Travel Television

Last night before I went to bed, I was watching Globe Trekkers, which I think is a fantastic PBS show. They were in Crete, and the host was eating souvlaki in a pita. It made me long for doner kebap.

*sigh*

Then I was watching Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations right before lunch. He was in Namibia, hanging out with a bushman tribe. And they served him warthog anus.

That made me lose my appetite. He didn't seem to be enjoying it too much either. It was, however, a pretty funny episode to watch. I find Anthony Bourdain endlessly amusing. Perhaps it's because he's snarky, and I enjoy good snark.

Then I turned to Food Network, where Road Tasted visited Seattle. YAY! Got my appetite back and now I really want to go back into downtown Seattle again ASAP. Lance hasn't been there exploring with me yet.

Anyway, I just finished making a potato salad for tonight. I had one baking potato that needed used up, so I cut it into chunks and boiled until fork-tender. For the dressing, I combined a couple splashes of olive oil, a couple splashes of Zesty Italian dressing, pepper, onion powder, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, parmesan cheese, and sundried tomatoes in olive oil. So hopefully that will make for a tasty dinner tonight. Think I'll be eating it with tuna fillets this evening, but I imagine it would also be really good with chicken and Italian sausage.

I am feeling somewhat better today. Throat is still a bit scratchy, but not nearly as sore as it was yesterday. Tomorrow I expect it will be business as usual.

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I'm just feeling sad today.

I've been struggling a lot with homesickness...for Germany, that is. For the life I had there. For my friends. For all the wonderful food.

I expected this, of course. If I were living there, I would long to be back here in the US. I can never win.

This probably wouldn't even be a big deal if Lance were here at home with me today. It's just too quiet, and there isn't enough to do, and I end up thinking about things that make me feel sad and lonely.

Talking It Out

Turns out, Lance was in a funk today too. So we talked for a long time today, trying to make each other feel better. I think we're both just bored and thinking about other paths we could've taken in life. But we chose what we chose, and we have to learn to live with those choices.

I told him that once he gets home, we should take a day and go into Seattle and explore downtown. I want him to see Pike Place Market. I want to take a ferry ride and go whale watching. There are so many things we can do to really appreciate being here. And I think we need to do those things. Because this really is a wonderful place and we are lucky to be here.

Anyway, I know talking to each other doesn't really help answer our big life questions that we have, but at least it helps to know what we can weather the storms together.