Grateful

Sophia and I had a fairly “normal” weekend out here in Zadar. After Friday’s great CT scan news, we had a nice dinner and then went out in the Old Town afterwards. We ended up meeting an American living in Zadar named Victor. He was a very friendly guy and has been all over the world working in the fish industry.

As a single man with no kids in his 60s, he decided to move to Zadar after the pandemic. He’s now retired and living the dream in Zadar. His cost of living is significantly cheaper and he goes around and he’ll take some extended vacations every year. He introduced me to some of his friends who worked at the bar and Sophia and I had a fun night out.

On Saturday, I stayed up late watching my Huskies take down USC in an great offensive showdown. I felt exhausted on Sunday. Two nights of drinking, especially the latter which I stayed up until 4am was not fun. I’m glad next week’s game against Utah will be at 9:30pm local time. My body can’t handle another 4am night.

Today, it’s back to the work grind. I want to make sure to have a good and productive week of work. I may have to take some time off next week to get my father in-law back home, so I want to feel good about where I’m at going into the weekend.

As I kick off the week, I’m feeling incredibly grateful. I don’t know if Sophia or I will look back on this Zadar trip as a pleasurable memory, but we have had some incredibly experiences. Hopefully by the end of it, we’ll be able to look back on this trip as a pleasurable one.