Inflating, Loose Ends

I figured the swelling from the wasp sting on Tuesday evening would be a short lived thing.  Instead it has slowly propagated, first inflating my hand and now even my wrist is one notch fatter on my watch band.  My dad has an established bee allergy but I always thought I did not share that trait.  I don’t think I have a severe allergy but this reaction is way more than I recall experiencing in the past.

So Cindy and I are working on tying up loose ends before we head out on our cruise tomorrow.  I was on the tractor last night mowing the chicken area, Cindy had mowed the rest of the yard for me which was great.  Cindy has lots of to do’s on her prep list that she has been working on and the trip itself should be a simple one since we leave tomorrow and should be back by mid-day Monday.  Even with the short duration I still find myself having anxiety about leaving the household and especially the chickens.  I am sure they will be ok but I can’t shake the worry off my back.

This should be an interesting experience.  I have only gone on one other cruise in my life, probably 15 years ago with Ali on Carnival.  I recall more or less enjoying myself although being in a finite space with lots of other human beings is never anything I look for.  It’s Cindy’s 50th birthday present so it’s all about her enjoying herself.  I have already felt some frustration with the bait and switch methodology that cruise lines seem to employ where they offer attractive rates to get onboard but then they ala carte you to death with inflated charges for anything and everything under the sun once you are there.

I am hoping to have the time to just chill out, read, and not be beholden to my task list for at least a couple days.  We will see how that works out in practice.