This has been a really good day, but also
very busy; and I’ve done a lot of work.
Dad will be leaving for the city in a couple of hours, and I want to be
awake to see him off; so this is going to be a very short update.
Tai Chi by the river; breakfast with the
Michael and his family; and church were all helped with making my day so
amazing. I especially loved getting to
spend time with Jake and Stephanie; and we’re all really glad that they’re home
for the summer – or at least until the wedding before they’ll be off on their
honeymoon and European college adventures for the next year.
Dad’s needed to work most of the day to get
ready for his week in the city; so I helped out at the Inn most of the day
too. I went there with Michael and
Rebecca after church; we were kept busy during the lunch rush; and then Michael
and I had homework to do during our afternoon break. We did that while sitting by the river behind
the Inn, and enjoyed the nice weather while we could; but then it was back to
the kitchen and another crazy-busy buffet shift. For that, I worked through until the start of
the late buffet; and then I went to have dinner with my family – and with
Violet and Dillon.
They’d gotten in from Woodvale in time to
drop off their luggage at two houses and have short visits with both families;
and then they all came to the Inn so that they could have that time together
without the cooking and cleaning. I got
to spend a bit of time with Violet and Dillon, but didn’t sit at the same table
with them; since they were with the ‘parents’ for that. Mom and Dad were surrogate parents for
Violet; while Dillon’s parents, Isabelle, and Andrew rounded out the group at
their table.
While going home after that had been an
option, Violet and Dillon were going to be spending the night at his house
anyway; so I stayed and helped out with the cleanup at the Inn and then walked
home with Michael and his family. I
needed to go on to my own home instead of staying to hang out for a while; so
Michael and I kept the goodnight hugs and kisses short so that I could get on
with the rest of my usual Sunday night studies and work.
All of that, including the Magi lesson;
bedtime fun with Ethan and Ehlana, and my language studies, archive reading,
and family business work kept me busy for more than four hours; which is why I’m
not going to drag this out with the boring details and get started on my nap
time instead. We have a lot going on
over the next week as we head into the holiday, but I’ll save that look ahead
for tomorrow too, so that’s it for now; and, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
