Rebecca, Rowen, and I are having a sleepover at my house
tonight; and that’s exclusively because Rebecca broke up with Jason earlier
today after he got back home. We are not
having a guy-bashing party, and Rebecca is mostly just relieved that it’s over
with him; but that doesn’t mean she isn’t a bit sad about it too – and the
Jacuzzi time and girl chat is helping her to deal with that part of the
break-up.
I’m not going to do any guy bashing in this update either. Rebecca broke up with Jason because she found
out that he’d spent a lot of time last night with a cheerleader from one of the
other teams; and not just in a flirting sort of way. Yes, he’s an idiot and has no idea how lucky
he was, but they were all but over anyway; and Rebecca is going to do way
better than Jason Johnson when she does find her match.
Yes, I could give you a hint; but won’t – even though
that’ll be history by the time you read this.
:^)
I’ve pretty much started with the end of our day, though, so
let’s go back to the beginning and do the rest of the update for today.
I met up with Michael at his room, and we ended up
practicing our Tai Chi in the pool room.
We had a handful of spectators watching us by the time we were finished,
but weren’t interrupted; and didn’t get any ovations – though we had obviously
entertained the guests and employees who had stopped to watch us.
Rowen had already taken her shower by the time I got back to
our room, so I did that next; and then we both had fun doing our hair and
getting ready to go for breakfast at the hotel restaurant. I’m a bit surprised in hindsight that we
didn’t hear about Jason and his cheerleader acquaintance at breakfast, but we
didn’t; and having Jason ignore us didn’t seem any different today than it had
on Friday. While pretty much everyone
who was still there from Witch
Falls was there with us
for breakfast; we were at a table with Sarah, Lee, Kyle, and Erin. Tim especially loved getting a real chance to
talk with Kyle about the game highlights; we all loved hearing about their
dinner and everything else they did last night; and Sarah and Erin were quite
interested to hear about Rowen’s birthday fun – especially the part where she
got a boyfriend as one of her gifts.
We went to one of the Malls for a couple of hours of
shopping once we’d checked out after breakfast; and Michael, Tim, Rowen, and I
were set free with Sally and Joshua again while the parents were mostly taking
advantage of being somewhere that they could pick up some things that aren’t
available at home. The crowds weren’t as
crazy as they likely were on Friday; but the Mall was still crazy-busy; and we
didn’t do much more than browse and get some ideas for Christmas gifts that we
can shop for next weekend when we’re in Crystal Springs
for the annual kids’ Christmas shopping adventure.
With everything we’ve been doing this weekend, it’s hard to
believe that we’re so close to that trip already – or that Christmas is only
three and a half weeks away!
Moving along, we shopped until around noon; had lunch in the
food court; and then hit the road for home.
Sally’s parents dropped Michael and I off at my house shortly before
three-thirty; and we had a little snack break and visit before Michael needed
to stop in at home to drop his things off; and then head over to the Inn. I needed to
run over to the computer store so that Rowen and I could mostly give her mother
the trip recap; and that was seriously fun.
Owen and Patricia are going to need a little time to get used to their
daughter having a boyfriend; but Patricia was very happy for Rowen and Owen
isn’t really as shocked as he pretended to be to find out that his little girl
is growing up.
I went back home for a while after that, and then went to
help out at the Inn for the dinner rush. That’s where I found out about Rebecca
breaking things off with Jason after getting that cheerleader news from some of
the girls – including from Jenny. She
had the team victory party to attend tonight, which is the main reason why I
invited Rebecca to hang out with Rowen and me tonight. The Jacuzzi time offer sealed the deal, and
since she’d worked most of Friday and Saturday already; Miranda set us free
early so we could get started on that long before the Inn
closed for the night.
Rowen didn’t need any bonus offers, and though we’d thought
about doing something again tonight with Michael and Tim, Rebecca needed her
girlfriends more; Tim was going to crash the football party; and Michael didn’t
mind not having a late night when he’s going to be helping out with all four
holiday weekend buffets tomorrow. While
Rebecca and Rowen both took turns in my Jacuzzi tonight, we also watched two
chick flick Christmas movies. Ethan,
Ehlana, and Mom joined us for the first one while Dad did some work in the
office; and then we had an intermission before starting the second one that
gave us enough time to help get the twins ready and tucked into bed for the
night. Taking turns in the bathroom
meant that Rebecca and Rowen each missed part of the second show; but we’d all
seen it before, so that wasn’t a big deal.
The girl chat time was the best part of the night for me;
and it’s felt just like old times tonight – though just a bit different without
Jenny here too. Since we couldn’t all
fit comfortably in my bed or on the sectional sofa, Rebecca got to pick her
preference; and she and Mandy are sleeping in my bed as I write this while
Rowen and I are camping in the lounge. We
put a third movie on; but have only been half-watching it while talking quietly
and playing on our computers. I’ve been
doing my nightly computing, and had to deal with a little family business
issue; but we’re both pretty much ready to get some sleep after three really
busy days.
Tomorrow isn’t exactly going to be quiet, and that’s the
last bit of news I have to report for today.
While we were away, my family collectively decided that tomorrow
afternoon is our best opportunity to go on our annual visit to the Christmas
tree farm. I thought we were going to do
that next Sunday; but I’m good with adding more fun to this weekend
instead. Rowen’s going to be able to
come with us for that, but Michael can’t because of the extra buffets at the Inn. I don’t know
if Tim can come with us, but we’ll ask him tomorrow morning; and I’m sure that
Rowen and Tim would both love getting to do that together.
I want to help out at the Inn
too; tomorrow is the first Sunday of Advent; and the teens are leading the
service, so it’s going to be another really busy day. With that in mind, Rowen and I really should
follow Rebecca’s lead and call it a night; so I’m going to at least try to do
that now.
Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the Light!
