My general tiredness has been exponentially increased by the fact that KiKi thinks that 4am is an appropriate time to wake up and play Nintendo DS. Oh yes, imagine my joy. Bask in my joy. Compound this by the fact that when LaLa is extremely tired she has night terrors and talks in her sleep. Last night she slept walked. Thankfully I was still awake and caught her before she reached the stairs. Another positive is that it gave me the opportunity to make her use the bathroom again before I went to bed.
This morning though, I am determined not to let my tired body get in the way of a good time. We are headed down to the battery and white point gardens so my kids can see the harbor and chase pigeons in the park (all be it they are puny pigeons compared to England (cause oh my goodness the pigeons in England are the size of a chicken)). Then we will head to Auntie A's house for some well deserved baked goods and spoiling. I will of course post pictures as soon as possible!
Picture of The Battery (harbor) in Charleston not taken by me, but gives an idea of where we are going...
I, too, until recently believed that you could "overcome" jet lag by simply willing it away. Not the case at all. My poor Gent drove all the way to Heathrow to pick me up, got stuck in traffic on the way home and I repayed his kind service by going straight to sleep. Can't even imagine it with kids!
ReplyDeleteI feel like I have jet lag today, and I didn't even fly.
ReplyDeleteI have jet lag and I don't even fly.
ReplyDeletehuh.
dang it. Badass Geek was reading my mind.
ReplyDeleteOh, how I hate jet lag. I suffer with it for at least 2 weeks. It's awful. Evil. Torturous. I'm sorry you're dealing with it.
ReplyDeleteJust got back from a trip out West, I have jet lag sooo bad!
ReplyDeleteYikes, jet lag is no fun...but that place you are headed sure looks nice!
ReplyDeleteJet lag is sooo hard! I hope you have a great day, it looks like a beautiful place!
ReplyDeleteI remember waking up in Paris at 11:30 in the morning the day after arriving. We jumped outta that bed and got out of hotel like it was on fire!
ReplyDeleteWell, if it's this bad coming west, chances are it'll take you less time to get over it on the way back to the UK. It usually takes me two days - one day of waking up at noon, the next day at 10am and I'm good to go. Coming back to the UK, at least a week!
ReplyDeletePasta Pasta Pasta - I swear I have NO idea why it works (maybe the carbs,) it will kick Jet Lag's a$$ to the curb. Works every time for us.
ReplyDeleteHow can those pigeons be any bigger? Like chickens? Really?
ReplyDeleteWell, thankfully LaLa won't smell like a homeless person twice in one trip :)
ReplyDeleteJet lag is a way of life for me. (yawn) erg.
ReplyDeleteHey, can you send some shrimp and grits my way? That would be awesome!
Pics, please!
I'm surprised it's killing you so much in this direction, I normally only suffer on the back-to-England leg. Must be the kids :-)
ReplyDeleteDude, 4 AM is the perfect time for video games. You're such a buzz kill! ;)
ReplyDeleteJet lag SUCKS. I had it horribly when we flew from Canada down here to NZ a couple months ago. Someone told me if you go to bed at a normal time for where you are, and get UP at a normal time for where you are, then it'll help. I call bullshit on that.
ReplyDeleteFeel better...and have fun!
Wow a dental cleaning, glad you came home for that I bet.. I won't go into the British and teeth jokes.
ReplyDeleteAs for jet lag, after my trip to England last year it made me realize that is how I live my daily life.. I work the night shift.
enjoy.. the US
I've always been a beliver in jet lag, but at the beginning of my last trip, I decided I had been wrong. Right up unitl I realized that I was going to bed at 9 pm and naturally awake at 6 or 7 and that is not a normal thing for me. It wasn't immediately obvious, because some of the places I was didn't have electricity, so everybody was going to bed.
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't already done so, drive over to and visit Savannah, my beautiful home town! Afer you feel better, of course.
ReplyDeleteRainbow Row and Sullivan's Island are both childhood memories for me! Love that area!
ReplyDeleteHope your jetlag has subsided cause you are gonna need to stay awake tonight.
Peaking in at your blog today and I had to laugh about your daughter smelling like a homeless person. How lucky to be living in the UK. I often go to Charleston as it is just a hop skip and a jump from Hilton Head and only 6 hrs. from Atlanta. Enjoy your time in the states with your family and shop at Target again.
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Oh!!! Gosh! I wish I had gone to Charleston with my friends this weekend like I wanted! I could have been all I totally read her blog!!! Jet lag is not a nice thing at all!
ReplyDeletewonderful blog lol. My English hub and I are relocating back to the UK next spring, cant wait!
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm one of the lucky ones who isn't bothered by jet lag, especially going west. If you felt back this trip, wait until you head back to the UK!
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