July 7, 2009

• What a fantastic couple of days...

  There is so much to recap that I am not able to do it right now - so here is the shortened version.

  Friday I worked and then helped with a surprise birthday party for Andrea (Tina's daughter and my new friend - she and I have spent many nights chilling out after long days in front of the tv - I love having her around!) at the Chocolate Bar followed by the City Museum.

  Saturday the 4th I had taken the day off work, and spent the morning piddling around working on projects and cleaning/organizing that I have been doing in my room for the last couple of weeks.  Late afternoon my friend Flo came over and we left for my brother Caleb's house for a BBQ and his own fireworks show.  SO.MANY details and some pictures to share - hopefully that will be forthcoming.

  I worked on Sunday - rough night at work I am getting super restless being at the store.  Trying to maintain an attitude of gratefulness that I have a job in the midst of being SO.DONE. with being there.  Hah - some days I do better than others.  Some days I don't do well at all and am just plain crabby.  I don't like that.  More musing about that at a later date as well perhaps.

  Today has been a beautiful day off.  Tina left this morning for two weeks with the military...I just about cried saying goodbye.  I cannot think about the day that I have to move out - ugh.  I get so attached to people so fast.  It would be so much easier to not - but I imagine that I would miss out on quite a lot if I didn't...

  I digress.  So Tina left this morning and I left not long after - the afternoon was spent at my sisters house watching the last couple of weeks of SYTYCD (thank heavens for tivo!) since I have had to work and have missed it...then the kids woke up from nap time, and we played outside for quite a while.  I love those kids.  There really are no words for how much.

  I left Hannah's house after dinner (yum), and came to spend the rest of the evening with my family.  Such sweet times with them lately.  I have been making a conscious effort to delight in every moment with my family.  The knowledge that I am leaving them in the near future has helped me to take full advantage of the time that I have with them.  And it has been so good.  As I write this it is in the wee hours of the morning - the DVD of Stargate: Atlantis (season 5) that my siblings put in - only to all fall asleep strewn about the living room.  Sam, Jannah and Jordan sound asleep on the floor, and Jesse on the sofa across the way.  Two of them are snoring...   It's a slumber party, and I love it.

  I am one blessed girl.

  Stay tuned - I will try to upload photos soon.

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