Everybody's Changing (and I don't feel the same)
About 45 minutes ago dad let me know that since the K-State football game we'll be going to this coming Saturday is a night game, we'll need to drive seperately because he'll need to leave for California on Sunday morning from Kansas. Wow. Talk about reality hitting me with a 2 x 4. My dad is leaving for California in a week. Ugh. I was prepared for him to leave on Sunday, but somehow him leaving for California from our football game gives it a sort of fly-by-night abrutness that I wasn't anticipating. It make me worry about mom;she's already expressed some anxiety over how she's going to feel when dad leaves, but I thought I'd be there to stay with her and keep her company. Instead, I'll be leaving with Dad for the game. Yuck. So, ... yeah, what I'd thought was going to be a last hurrah with my dad has turned into a bit of a clusterfuck. As with anything that gets too complicated these days, I'm tempted to chuck it and say we shouldn't go to the game. I don't know. We'll see.
In other, less depressing thoughts, autumn has arrived in full voice this weekend. Yesterday morning, I awoke to giant snowflakes falling gently to the ground, and since I knew it was too warm for it to stick to the roads I enjoyed the prettiness of it. I always love watching snow fall, ... it's the after-effects I don't always love.
I went up to Ames today with Jeff, his sister, and one of the twins to take a walk around campus today and look at the leaves. The trees are changing color right now, and we got some nice pictures of them. I love autumn, so it was really nice to get in some walking in such a pretty setting. It was pretty chilly, and by the end of our walk I was glad I'd brought a light coat, worn a hooded sweatshirt and had some gloves to wear. Brr! But the walk put me in a really mellow mood that lasted right up until my chat with Dad. :sigh:
My love affair with the TV show Glee continues. I find myself downloading the songs from the week's episode as soon as the show is over (if not earlier) because they almost always make me smile. What's been fun is being able to share my excitement for the show with so many of my live and in person friends. That happens so rarely for me. Usually, if I get people hooked on a show, they're trying to play catch-up and the DVD releases don't cooperate with getting people ready for the current season. (I'm looking at Battlestar Galactica there.) This is the first season, so that problem has been minimal. Yay!
And that's about all I have for today. Hope everyone has a lovely week. I have a four day work week, so that's already something to look forward to. Ta!