weekend update
and so, it was a really busy weekend for me. after an hour and a half drive to drop the twins off with their father, and another seven and a half hours driving with two stops for gas, i finally got to memphis somewhere just after three-thirty in the morning. which means i got there an hour and a half earlier than i expected to. yay!
i couldn't remember what house it was, though.. so i had to do a little backtracking for a payphone.. and woke steven up to make sure of exactly where on the street he lived.. but after that, i got there safe and sound, changed into comfy pjs, and happily crashed until nine in the morning. i think maybe steven could have strangled me for being up that early after he'd had barely any sleep for three nights running.. at least, if it had been reversed, i would have strangled him. *lol*
saturday consisted of a trip to the mall, where we spent more money than we expected, but found a great trading card game of world of warcraft.. i want my own deck for it.. i had much fun having my ass handed to me on a platter each round we played. it really was fun.
after the mall, we headed out one of the casinos in mississippi, where we lost ourselves for a couple of hours looking for a specific sort of slot machine to use a free five dollar coupon for.. and playing blackjack. well..steven played blackjack..i just had fun watching him play.
we went back to his place after that.. and i think we took a nap, but i really can't remember.. after a while, we were watching college football with his stepdad.. and then we had dinner.. and then we played WoW cardgame.. and his best friend b.j. came over for a while.. through which i mostly slept throught.. i just couldn't keep my eyes open any more.
and.. at one in the morning, we were woken up to go help the family roll sunday papers for delivery. i am pretty damn sure that i looked more tired than i felt.. but you know what? while i could certainly -not- have a paper delivery job myself.. helping roll the papers was actually fun.. and it -was- actually work. but when you get into a rhythm, it gets easier.
backtracking a bit.. i got a call from my eldest-spawn on friday..she was telling me about what she and her stepmother had been doing all day.. my baby girl got her first perm. i could have cried to hear that..her beautiful straight hair, all curlified.... i really want to see pics of it, though.
so, the eldest turned fourteen (and i'm still alive.. it didn't kill me to know how old i've gotten and how fast time has passed.) i spent the weekend with a great friend and realized i just can't keep up with the younger crowd. which is amusing to me..because i really enjoyed myself, even though i am so tired right now. and i got to drive for somewhere around fifteen hours in total. (i love me some driving)
yay for fun! yay for friends! yay for spawn getting a year older. the break was great, and much needed.. and now..if things go according to plan, i'll be getting my plane ticket this wednesday, and then looking forward to flying to virginia for thanksgiving.
i couldn't remember what house it was, though.. so i had to do a little backtracking for a payphone.. and woke steven up to make sure of exactly where on the street he lived.. but after that, i got there safe and sound, changed into comfy pjs, and happily crashed until nine in the morning. i think maybe steven could have strangled me for being up that early after he'd had barely any sleep for three nights running.. at least, if it had been reversed, i would have strangled him. *lol*
saturday consisted of a trip to the mall, where we spent more money than we expected, but found a great trading card game of world of warcraft.. i want my own deck for it.. i had much fun having my ass handed to me on a platter each round we played. it really was fun.
after the mall, we headed out one of the casinos in mississippi, where we lost ourselves for a couple of hours looking for a specific sort of slot machine to use a free five dollar coupon for.. and playing blackjack. well..steven played blackjack..i just had fun watching him play.
we went back to his place after that.. and i think we took a nap, but i really can't remember.. after a while, we were watching college football with his stepdad.. and then we had dinner.. and then we played WoW cardgame.. and his best friend b.j. came over for a while.. through which i mostly slept throught.. i just couldn't keep my eyes open any more.
and.. at one in the morning, we were woken up to go help the family roll sunday papers for delivery. i am pretty damn sure that i looked more tired than i felt.. but you know what? while i could certainly -not- have a paper delivery job myself.. helping roll the papers was actually fun.. and it -was- actually work. but when you get into a rhythm, it gets easier.
backtracking a bit.. i got a call from my eldest-spawn on friday..she was telling me about what she and her stepmother had been doing all day.. my baby girl got her first perm. i could have cried to hear that..her beautiful straight hair, all curlified.... i really want to see pics of it, though.
so, the eldest turned fourteen (and i'm still alive.. it didn't kill me to know how old i've gotten and how fast time has passed.) i spent the weekend with a great friend and realized i just can't keep up with the younger crowd. which is amusing to me..because i really enjoyed myself, even though i am so tired right now. and i got to drive for somewhere around fifteen hours in total. (i love me some driving)
yay for fun! yay for friends! yay for spawn getting a year older. the break was great, and much needed.. and now..if things go according to plan, i'll be getting my plane ticket this wednesday, and then looking forward to flying to virginia for thanksgiving.