I’m writing this update ahead of the
bedtime computing, studying, and work because most of that will be too boring
to write about anyway; and I’ll have this done if I fall asleep during the work
before getting everything done.
The only real news today, for all of the
teens in the band, is that we’re counting down the days to when we head for
Florida next Saturday. Top news today
was Orlando weather – because it was raining and comparatively-cool there
today; and we don’t want our first full day there to be like that next
Sunday! Fortunately, the forecast for
next weekend looks pretty good right now, but we’ll all be keeping watch on
that; and I’ll keep you posted if that changes.
Getting ready for the trip on a personal level was next on the
top-gossip list for the girls; and Rowen and I actually have news for that
too. We didn’t finalize everything until
later in the day, but we are now officially booked for a trip to the city after
school tomorrow. Michael and Tim are
coming with us; Michael has his parents’ minivan; and we’ll all be looking for
some summer-weight clothes and one or two swimsuits – along with a few other
necessities like sunscreen and other personal supplies.
We were running out of time, so I didn’t
think that we’d get to do that trip, but while I could raid Mom’s and Aunt
Leanne’s closets if needed, Rowen can’t do that, and she didn’t feel
comfortable with most of her summer clothes from last year; so she pushed a bit
harder to get this set up. I’m glad to
help out – and get some new clothes that will be fun for Michael too; so it
wasn’t tough for Rowen to convince me. This
will mean another late night for me, but it’ll be worth it; and I really am
looking forward to an evening out with Michael and our best friends. Yes, we are going to be spending an entire
week together, but that is a bit different; and you know what I mean. Even when we do a lot of things together; it
sometimes feels as though we don’t actually get to just hang out with our best
friends very often anymore.
Speaking of that, I’m not getting to spend
much quality time with Michael either; so maybe we’ll need to try to work on
that while we’re in Florida too! ;^)
I have too much work to do for those
thoughts; so let’s wrap this up so I can get started on the rest of my night.
Tai Chi was early; I had breakfast at
Michael’s that included a vid-chat with Jake and Stephanie; we had fun at
church – particularly with the girl and teen chats about the Florida trip; and
then Michael and I worked the full lunch-to-close shift at the Inn. That shift, by the way, will officially be my
last buffet shift working in the kitchen.
I’ll be able to work the dining room by the time we get back from
Florida – after my birthday; and Miranda already has me booked and we’re both
excited about getting to work together more closely than we normally do when I’m
on the prep line or washing dishes. I’m
sure there will be times when I’m needed in the kitchen now and then, but I am
going to like working as a server a lot more – even though it’ll mean spending
less time with Michael.
By the way, it probably is totally sexist
to keep Michael in the kitchen instead of offering him a server job back when
he turned sixteen, but he knows where his parents need him most; and he
basically runs the dishwashing crew now when he works; and his Dad will need
that experience – especially once the remodel is finished and we’ll have so
much more seating. We’ll also have a
second chef by then and Stephanie will be ready to help Miranda, but they have
big plans for the future; and will need a few years to gear up for that.
I’m rambling on and don’t have time for
that. Michael and I worked the lunch
shift; actually took our afternoon break and spent most of that time on our own
except for a short visit at my house while we had lunch; and then we worked
non-stop through the buffet-to-close part of the day. The band trip might have had something to do
with the extra business, since we did seem to have a lot of teens there with
their families tonight; but it’s also always possible that everyone had the
same no-cook good idea on the same day.
Whatever the reason; we ended up staying at the Inn until ten-thirty;
Michael and I did our goodnight hugs and kisses outside of his house; and I
came home and had a short bedtime chat with Mom and Dad before coming up to my
room for the night. The twins were in
bed by then, but I stopped in to wish them a good night on my way up here; so
it was a bit after eleven by the time I was tucked in with Mandy and had my
computer fired up.
My email check came before this update, but
only because I wanted to check for any family news in case there was anything
exciting to add to this report. There
wasn’t, but I can tell you that our favorite collegians are doing well; Dawn
was able to go flying yesterday and today; and she and Jillian are semi-excited
to have dates to their high school Valentine’s Day dance. I haven’t mentioned that, but our dance is on
the Friday we get back from Florida. If
we don’t have any travel issues, we’ll be back in time to attend, but if we do
have issues; it could be the smallest school dance in a century or more! Maybe I’ll be able to get fired up about that
dance the day of, but we have too much going on between now and then for it to break
through to the top stories on the gossip network.
I’m also back to rambling on when I should
be working already, and there really isn’t anything else to add tonight; so,
until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
