I’ve had a really good evening here at home
with my friends; and it was the kind of quiet hang out kind of time that we
really needed a lot.
I’ll skip any major report about my morning
at home and day at school because that was about as standard as possible for a
Friday – except maybe for the bonus exam preparation study homework that was
dumped on us for the weekend. Michael,
Tim, Rowen, and I didn’t worry about that tonight while we enjoyed getting to
spend the time together without a major gang around – or with so much going on
that we were too busy to actually talk and enjoy being together.
There wasn’t a family dinner and a movie
night this week because everyone was worn out after weeks of too much to do,
and while Mom and Dad had three extra teens at home for dinner; Ethan and
Ehlana were at Naomi’s house for dinner and the evening until Liz got home from
the salon for the night; so we only needed about twice as much food as normal –
and that was for Michael and Tim. Mom
opted for pizza, wings, and a bake-and-serve appetizer tray for our meal, so
the work was easy for that; and the clean-up even easier thanks to using our
best paper and plastic dinnerware.
Except for stops at home to drop off bags
and pick up anything that Michael, Tim, or Rowen wanted to bring along; we
pretty much came straight back to my house from school; we had a snack and played
video games before dinner; and then sat down for a mini movie marathon after we
had dinner in the sunroom with Mom and Dad.
Since we’d seen the new Star Wars movie in Crystal Springs, the guys
wanted to re-watch the rest of the movies in the series so far; so we started
with episode four because that’s apparently how it should be done – unless you’re
in the other Star Wars camp that believes it’s perfectly okay to watch them in
order from one to six if you want to do that instead of in order of
production. We did watch the extended
version instead of the theatrical release, but while that’d be blasphemy for
some purists; I like those extra scenes.
We watched our first movie while also
enjoying the couples’ cuddle time; took an intermission that matched up with
Ethan and Ehlana getting home; and then they joined us for Star Wars episode
five. That also meant bonus cuddlers for
Michael and me, but we were good with that; and Ethan and Ehlana were happy to
have that extra couple of hours and change to hang out with us too. Thanks to my super-powered memory, it doesn’t
really matter how long it’s been since I’ve seen a movie for me to remember
every minute detail; but it’s still fun to watch them in real time – and it is
always entertaining to watch my friends’ reactions to any show we watch. That’s true for the twins too, since I get to
be around them for lots of first-time movies, but in this case; they’ve already
seen the Star Wars series. They still
managed to add extra fun into the second half of our movie time, and while we
were all game for watching a third; Mom and Dad nixed that for the twins; and
Michael is working the breakfast shift at the Inn with his father in the
morning, and didn’t really want to stay out until two-thirty or three – or stay
for a sofa sleepover when that would have also meant an extra-early wake-up
call for me.
No offense to Mandy; but I’d have been okay
with the trade-off of the sleepover and that early wake-up call. ;^)
Michael did stay to help me with getting
Ethan and Ehlana tucked in for the night while Rowen and Tim sort-of-didn’t
take care of the clean-up in the lounge.
They obviously did have fun instead, though; so I didn’t mind finishing
up that cleaning after they left – and after I’d seen Michael on his way home
too. Mom and Dad had gone to bed before
the end of that movie after giving us our bedtime orders; so I came back up to
my room; finished the clean-up in the lounge; and then got ready for bed. It’s a bit funny that one of my latest nights
this week has been because of a play night with my friends instead of work and
studying; but I’m sure there will be enough of those nights too over the next
couple of weeks. I am hoping that I can
rest up a bit for the rest of this weekend, but there is work to do; so I’ll
keep you posted on how well that works out for me.
I may not need to be up early to go to work
or anything, but morning isn’t all that far off; so it’s time for me to wrap
this up and get some sleep while I can.
While there hasn’t been any earth-shaking news or major events in my
life today, it has been one of those really good days; and I’m always feeling
blessed to be part of my amazing family and town. Most of the people I love the most are
sleeping now, though, and I’m ready to go there too; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
