Ready to visit Mississippi

First let me say that I have received at least four, maybe five separate compliments from people I work with about how they like my voice!  Ha.  I mean seriously, how funny is that.  I can't stand my voice, especially to hear it on a recording . . . which must be what it sounds like right??  Anyway, at various times different people have asked where is my accent from, or "your voice is the one I most like to overhear"  SERIOUSLY.  That was said to me- twice!!  Those that know me best get the irony of this, which is my exact reason for boasting about it now.  Oh, and someone even said I'm soft spoken . . . well, I guess I am a low talker but it's never been said so politely/complimentary to me.  Anyway!

I guess now that we have definite plans to be back in Mississippi (FINALLY) July 25-Aug 4 (K comes back for work on the 31st though), I am getting so super excited to see my friends and family.  I think I have, well clearly, I have had to suppress missing them thoughts, etc. and now I'm just so excited.  Plus, everyday since we booked our flights K and I have talked about FOOD that we'll eat while we're at the Fair.  OMG, mouth watering now already.  Oh, and to top it off we've decided (why, I'm not sure) to not eat meat the month of July (well, excluding the last week when we're home).  Not necessarily vegetarian because we'll still eat eggs and I don't even know all the vegetarian rules anyway but we're just "not eating meat" starting today!  K of course plans on gorging himself once we get to the Fair, and I'm starting to feel like I might be inclined to as well, especially the more I think about all the goodies that will be there . . . fresh veggies, fried green tomatoes, home grown tomato sandwiches, mom's brisket, mom's tacos, steak night, late night fajitas at the Mc. cabin, P.M's afternoon appetizers, and that's not even "fair food" from the Midway! 

At first I was just stressing about how we would get home, booking the flights, etc.  (Let me say, unless you book 2/3 months in advance getting from Denver to Mississippi is complicated, but I would venture to say that flying from anywhere to Mississippi is complicated  . . . except maybe Texas.)  Plus, of course, the inevitable stress of just family crap- gosh I wish they'd just be happy to see us and let all the silly small stuff go - surely . . .     Either way, I am not going to think about any of that anymore and just let myself be excited.  I know there will be lots of friends and family excited to see us and those that want to rain on the parade are just one less person we'll have to visit with.  Seeing M.P. light up will be enough for me anyway- and of course, holding my new niece.