avatar
    Lisa’s Yarns

    Welcome home! I am so sorry to hear you caught a virus when traveling. I hope your jet lag has improved. That is a BIG time difference to go from Melbourne to Germany! I haven’t dealt with a big time zone change in a long time but I always struggle when I come back!

    Oh my gosh, those puppies are so cute! And I love the name they’ve chosen!

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    1. Melissa Avatar
      Melissa

      Yes, it took probably a week to get over it fully. Coming home is often worse because we are going east which I find harder

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