Michael and I got razzed a fair bit for our
sofa sleepover last night, but from our perspective; it was totally worth it to
both fall asleep together and enjoy the cuddles and wake-up kisses this
morning. The make-out time between when
we tucked Ethan and Ehlana in for the night and the falling asleep part of the
sleepover was fairly awesome – and hot – too; but we won’t go into the details
of that part of the night.
Mom and Dad did let us get away with having
Michael stay here with me; they took pictures; and sent them to Miranda for ‘proof’
that their son was safe and better than well.
Those pictures were sent to my phone too, which is actually more funny
because that’s one of the few times I’ve actually used it for phone-to-phone
communications since getting it for my birthday. Yes, I have used it for other things a few
times; but there really is a reason why junior teens in Witch Falls don’t
really need cell phones.
Getting back to the update, though; our
morning cuddle and kisses time ended when Ethan and Ehlana gave us a bouncy
little wake-up call that included pouncing on us; hugs, kisses, and tickles;
and a lot of laughter and fun packed into just a couple of minutes. We did our Tai Chi workout after that; I got
ready for church while Michael went home to do the same; and then I went over to
his house for breakfast and a minor sofa sleepover roasting that Miranda and
Rebecca had a lot of fun with. I was
okay with that thanks to the awesome food too, and just in case I haven’t
mentioned it lately; I’m not going to keep Michael just for his Dad’s amazing
cooking skills, but it is an awesome bonus!
We were off to church after that, and
because it was very cold again by morning; we went there in the minivan. The service and Sunday school message theme
has begun the annual journey toward Easter, and since parts of those lessons
are of a more serious nature for the teen lessons; I wouldn’t exactly say that
we had a lot of fun. That’s especially
true for me because of everything I know about Jesus’ life through our
archives, but even with all of that; it’s important to remember the ultimate
message of love and joy that Easter is all about.
Going from church directly to the Inn to
get started on the prep work for the lunch rush was a bit quieter than usual,
and it was a while before everything in the kitchen was back to normal. Since Dad was working all day at home anyway,
and Michael would be at the Inn until close except for his afternoon break; I
decided to spend the day at the Inn too.
Mom, Ethan, and Ehlana went to play at the lab for the afternoon; so we
were all working – though their work was almost all play and fun. I don’t actually have any news to report from
my hours at the Inn. We worked hard when
needed; had a bit of fun when we could; and it was the being together with
Michael and his family that I loved most.
I didn’t stay until close tonight, but left
for home once the major part of the clean-up work was finished and they were
just waiting for the last few dozen diners to finish desserts and after-dinner
drinks so that they could finish setting up the dining room for the Monday
morning breakfast shift and wrap up the work in the kitchen. The main reason I didn’t stay was because Mom
wanted to do a Magi lesson with me; and I had some family business work that
needed to get done before morning too.
Mom let me do all of that until eleven o’clock; and then she sent me to
bed at the same time that she took Dad up to bed too. The twins had been tucked in for the night
between my Magi lesson and the work; so all is quiet in the house now as I
write this – and not just because Mom and Dad have their room warded right now.
No, we really don’t need to know what they’re
doing behind closed wards! ;^)
I’m going to wrap this up and get some
sleep soon, but I’m overdue for a college friends and family update; so let’s
do that and then call it a night. For
the most part, now that Valentine’s Day is over, my favorite collegians are
busy getting ready for mid-term exams now.
Those exams are now just a week or two away for them, depending on the
college; so they’ll be busy from now through until Spring Break. I hadn’t really thought about it much, but
the one downside to our Florida trip this year is going to be that I won’t see
Violet, Dillon, Christina, or Josiah while they’re home for that break. Since we aren’t going to be here, Violet and
Dillon aren’t even going to be spending much time in Witch Falls anyway; and
they’ll spend the time off with Chris, Martin, Dawn, and their Woodvale friends
instead.
By the way, in case you’re wondering,
having the Rice clan join us for the Florida trip was discussed; but Uncle Rick
and Aunt Melissa are going to be dealing with two collegians starting this
August when Chris goes off to school too; and they didn’t want to do a trip
like this one ahead of that fairly significant expense. Uncle Blaine and Aunt Alison didn’t have that
problem; but want to wait to do a trip to Florida until their kids are a bit
older. Mom and Dad can relate to that
with the twins; but if we wait until they’re my age; I’ll be done college and
busy working in the real world by then. ;^)
Anyway, the bottom line on the college news
is that they’re all busy with studying for exams now; and that’ll be it for the
news with them for at least the next few weeks.
I should be doing more studying of my languages and archive assignments,
but I’m still worn out enough right now even without all of that; so my
restricted work and study schedule is bound to continue for a while longer. For tonight, I’m okay with that and ready to
get started on my nap time, so that’s all for now; and, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
