why am i so tired?

We're just coming back to our hotel after the big combined family wedding. Joe's mom remarried and _everyone_ was there. So, on the way back to the hotel, Alessandra asks "why am i so tired? we didn't do anything all day?" A whole day of socializing with the extended family and crowds of people from their church and social groups. Lots of stimulation and meals out (two receptions). Swimming at the hotel pool for all the cousins (kids, not adults). Now it's 9pm (1900 ABQ time!) and the kids are slumped on the bed, having only energy to watch bad TV. Not energetic enough for the game night at Aunt Suzi's that we'd originally planned to do.

I think that it's just a variation on the "green theme" that we'd been speaking of earlier.

Ohio is seriously green. Everything here is humid and lush and green and/or flowering. It's too much stimulation. NM is "green" too...it's just a different green. It's sage green....almost grey to the uninitiated eye. A more soothing, calming, simple terrain. Quieter and more relaxed. Ohio green is too much stimulation. And i think that the day of socializing with the extended family...the noise...the heated conversations....the mulit-course meals....it's all just too stimulating for us calm, secluded, isolated ABQ denizens. Like spending the day outside camping and hiking...at the end of the day, it hits you and you're drained.

So, rather than a night of drinking and screaming (have you played Pit any other way?!) and gaming, we'll be watching CashCab or Ghostbusters or the like, lying on fold out beds (kids) or spooned on the overly-soft Queen bed (bigger kids). And off to CrackerBarrel in the am (_NOT_my choice...) for brunch with "the whole famn damily" before hopping on a plane to pop on home. A whirlwind Midwest tour.

HOpe that they can sleep on the plane as we land at 9pm. Then it's back to work/school/real-life in the morning.

No rest for the weary (wicked?)!! :-S At least it will be (sage) green.....