Happy Valentine’s Day!
Mine has been pretty good, but with all of
the work; I won’t rank it a best-ever-so-far kind of day.
Tai Chi and a special Valentine’s breakfast
that Michael stayed for was pretty good.
Michael did a great job with the boyfriend gifts and expressions of
love; and Mom and Dad had some gifts for us to – that we got to have at
breakfast while having a video chat with Dad.
Ehlana and I spent extra time getting ready for school so that we’d look
our best; we had fun on the walk to school thanks to the effects we had on our
favorite guys – and with Ethan’s reaction to Naomi’s extra holiday effort to
look her best too.
Our school day was short for those of us in
the concert band that were providing the entertainment for the seniors’
Valentine’s Day party at the church, but we had a fun morning; and most of us
had special treats to enjoy at lunchtime too.
Mom was on her way to the city by then, so Aunt Leanne took care of
getting the twins to KidZone for the afternoon; Michal and I spent half of our
lunch break getting the set-up done at the church; and then we got to skip our
afternoon classes while we played for some of our favorite seniors. We also had a duet to sing and play as part
of the fun, but we also got to have two breaks while other teens continued the
music with solo or ensemble combinations.
I did not help much with the packing up after the party today other than
taking one load back to the school with me because I needed to get the twins –
and Aiden – from KidZone and eventually get them set up with Naomi and her
family before meeting Michael at the Inn to get to work on the big Valentine’s
Day dinner rush.
At this point, I’m going to take just a
moment to report for the record that my brother and sister did not have a
hotter Valentine’s Day than I did. Yes,
Naomi told everyone at the Inn that she was definitely on a date with Ethan for
dinner while they were there with Ehlana and Aiden; but she neglected to add
that her parents were there too – even though they did sit at another table
with some friends. Liz, by the way,
thought that was hilarious; and is very proud of her little girl! I had fun with that too because I was their
server tonight, but those cameo moments were just part of the entertainment
while I worked – and I really did have to work hard to keep up with my section
of the dining room tonight.
Rowen and Tim were at the Inn for dinner
too, and while that was a date; they were also going to be on babysitting duty –
and helping me out with the twins while I was still at work until close. A change of plans had them ending up with
Naomi and Aide too, but that didn’t really add much work because the Seagers
and Drapers were happy to drop off overnight bags for their kids at our house
instead of their original overnight destinations with grandparents or other
relatives ahead of their kid-free night plans.
Michael and I had to work until close, but that wasn’t too late because
our customers mostly had other plans for the rest of the evening too. We do not need to go into the details of
that; other than to mention that it is sometimes weird to live in a small town!
;^)
Michael came home with me; we watched a
moving in the lounge with Rowen, Tim, and our four kids; and then Naomi attempted
to get away with a sofa sleepover with Ethan by pretending to fall asleep near
the end of the movie. We let them play
that game for a while until we finished the snacks and drinks clean-up; and
then messed up Naomi’s plan by carrying them to bed – with Ethan in his own
room and Naomi in the second twin bed in Ehlana’s room. I was happy to hear that she still loves me
anyway, but if I can’t have a parent-free sofa sleepover with Michael on
Valentine’s Day; my kid brother isn’t going to get to do that either – this year!
Michael and Tim stayed until midnight
before going home; Rowen is having a soak in my Jacuzzi as I’m writing this;
and then I’m going to get started on my family business work after that. I did get some of it done last night, but
there’s always more to do; and I need to keep up with the work now that I have
all of it back on my plate again. I am
skipping the language studies tonight, but may do a bit extra tomorrow night if
our work night goes well and nothing else comes up. I hope that Mom and Dad are having fun
tonight, but don’t expect any details for most of their play time from me. I haven’t talked to them tonight; don’t plan
on doing that; and will add any interesting, non-scary news with my next
update. Mom will be back by around
lunchtime tomorrow so that she can bring Aunt Leanne her fast food fix; but I’ll
have to wait to see her until after I’m done school for the day.
I haven’t written anything about my family
for Valentine’s Day, but I haven’t even seen most of my aunts, uncles, and
cousins today. I do know that Aunt
Leanne and Uncle Adam are getting a kid-free night while Zack and Brianna are
spending the night with their Carrington grandparents; but none of them were at
the Inn for dinner – though some of them likely were at lunchtime. Everyone else had their own plans too –
either with or without kids; and I hope they’ve all had a good day too. My day isn’t over, but I will have a bedtime
chat with Rowen once she’s done in the tub; and need to get going on my work
now; so it’s time to wrap this up and get back to my life in the real world –
with a bunch of work in the digital realm!
Okay, that sounds weird, but it is what I’ll
be doing, and I really do need to get on that now; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
