It's Friday...but Sunday's coming!
I should be working right now, but MUST post 3 things today:
1. Why did all the red, maroon, and Prius cars on the roads with me this morning decide to go slow in front of me? And not just a slightly-5 miles-under-the-speed-limit kind of slow; more a-if-I-go-any-slower-walking-would-be-faster kind of slow. Did they all know I was running late?
2. My husband is awesome…and a wonderfully sappy romantic…and always looking for more brownie points.
a. So sweet and thoughtful: I came home the other day and found little love notes tucked in and under various things in random places.
b. Always trying to take care of and love me in every way: He took care of some of the little things on his honey-do list that I could have (should have) probably handled instead, just so I didn’t have to have them on my to-do list.
c. My battles with mean ol’ Mr. Gravity, Father Time, and Mother Nature are heating up (I think I’m losing), but he still thinks I’m beautiful after all these years.
3. My parents are coming to visit us this weekend!
This is a monumentous (sp?) occasion. We’ve lived up here for 6 years now and they’ve never come to visit (passing through on their way somewhere else doesn’t really count).
Also, this weekend is both their birthdays (Dad is younger than Mom - she robbed the cradle). Yeah, my bank account doesn’t get a break from July until my birthday - OUCH! (June has 2 birthdays, but they are not required gift giving birthdays as long as I acknowledge the event; July - 4-5 birthdays minimum depending on who I’m still talking to at the time; August - Dad and Mom, September - Wedding Anniversary!; October - presents for me; November - food!; December - Christmas!) OK. I just went through the rest of my year and it seems a bit boring when I think about it that way. Not much going on in my life.
I digress…
Mom and dad will be up here for their birthdays. They are supposed to arrive tonight and tomorrow we will be doing…. __________ (fill in the blank). Actually we have the DC Duck tour lined up but it’s supposed to be really hot tomorrow so not sure if Mom will be up for that (she’s always hot). Maybe if we get out early enough it won’t be too bad. After that…. __________ (fill in the blank).
We could go to a free drive in movie out in Chantilly, but Sunday’s plans include a movie so not sure if mom and dad will want to spend their whole weekend watching movies (and I think they’ve already seen the movie that will be showing tomorrow - that’s the problem with free movies I guess, but eh, it’s free - can’t complain).
Sunday we are planning to go to the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center out near Dulles. I got this package deal from a website I found with different things to do around town. So we will have a Tour, Lunch and HARRY POTTER ON THE IMAX Movie SCREEN at the National Air and Space Museum: Udvar-Hazy Center.
Good thing my parents like Harry Potter.
I’m wondering if I’ll be able to get them to go to our church with us before the Museum/Movie thing. I think my mom thinks we belong to a cult. As an enlightened Catholic I find that very funny for some reason.
So it looks to be a busy weekend with the parents. We bought a sofa and big comfy chair two weeks ago, but those won’t arrive in time to be any use this weekend; looking forward to getting them though. The living room will be the shining star of the house after we’re done. Well, maybe at least the most presentable if we ever had people over which I never do because I’m too embarrassed because my house is a wreck (although slowly transforming into a liveable space). Mom will be surprised how messy the place is still (but at least it’s relatively clean - the important thing). My excuse is that I live with a man - it’s inevitable that it’s gonna be a mess. (I have to give my hubby props though because he did do some major cleaning last week and I think he’s been trying to contain his piles to only one section at a time now; although he’s completely taken over the kitchen table which is the only spot in the house I was hoping to never see piles).
Ok. So I said three things, but I have one more thing and I think that I actually probably have more than three things in here anyway.
My Aunt’s husband (sister on my mom’s side) passed away last Saturday from lung cancer. I didn't really know him that well since we didn't go out there (Utah) to visit them or call, but he's still family. Please pray for her and the whole family as they go through this difficult time. One cool thing from my uncle’s obit though - He left a message for his grandchildren to remember him. I think that’s cool - reaching out to his family even after he is gone. Peace and Blessings Uncle Fred and family.
Anyway, I have a report due today so I guess I should get to it. (which is unusual because I rarely ever have set deadlines for anything - they’re more like sometime-this-week-or-next-week-as-you-get-to-it-whenever-you-get-a-chance deadlines or the I-need-this-now-because-another-agency-saw-the-car-sitting-on-the-lot-ready-except-it-doesn’t-have-any-tags deadline. I hate that last kind of deadline btw because it’s not a real deadline, just an impatient whiny person who wants a new car to drive instead of the two year old one they currently are driving). Lunch time coming up quick (and I haven’t done any real work yet and I’m actually going out to eat for lunch (another rare occasion).
Happy Friday!
1. Why did all the red, maroon, and Prius cars on the roads with me this morning decide to go slow in front of me? And not just a slightly-5 miles-under-the-speed-limit kind of slow; more a-if-I-go-any-slower-walking-would-be-faster kind of slow. Did they all know I was running late?
2. My husband is awesome…and a wonderfully sappy romantic…and always looking for more brownie points.
a. So sweet and thoughtful: I came home the other day and found little love notes tucked in and under various things in random places.
b. Always trying to take care of and love me in every way: He took care of some of the little things on his honey-do list that I could have (should have) probably handled instead, just so I didn’t have to have them on my to-do list.
c. My battles with mean ol’ Mr. Gravity, Father Time, and Mother Nature are heating up (I think I’m losing), but he still thinks I’m beautiful after all these years.
3. My parents are coming to visit us this weekend!
This is a monumentous (sp?) occasion. We’ve lived up here for 6 years now and they’ve never come to visit (passing through on their way somewhere else doesn’t really count).
Also, this weekend is both their birthdays (Dad is younger than Mom - she robbed the cradle). Yeah, my bank account doesn’t get a break from July until my birthday - OUCH! (June has 2 birthdays, but they are not required gift giving birthdays as long as I acknowledge the event; July - 4-5 birthdays minimum depending on who I’m still talking to at the time; August - Dad and Mom, September - Wedding Anniversary!; October - presents for me; November - food!; December - Christmas!) OK. I just went through the rest of my year and it seems a bit boring when I think about it that way. Not much going on in my life.
I digress…
Mom and dad will be up here for their birthdays. They are supposed to arrive tonight and tomorrow we will be doing…. __________ (fill in the blank). Actually we have the DC Duck tour lined up but it’s supposed to be really hot tomorrow so not sure if Mom will be up for that (she’s always hot). Maybe if we get out early enough it won’t be too bad. After that…. __________ (fill in the blank).
We could go to a free drive in movie out in Chantilly, but Sunday’s plans include a movie so not sure if mom and dad will want to spend their whole weekend watching movies (and I think they’ve already seen the movie that will be showing tomorrow - that’s the problem with free movies I guess, but eh, it’s free - can’t complain).
Sunday we are planning to go to the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center out near Dulles. I got this package deal from a website I found with different things to do around town. So we will have a Tour, Lunch and HARRY POTTER ON THE IMAX Movie SCREEN at the National Air and Space Museum: Udvar-Hazy Center.
Good thing my parents like Harry Potter.
I’m wondering if I’ll be able to get them to go to our church with us before the Museum/Movie thing. I think my mom thinks we belong to a cult. As an enlightened Catholic I find that very funny for some reason.
So it looks to be a busy weekend with the parents. We bought a sofa and big comfy chair two weeks ago, but those won’t arrive in time to be any use this weekend; looking forward to getting them though. The living room will be the shining star of the house after we’re done. Well, maybe at least the most presentable if we ever had people over which I never do because I’m too embarrassed because my house is a wreck (although slowly transforming into a liveable space). Mom will be surprised how messy the place is still (but at least it’s relatively clean - the important thing). My excuse is that I live with a man - it’s inevitable that it’s gonna be a mess. (I have to give my hubby props though because he did do some major cleaning last week and I think he’s been trying to contain his piles to only one section at a time now; although he’s completely taken over the kitchen table which is the only spot in the house I was hoping to never see piles).
Ok. So I said three things, but I have one more thing and I think that I actually probably have more than three things in here anyway.
My Aunt’s husband (sister on my mom’s side) passed away last Saturday from lung cancer. I didn't really know him that well since we didn't go out there (Utah) to visit them or call, but he's still family. Please pray for her and the whole family as they go through this difficult time. One cool thing from my uncle’s obit though - He left a message for his grandchildren to remember him. I think that’s cool - reaching out to his family even after he is gone. Peace and Blessings Uncle Fred and family.
Anyway, I have a report due today so I guess I should get to it. (which is unusual because I rarely ever have set deadlines for anything - they’re more like sometime-this-week-or-next-week-as-you-get-to-it-whenever-you-get-a-chance deadlines or the I-need-this-now-because-another-agency-saw-the-car-sitting-on-the-lot-ready-except-it-doesn’t-have-any-tags deadline. I hate that last kind of deadline btw because it’s not a real deadline, just an impatient whiny person who wants a new car to drive instead of the two year old one they currently are driving). Lunch time coming up quick (and I haven’t done any real work yet and I’m actually going out to eat for lunch (another rare occasion).
Happy Friday!