It’s been a long day with a lot going on,
and I’m totally wiped out now; so I’m going to need to keep this update a lot
shorter than I’d planned.
On Friday, our school day was all about the
ongoing mid-term exam review and studying; so the fun didn’t really get started
until we were set free for the weekend.
I went home; packed my overnight bag; did a short visit with Mom, Ethan,
and Ehlana; and then met up with Michael at his house. It was play time after that, and we had a
blast with Jake, Stephanie, Rebecca, Lucas, and our friends. Jake cooked dinner for us; Violet, Dillon,
Josiah, and Christina were with us for that; and then we played all evening. Rowen and Tim stopped in for some of that
play time as did some more of Jake’s and Stephanie’s friends; but we didn’t
stay up late and try partying all night.
Most of their friends needed to be elsewhere to spend time with their
own families before heading back to school on the weekend; so it was just the
six of us by the time Miranda and Jacob got home from the Inn.
That part of the night was fun too; if not
really exciting. We mostly just sat
around and talked for a while; and then Michael and I were eventually the only
teens left in the living room when everyone else went up to bed for the night –
either because they needed to be up early for work or travel. Michael needed to be up early too, and though
I didn’t; our decision to stay up a bit later was mutual – though we just ended
up falling asleep fairly quickly anyway after only a minor make-out
session. The middle-of-the-night wake-up
and decision to go up to bed instead of just staying where we were was mostly
made because of the need for washroom breaks and because Michael had ended up
sleeping in an awkward position and was a bit sore when we woke.
He was fine again after a few hours of nap
time in his own bed, and then we were up and on the go again. Michael went to the Inn with his parents
right away, but Rebecca, Lucas, and I stayed to help Jake and Stephanie with
getting their luggage together and eventually loaded into her parents’ SUV
before we all went over to the Inn for breakfast. Michael joined us for breakfast too, and
Jacob and Miranda each spent a little time with us too while we ate; but it
didn’t seem like very long before Jake and Stephanie needed to get on the road
for the airport. Her father was driving
them while her mother stayed and ran the furniture store, and while Lucas
needed to get back out to the farm; Rebecca, Michael, and I all stayed at the
Inn to help out – and give Miranda and Jacob some extra company while they dealt
with missing their first-born baby.
I spent most of the day at the Inn except
for breaks that included an afternoon study break at my house with Michael,
Tim, and Rowen to deal with our weekend exam-prep assignments. It wasn’t all that busy at the Inn, but
Miranda really appreciated having us there; so it was worth the effort. I went home with Michael and his family after
we closed the Inn for the night, and we had a little wind-down visit together;
but then he and I were left on our own in the living room again so that we
could enjoy a bit of quality cuddle time before I needed to go home for the
night.
All of the work has caught up with me
though, and while it’s only a bit past eleven; I’m in serious need of some down
time. I only did the basic nightly
computer checks; and the only news I want to add from that is the college
travel update. Jake and Stephanie are
back in New York and staying in a hotel overnight before heading back to their
college dorms tomorrow. Violet and
Dillon left this morning too, but they did a loop around to Woodvale; and will
head on to college tomorrow after getting one last visit with the Rice
clan. Ditto that for Josiah and
Christina, except with her family; and their stop was at least on the way back
to school. Violet and Dillon add a
half-dozen extra travel hours when they do their trips this way – though in
this case; they wouldn’t have gotten to spend much time with her family if they’d
spent part of the work week in Woodvale instead – and they’d have missed out on
a couple of bonus work days at the lab.
Anyway, that’s it, and I’m ready to crash
now; so that’s it for tonight. Until
next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
