Cassie's Journal - March 5, 2016

There might have been a sofa sleepover going on at Michael’s house last night, but since we were awake very early and ready to head over to the Inn before there were any witnesses; only two of us know whether that happened or not.

Well, that theory lasted until we heard that a picture was taken sometime after we fell asleep; and then Miranda had fun teasing us about it when she got to the Inn just as the breakfast rush was about to hit.

There were quite a few fun cameo moments in my day to go along with the work; but it was almost entirely a work day.  Helping out with the breakfast rush at the Inn meant missing Tai Chi and breakfast at home – as well as the start of the weekend chores.  I made up for that by working around the house and yard from the time I got home from the Inn at around ten o’clock until about three o’clock.  I only took a quick break for lunch, but my work wasn’t done at three either.  Michael came over then; we did an hour or so of our homework – or more than double that thanks to a bit of Magi-powered studying; and then we split up to grab quick showers before heading to the Inn again for the dinner rush.  After getting there, we worked to close; Michael came home with me so that we could spend a bit of time with my family that included a bedtime snack and tucking the twins in for the night; and then we had a minor make-out session in the lounge before he went home for the night by eleven-thirty.

I’ve only done the basic email and computer checks before getting to this, and there’s still a small chance that I’ll be sleeping by midnight if I wrap this up now; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!

Cassie's Journal - March 4, 2016

I’m writing this micro report after school because I’m going to be busy for the rest of the night and won’t have my computer with me.

Miranda’s giving some of her teens the weekend off because she’ll need the extra help on March Break while Michael’s away on our ski trip.  I’m helping her with that by putting in extra time too; so I’m working the dinner-to-close shift tonight.  I’m also doing a sleepover at Michael’s house because I’ll be going with him to work the breakfast shift tomorrow too, and while that is a good excuse for a sleepover; we’re really doing that because it’ll be fun – not because I couldn’t go home and still wake up in time to get to the Inn on my own.

The wake-up hugs and kisses with Michael should be fun too; but I’ll let you know how that works out for us! ;^)

Up to this point, we’ve had a fairly standard Friday around here.  Tai Chi was indoors; Michael stayed for breakfast before hurrying off again to get ready for school and to his weight training with the guys.  We have a bit more homework for the weekend than usual; but that’s partly because we’ll be doing some testing next week ahead of the March Break; and there are some projects due in next week too.  That isn’t a problem for Michael, Tim, Rowen, and I; but I will need to put a bit of extra time in on that work too – as if I don’t have enough on the go already.

Then again, at least I won’t be writing mid-term exams like some of our favorite collegians will be doing next week ahead of their Spring Break.  That’s the main reason I’m not hearing much from them this week as they put in the extra time to get ready for those exams.  I’m not going to think about not seeing Violet and Dillon very much when they’re home for their break and I’m in Colorado; but then they’ll likely be in Woodvale half the time they’re home anyway and I wouldn’t trade the ski trip with Michael for a bit of extra time with them – especially when they’ll have so many other things on the go while they’re here with their families and friends.

Okay, I need to finish packing my overnight bag and then get to the Inn to help with the pre-dinner prep work.  It’s been fun so far today, but we’re likely in for a busy night and weekend.  You can keep flipping digital pages, but I’ll be on my way now to continue living my life; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!

Cassie's Journal - March 3, 2016

I felt really good this morning after getting a solid night of rest.  That’s apparently not a good thing for me; since it meant that I was ready to party all day; decided to do more than I should have; and ended up staying up late because I didn’t follow the plan.

Most of my day was fairly normal for a Thursday through until we were done classes for the day.  After that, I went to the Inn with Michael; we did our homework; and then helped out with the dinner shift.  We stayed for game night even though I was supposed to go home and get started on my work and studying.  Mom didn’t say anything to me about that and left the choice up to me; which I should learn from; but probably won’t.  I did have fun playing games with Michael, our families, and friends; so the only problem was time.  By the time we finished playing and getting the dining room cleaned up and ready for the breakfast rush, it was ten-thirty; and then I stopped in at Michael’s on the way home to have a bit of quiet time with Michael before continuing on to my house at a bit after eleven o’clock.  The fun kind of delays continued while I had chats with Mom and Dad and then helped Ethan and Ehlana to get tucked in for the night.  Add in a short soak in my Jacuzzi, and it was past-midnight by the time I got started on my work and studying.  It’s Thursday, so not doing the work wasn’t an option, but I didn’t want to use a time phase; so I worked in real time instead.

I have gotten everything done, and won’t have to deal with extra work this weekend; but the trade-off is that I’ve only traded that off against not getting much sleep tonight – and defeating the extra effort I put in to get more sleep last night.  That sucks for me, but it’s the way it is; and I’ll deal with it – and the lack of sleep tonight.  Crashing for the few hours I can do that for is an option now, though, and I’m past-ready to do that; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!

Cassie's Journal - March 2, 2016

It’s a work day; and that means that going to sleep early is an option – and one that I’m going to take starting very soon.

The weather was nicer again today; though that means in the fifties; not the seventies.  Other than a chilly morning walk to school, the weather didn’t matter much for me; since I was indoors pretty much all day except for a short walk outside at lunchtime with Michael and some of our friends that was mostly just to get some fresh air for a few minutes – and was short because we didn’t bother going for our jackets first.  I don’t have anything newsworthy to report from school; and I can straight home – after walking Michael to the Inn and saying goodnight to him there before we split up for the rest of the day.

I’ve been working and studying at home since then; did most of that in the office; and used a time phase for a lot of it so that I could be done even earlier than planned.  That worked out for Mom, Dad, and the twins too, but while they’re doing other things with the extra time; I came straight up to my room and got ready for bed.  Other than this update, I only did one last email check, so if I can actually stay sleeping that long; I actually have a shot at getting nine-plus hours of continuous down time!

Let’s go ahead and give that a try.  I’ll let you know if it works out in my next update, but I’m heading off to dreamland now; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!

Cassie's Journal - March 1, 2016

Well, it was a lot colder out today, but I don’t think we can call this first day of March an ‘in like a lion’ event.  Does that mean we won’t go ‘out like a lamb’ at the end of the month?  Stayed tuned – or in your case reading this in the future; flip about thirty digital pages into my future to find out! ;^)

I can tell you that my first day of the month has been a long, busy one; which is why this is going to be a short report.

It’s Tuesday; include all of my usual activities before, during, and after school; and Michael was at my house for dinner tonight between band and praise team practices.  He was back here after that so that we could do our homework; and then he went home and I used a time phase to do my family business work and studying.  The language I’m learning for the next two months is Dutch; I read two books; and had a first chat with some Cutch-speaking teens online.  Yes, I know it’s my first day, but this isn’t my first language; and they didn’t mind my inexperience – not that they knew that it was my first day learning their language.

That’s it in a nutshell without any details; but then this wouldn’t be a micro update if I did write about everything.  I’m rambling now, though, and that’s a sure sign that I’m way too tired to still be doing anything except sleeping; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!