On vacation my mom lent me The Disappeared by Kim Echlin. It’s about the genocides in Cambodia, which I didn’t realize when I started reading it. A lot of the storyline is taking place in Phnom Phen, which is somewhere I’ve been. It’s so surreal to be reading about a place thousands of miles away and to know you’ve been to the place being referenced.

Over lunch the other day I was talking with a co-worker about her recent trip to Paris. I love talking about travel. Love it. I’m not one of those people who is all gaga for Paris but I love it in the way I love any town in another place. It’s fun to be in other cultures. It ignited my travel bug. This year Wonder Boy gets to pick our travel destination. He better get on it because I’m getting antsy!

Yesterday I had fun at lunchtime watching co-workers watch what I was eating. I had instant Kraft macaroni and cheese and some vegetarian chicken nuggets. Everyone with a child under the age of five was like, “Seriously?” But it was delicious.

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