This triple-update is coming to you live
from my Jacuzzi; and I’m multi-tasking my bedtime computing with the tub time
so that I can still get to sleep reasonably-early after another very busy
day. I do have three days of news to
cover, though; so let’s just get at it – starting with the news from my
birthday.
First up for that, Mother Nature gave me
some fairly-nice weather for early February; and we hit fifty degrees for a
little while on Thursday afternoon – and it stayed warmer until the plunge back
into the cold on Friday. Michael came
over for Tai Chi; stayed for my birthday breakfast; and then we eventually had
a really good day at school that included a birthday lunch for me that even
Ethan and Ehlana helped out with – and got in on with their friends; and
really, pretty much every student in the cafeteria at the time. After school, Michael and I were with Rowen
and Tim to get our homework done; we split up to get ready for my birthday
dinner at the Inn; and got back together for the walk there – along with my
aunts, uncles, and a few other friends.
That dinner was really awesome, and Jacob
and Jake put together a special meal for those of us who wanted to take a walk
on the culinary wild side; and yes, there was a cake and some gifts for me to
open. I’m not going to say more about
the gifts, since that isn’t what I love most about my birthdays, but I will
assure you that there wasn’t a new car or anything else that was over-the-top
kind of amazing – and that’s okay with me!
What I loved was the time with Michael and our families and friends, and
while we had a time limit on the dinner because of game night; the party just
moved on for me because Michael had invited our friends over to his house to
keep that going on – and we had a lot of fun while the parents and younger kids
played games at the Inn.
Teen parties around here are generally
nothing like in the movies or what we hear about from other teens we know from
other places, but even if we’re a bit too Mayberry for most teens; we had fun
at my party – and don’t need ‘help’ to have fun. Yes, I’m talking about things like alcohol
and drugs, and while I won’t try to tell you that every teen in our area is a
saintly innocent; I can tell you that no Magi kid messes around with
either. Yes, we can drink in moderation,
and I have had glasses of wine or a cooler, but there are never any parties
where teens get drunk or high; and that would be very bad for Magi teens if
they tried and lost control of their talents!
Moving along, we played video games,
watched music videos, and basically goofed-off until Jacob and Miranda got
home; there was a wind-down hour or so until our friends headed home; and then
Michael’s parents went to bed and we got started on our sofa sleepover –
starting with a moderately-hot birthday make-out session! We eventually went to sleep; got up in time
for Tai Chi and breakfast for two; and then we were off and running again –
starting with walking to school with the twins and a bunch of our friends.
Our last day of the school week was
actually more-fun than my birthday because Michael and I got to spend half the
day helping out with getting the gym ready for the Valentine’s dance. Sure, a lot of work was involved, but we had
fun together; and I’m glad we got to help out – especially since this will be
the last high school dance for us – unless we become chaperones for dances
sometime in the future. Michael and I
didn’t get to play all day – his parents needed us at the Inn for the dinner
shift; thanks in part to all of the teen couples going there for a dinner date before
the dance. We worked from the time we
got to the Inn from school until shortly-after the dance started. Once Miranda set us free, we hurried home;
split up to get showered and dressed for the dance; and then we managed to get
there after only missing the first hour.
Once again, our school dances – like our
parties – are not wild and crazy events.
We do have fun, though, and we even have our fair share of talented dancers. Michael and I are competent; but won’t be
auditioning for ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ anytime soon. I loved getting to dance with him for a few
hours; and then the highlights of the night for us were the two duets we were
drafted for by our friends during the two karaoke sessions that the DJ fit into
the music entertainment for the night.
We picked a couple of ballads; got lost in the music and each other for
three or four minutes at a time; and even managed to share the love with our
friends while doing that; so those are moments that I’ll definitely remember
forever.
The dance wrapped up at one; Michael and I
stayed to help with the clean-up; and you already know that I brought him home
and kept him for another sofa sleepover.
We woke early for our breakfast shift at the Inn; I worked there until
nine-thirty; came home and did chores for a lot of the rest of the day; and
then I got ready for the dinner-to-close shift and was back at the Inn by
four-thirty. With Valentine’s Day coming
up next week; we had a fairly-busy dinner rush, and Miranda and Stephanie have
a group getaway too; so we were busy through until I was sent home at nine o’clock. They weren’t quite ready to close the Inn,
but I apparently looked worn out; so Michael was ordered to leave me alone and
make me come home and go to bed early.
I’d have done that if they’d sent him home
with me; but I digress! ;^)
Since having a bit more Michael and me time
was out of the question; I came home; had a visit with Mom, Dad, and the twins;
and then I came up to my room and pretty much straight into my Jacuzzi. I’m using a time phase to have a long soak
and I got some family business work done too; and that’ll still allow me to be
asleep with time to actually get some rest before we’ll be up and going again
to get ready for church in the morning.
The only news left to add would be about the weather again. After the warm day on Thursday, it got colder
starting Friday morning and going downhill from there. We’ve had a dusting or two of snow, but
nothing major – and that’s actually starting to bother the farmers around here –
the lack of snow or rain this winter.
The cold hasn’t been a problem for me, since I’ve been indoors most of
the last two days; and I’m mostly noting it because this has been an odd winter
for the rapid changes from warm to cold – and having that happen over and over
again.
Okay, that’s pretty much it for today, so I’m
going to wrap this up; enjoy a bit more time in the tub; and then go cuddle
with Mandy and get some sleep. We’ve had
a really great past few days; I am so blessed to have such an awesome family
and such wonderful friends; and I am going to cherish every moment I get to
have with them this year while I can; since I really won’t get to do that
nearly-enough once we head off to college for the next five years.
I don’t want to go there tonight, though,
and I’m ready to get focused on the soaking in the Jacuzzi thing now; so, until
next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
