right back at it

it's been a whirlwind few weeks for me. working working working, into flying across the country and socializing and laughing with dear old friends in LA. so fun! then amy's fantastic play which i thoroughly loved (proud proud proud)... go see it if you live in LA and haven't done so.
then down to fallbrook to visit with the fam. mom, aunt, debbie, grandma. all the ladies. dinners, swimming, hugs and laughter. good times.
then back to NY where shannon (my new zealand travel buddy from toronto) and her sister, kalen were staying at my place. the vacation continued. we hung out, ate, drank, partied up like the good ol' days. it was like i was travel binging with her, out chatting it up, laughing it up and dancing it up with lots of random dudes. hilarity ensued as well as a massive hang-over the next day. greasy breakfasts and coney island freak shows and cyclone rides, followed by ice cream cones and stolls along the wooden-planked broadwalk. a walk across the brooklyn bridge with friends over to a fantabulous dinner at the dumbo hotspot. too tired to party that night, we called it an early one.
next day was volunteering with the flatlands shelter kids. we took them canoeing in stamford, ct which was great, but quite tiring after all my go-go-going. and the following few days have been getting my life back in order (you know, reconnecting with friends, uploading pics, getting back to the ol' neglected blog, catching up on friend's blogs, getting through ridiculous amounts of laundry, sorting through piles of work/mail/bills, etc).
but at the end of the day, i'm happy to be back and to get back on track. feeling good, feeling very good.