positive

i'm in florida. my first full day. it's beautiful out. but hot. i'm glad to see the sun though. we'd looked at the weather report before we came and it showed storms into next week. gareth's dad said some storms have been passing in the afternoon but yesterday's didn't even get us wet. we spent a few hours in the pool when we got here. playing monkey in the middle. it was a lot of fun. i didn't realize how much sun i was getting. it's just a little tan today but i was hurting last night. i had a really bad headache. i'm not positive it was the sun. i've been having them pretty often lately. just thought it was stress back home. but they've crept in on my vacation now. hopefully they won't stay. i'm the first guest up this morning. i'm glad i brought my computer. i'm hoping to get started at least on my alaska article. i finally got the green travel guide gareth ordered before we left. apparently my trip wasn't very environmentally friendly. but i can do things now that can help. including telling others how theirs can be. we didn't end up having a big family get together before i left. but gareth and i made the trip back home friday anyways for a dinner and a visit with my aunt. i like her insight in life. i think she's searching like me for something more than what meets the eye. but she has a very positive outlook on things. something i sometimes need to be reminded to have.