Congratulations, Christie and Ray Reynolds!
It may feel a bit weird that one of my
favorite trail ride leaders is now married when we go out to the ranch for
rides, but Christie and Ray are very happy; and they really are a good match!
I didn’t have the stress of a wedding – or get
to have that kind of fun either; so let’s blast through this mini-update
because I’m doing it while taking a quick break between finishing work at the
Inn and the babysitting in progress here at home.
I was up early; got ready for work; met up
with Michael and his Dad; and headed for the Inn well-before dawn to get
started on the breakfast shift prep work.
We had a busy shift because there were lots of visitors in town for the
big wedding; including the rooms at the Inn that have been available while the
remodel is continuing; and we also had extra guests from the ranch for wedding
guests that came to town for hair appointments or to host the meal for guests
that are staying in town or elsewhere for the weekend. It was heading toward ten before I could get
away from the Inn; I switched to chores mode; and got fairly-damp while working
outside with Dad on gardening and other chores that needed to be done ahead of
the holiday weekend. With
wedding-related activities booked all week and everything else I have on the go
with school, practices, and work; we needed to do those chores today rain or
shine. That wasn’t much fun, but it did
clear up a bit this afternoon; I dried out; and didn’t melt from the wet. Dad and I only took a break on the fly for
lunch; we worked until three-thirty; and then I hit the shower and got ready
for the dinner-to-close shift at the Inn.
Jake and Stephanie helped out with the prep
work for dinner, but then they were done for the day and needed to spend the
rest of the night with their best friends – including hosting the party at
Sheldon’s and having dinner with Violet, Dillon, and quite a few of the parents
and grandparents. While they did that,
Rowen, Tim, and Dawn led the babysitting effort with all of my younger cousins,
Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi, Aiden, Sophia, Eli, and Hailey. Chris and Martin helped out with getting them
fed, but they were also at the dinner with Violet and Dillon after that and
then they did their own thing for the rest of the evening.
While Michael and I missed out on a lot of
the babysitting, we were very busy at the Inn until the dinner rush faded early
– by around eight-thirty. That had a lot
to do with Violet and Dillon’s party, but since Jacob and Miranda were
attending it; we got to stay and close the Inn for them while they went home
early to get cleaned up and ready to party!
We were still out of the Inn and on the way home by nine-thirty; and we’ll
be starting a movie marathon soon – or before I get out to the lounge if I don’t
do that soon. Our thirteen kids might
think that they’ve been having a party tonight, and Rowen, Tim, and Dawn have
had fun with them, but it isn’t a party for us; and we’ll be busy through until
whenever we finally get all of the kids in beds and off to sleep – which won’t
be anytime soon judging by how fired up they all are right now. Yes, even Brianna is wide-awake and ready to
rock-and-roll; so we’ll be lucky to get that done by the time Mom and Dad get
home from their party.
That’s going to be late too because they
are both designated drivers and will likely need to make several trips each
tonight; but I’ll add any news about that party with the next report – along with
the rest of the babysitting story. For a
change, I need to wrap this up to get started on what will hopefully be the
most-fun part of my day instead of because I won’t have time to get much sleep –
though I also don’t expect to have time for more than a nap either once we do
finally get to have our naps sometime after the parents are home.
I really do need to get to that movie
marathon, though, since I hear the sound of the first movie starting; so, until
next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
