The top personal news story of the day is
that this update is coming to you on Monday morning instead of Sunday night
because I fell asleep on the sofa with Michael at his house – and we didn’t
wake up again until just before dawn!
That’s right, Michael and I spent the night
together, and while I loved falling asleep and waking up in his arms; we also
don’t remember anything else about the night – including having Miranda find us
there in the living room and put a blanket over us instead of waking us up and
sending me home.
Oh, and she apparently kissed us goodnight;
took pictures; and send copies and a ‘your daughter is safe’ message to Mom and
Dad.
Have I mentioned lately just how much I
love Jacob and Miranda – and my own parents too? The bonus hugs, teasing, and fun this morning
was all so awesome!
All o that should be part of my Monday
update, though; and I need to move this along because I’m writing it while
getting ready to meet up with Rowen and go over to the school for cheerleading
tryouts.
Sunday morning started way too early, and
Michael and I had our bonus sleepover at least in part due to that lack of
downtime on Saturday night. Mom and Dad
skipped Tai Chi, but Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi, and Aiden were all awake by dawn and
at full power; so Michael and I led them through the latest forms that Naomi
and Aiden are learning. Then we were on
the go non-stop until we got to church.
We helped with breakfast; getting kids ready for church; packing up
tents; and anything else that Mom, Dad, and their gang of parent helpers needed. Michael, Tim, Rowen, and I were also group
leaders for walking with the kids to the church and getting some of them
re-united with their parents before the service started. I was ready for another nap by then, but that
wasn’t an option; and I managed to stay awake through both the first half of
the service and Sunday school.
After that, it was off to the Inn to help
out with the lunch crowd. I wasn’t
missing anything at home because Dad was playing catch-up on his work all day
anyway; but the work still seemed a bit tougher around the Inn without Jake and
Stephanie there. Well, it actually was
harder work because Miranda and Jacob had to rely on new hires to take over
from their experienced college teens; and the learning curve can be steep.
By the way, if you’re thinking that isn’t
true for servers, line cooks, and dishwashers; I’m guessing that you’ve never
worked at the Inn or pub to know what you’re talking about. I’m sure there are lots of high-powered
bankers and executives that wouldn’t last an hour in the kitchen of a busy
restaurant without quitting or getting fired.
You don’t need a PhD to do the jobs at the Inn – even though I unofficially
have a couple of them – but it is hard, honest work that does take some skill
and physical endurance to do well.
I don’t really have time to get
side-tracked right now; so let’s move this along. We worked our butts off all day, and while
Rebecca, Jenny, and I could take most of our breaks together, Michael was often
too busy with the dishwashing and bussing jobs when we had breaks in the prep
line work; so we only got to take our dinner break together. All of our breaks were short too, and we
mostly just took time to jump in the river and cool off; grab some food and
drinks; and then get back to the work.
It wasn’t as hot out today as the past few days; but it was still
hot. I won’t be complaining about
spending that beautiful summer weather in a hot kitchen because we’ve had such
an awesome summer already; but there were definitely some teens at the Inn
wishing they were playing instead of working.
The dining room at the Inn never really
cleared out at all today – there were late lunch diners and early-birds for the
first buffet. Adding that to dealing
with the ‘new kids’ and some older teens learning new jobs and took over from
Jake, Stephanie, and the other collegians had the rest of us working as fast as
we could – and also explains why Michael and I were so exhausted by the time we
helped to close the Inn before going home with his parents and Rebecca. We had drinks and a snack in the living room
while winding down after getting home, and I was supposed to just have a little
alone time with Michael for a cuddle and goodnight kiss after everyone else
went up to bed; so I honestly didn’t expect to just have both of us fall
asleep.
We didn’t really even get around to the
goodnight kisses part of that plan. We
stretched out on the sofa for the cuddling; I closed my eyes for a minute; and
that was it. I fell asleep first for sure,
or I’d be able to remember hearing Michael doze off first, but if he remembers
and knows that; he isn’t admitting it to anyone today – or at least not in
front of our parents, Rebecca, Ethan, or Ehlana.
The good morning wake-up kisses more than
made up for the kisses we missed out on last night; which just has me thinking
that we’ll need to fall asleep together again sometime soon – just not so often
that we get into trouble for it!
Anyway, since I was unconscious after that,
there isn’t any more news to report from yesterday, and as I mentioned already;
I’ll cover the rest of the news from this morning with my next update – which should
be awesome if everything with football and cheerleading goes as well as we hope
today.
Wish me luck; and until next time...
...Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of
the Light!
