Mini update

*Deep breath*

I am sitting here in the office, and the house is so quiet. Michael is away at fire drill. He is as excited as a 6 year old because they are actually going to play with real fire tonight! They will stage some burns and practice putting them out. I was just thinking I should go watch, but I think I’ll wait til they do the next one. I have a Netflix I have been sitting on for a couple weeks. I really want to watch it. I would have sooner, but the office is to cold for sitting that long. It’s a shoot ‘em up movie, so Michael isn’t keen on watching it. I will be taking advantage of my evening alone to do so. Along with 5 kitties and a cup of tea. Heaven!

I went home this weekend. Man, can I plan a day out! I packed my days just perfectly full, and I really enjoyed my visit. I miss my friends and family something horrible, but I also love being here with Michael so terribly much. Torn, torn, torn. Le sigh!

I left home about 4:30 am Friday morning and arrived in Bellevue to hook up with Autumnbear for breakfast at 8am. Then I had a chiropractor appointment, a haircut appointment (soooo needed it!) and then zipped off from there to do...well, I actually don’t remember. Sign of my age, I guess. Oh wait! I was able to hook up with my friend from Alaska until 3:30pm. She was trapped in Seattle because of the volcano, so the little bit of planned time we were going to get together became a bigger bit. No complaints here. I see her once every year or two if I am lucky. I have known here since I started working for Michaels, oh so long ago. I spent from about 4 ish until Saturday morning with my niece, brother and his beautiful wife. I baby-sat while they had a much needed evening out, and I had a much needed evening crafting and playing with my favorite kid in the world! We made a memory game and watched a movie while eating Mac and Cheese lovingly made by Beth. I even slept most of the night in her bed, although she makes my restless sleeping look like the sleep of the dead! Man, can that girl toss, turn and chatter in her sleep!. I have the bruises to prove it!

After a wonderful morning catching up with my brother, I went to my parents house. We talked and ate a late brunch, then headed to the mall for walking and to meet up with Madeline, Dave and Beth for lunch. Then home for some ohing and ahhing over the disappearing mudroom on the house. Also there was digging up of irises, black eyed susans and something else. I got to go home with transplants for the yard! Yeah!!!!
I spent the evening hanging out with a small group of work friends celebrating a 21st birthday. We went from Red Robin to a little local bar where we had a beer and participated in spontaneous karaoke form our table. The we went to the new casino in Snoqualmie and I threw $5 of my friends money to the wind as if it were nothing!
It felt great! Arrived home a few minutes after midnight and snuggled up under a warm down comforter. Dad woke me around 7:30 so I could grab a cup of coffee with him and Mom before they headed to church. I said goodbye and then drove to Ikea about 10am to meet up with another friend who was at the airport, dropping off her son. He will be teaching English in Japan for a year. We droned sorrows and caught up over meatballs in the little restaurant, and then I headed home for a pleasant evening with my sweetie.

Needless to say I am tired, but happy. I had a wonderful time, and hope to repeat it again soon. Moving has been kinda tough.
Anyhow, I will be hitting the sack as soon as I am done with this movie, so I think I will sign of and get it rolling. Toodles!