So, anyway, before I pick up where I left off in the last post, I'll go ahead and talk about my "emotional hangover," as i named it this morning. This is related, I'm guessing, to the post-Haulidaze things that a lot of people go through, except that is usually more associated with depression, and a brief spike in suicide rates. This is sort of a "post-huge-event" type thing, or, as i've always called it, "day after Christams" syndrome, referring to how a little kid often feels the day after X-mas.

Basically, what were talking about here is a sort of pensive, thoughtful mindset, accompanied with lower-than-normal overall energy levels, and a sort of "now what" feeling. It's the Emotional Hangover.

This is all why I didn't get around to heading down to my aunt's house to start working on the pond-waterfall landscaping project until nearly 2:00pm. Once there I realized it was high tide, and need to take the 15' Boston Whaler with the 25 hp Evinrude for a quick spin. I did, however, get a lot of planning and designing done, as well as remove a couple sizable rhondendrons to clear a space for the waterfall.

So, lets get back to Sunday morning...
The original plan had been to just meet up with Jill and Corey at the lake, since I knew where they were going to be and they would try to get there at 8:00 to secure a good spot. But I realized that Jill had purchased a ticket for me, and I didn't have it, which meant I would have to meet them before they got in. I also found myself strangely wide awake at 5:30 after only a couple brief hours of "beer sleep." I made a critical decision. Knowing that if I stayed in bed until I fell back asleep, it would be very late before I woke up again, I decided to just get up and start the day. I brewed a pot of coffee, and called Jill to tell them i would meet them in the parking lot (at Boeing field, with shuttle busses running to the lake).

It doesn't take a rocket scientist, at this point, to figure out I was semi-comatose all day. But at least i was at the lake, watching the hydros. I won't bore you all with the details, but my pictures are up on the website.

Beyond that, I felt a little strange because it felt all so anticlimatic, and I had trouble really getting into it. This is an event I really look forward to, and is usually one of my favorite days of the year. At least I got to be there.