It’s amazing how much things change in a week!
Seven days ago, Tim was in the doghouse with Nora just for
coming to our riding lessons. We had
just as much fun today as last week, but Tim is definitely in a happier place
now. Not seeing him for the past two
days made a difference too, and he was as glad to be hanging out with us for
the morning as Michael, Rowen, and I were to spend a few hours with him. The only blip in our time at the ranch was
getting caught in the rain when we were still five minutes away from the
barns. We didn’t get soaked or anything,
but I did get teased about getting caught in the rain with Michael again.
I’ll guess that’ll be an ongoing joke that we won’t escape
from anytime soon unless we get a drought for the next ten years.
It rained off and on for the next few hours, so Michael went
home to grab a shower and change before going on to the Inn,
and we dropped Tim off at the auto shop.
They both came over to hang out with us during Michael’s afternoon
break, but Rowen and I stayed indoors and played with Ethan and Ehlana while it
was raining. We took them with us when
we started Michael’s break time with a dip in the river, but left them with Mom
and Alicia when we went for a bike ride that included a check on the
construction sites. The park trails were
a bit slick, but not too muddy; so we played there for a while too before
hopping into the river for one more swim before Michael went back to the Inn
and Tim went to find something else to do until dinnertime.
Rowen and I ended up just sitting out by the river after
that until we needed to grab some food and get to our ball practice. Our team is in a weird position right now;
and our fate for the season will likely be decided this weekend before we play
our last game a week from Saturday against the Cheetahs. The fact that it may not matter what happens
in that game didn’t keep Carolyn Landry from pushing us hard anyway; mostly
because she thinks we will be in the championship game against the Panthers. She wants to be ready for that game – and
doesn’t want to lose to them three times.
Rowen and I have our own motivation for the game against the Cheetahs –
Nora and Vanessa.
We already had enough reasons to want to play our best
against them, but we heard some gossip tonight from some of the other girls
that not only added some incentive to playing a good game against the Cheetahs;
but gave me a reason to make sure that I bring a cheerleading squad to Michael
and Tim’s game on Saturday afternoon.
That will hardly guarantee a Wranglers win; but they won’t lose because
of lack of fan support either.
Some of the girls were stopping in at the Emporium for ice
cream after the practice, including Rebecca and Jenny, so Rowen and I went
along for that; and then met up with Michael at the Inn. Jacob set him free early so he could come
home with us; we picked Tim up along the way; and managed to get back to my
house before the rain started falling again.
That’ll be one less round of teasing for Michael and me! Doing the bedtime snack and story with Ethan
and Ehlana was next, and Tim was drafted for the story this time. Dad was working in the office, so we had that
break there so that he wouldn’t miss out while continuing to get his homework
finished.
We left Mom and Dad in the office when it was time to tuck
Ethan and Ehlana into their beds.
Michael and Tim had a few minutes of guy time with Ethan while Rowen and
I got Ehlana settled in for the night.
There were two votes for video gaming and two for watching a movie; so
we compromised, and while the girls won the movie tie-breaker; the boys got to
pick the flick.
There’s probably some kind of man-law against them picking
anything other than action, alien, or monster-themed movies; though Rowen and I
didn’t expect them to pick a romantic tear-jerker anyway.
Michael and I cuddled together while watching the movie, but
we’re not the ‘all over each other; making out in public’ type; so that wasn’t
weird for our best friends. They sat
close together at the other end of the sectional sofa from us; and they both
seemed to be a lot more comfortable together now that the way they reacted
around each other wasn’t affected by his relationship with Nora. Don’t take that the wrong way – it’s just a
fact that tween and teen girls and guys have to interact differently when one
is dating and the other isn’t. I’ve
certainly mentioned before how much more careful I’ve been with my hugs since
the guys our age discovered that they like girls, and though I have a boyfriend
now; that probably won’t change much for a while.
The guys may have preferred the video games, but we enjoyed
the quiet couple of hours together; and then we listened to music and talked
together for another half hour or so until the rain let up a bit and gave
Michael, Rowen, and Tim the chance to get home without being soaked; so they
left with just the quickest round of goodnight hugs and kisses, and I cleaned
up the lounge after they left before getting ready for bed.
I’ve been snuggling with Mandy and working on my computer
since then. Going to sleep a couple of
hours ago had been an option, but I was still wide awake; and decided to get a
little extra family business work done instead of just keeping myself
entertained while waiting to get drowsy.
Working on Christmas-themed projects in early August may always seem
strange to me; but that’s also one more thing that feels different now that I
have a boyfriend too. Getting an advance
look at what the perfect gift for him or her trends are expected to be this
year was fun – even if most of those suggestions were for things that Michael
or I wouldn’t be putting on our wish lists this year.
Unless you’re reading this during some future Christmas
season, I’m sure those manufacturing and marketing plans for a Christmas in
your past don’t interest you at all; and I have finally gotten to the point
where I’m ready to get some rest, so...
...until next time, this is Magi Master Cassie Proctor;
logging out!
