two weeks ago, post one
goodness me, it has been more than two weeks since my last post. i don't even have to look at my journal to know that. it's been such a crazy two weeks, without my computer, that it's taken me almost a full week of reading to catch myself up. i was almost a full 200 posts behind in my lj friends-list reading. a major feat to catch all that up!
so, two, i guess three, weeks ago, my family came into town. the first night we went to in-n-out and everyone commented on how good i look. that's a huge deal for two reasons - one, i gained quite a bit of weight back after the wedding, and i've managed to lose it all again, and two, i have finally picked myself up enough to be noticed. i am fairly consistant to do my hair every day, to wear a bit of make-up, to dress nice, and to accessorize. these are all rather big deals in their own rite, and i feel accomplished that i don't suck anymore. :)
the next night i was able to spend time with them, and that was nice. such was not the case for wednesday though, because of church. thursday also wound up being something, though at this point i can't remember what. oh - wait. yes i do. i dressed mannequins until just after midnight, from 11 a.m. that day, without a break. that was a hard day, but i felt good at the end of it.
friday, i think it was, we all went out to dinner at one of the best restaurant's in phoenix. it's called durant's, and it's more of a men's restaurant - all dark reds and leathers, with lots and lots of wood. the food is pretty high-end on the price side of things, but it's comparable to ruth's chris. i tried oysters for the first time, and i had clams for the second time. both were very, very good. craig had a delmonico, and so did my brother. my sister had a filet, as did my mom. my dad and i both had the scallions, and my uncle had another cut of meat. my aunt had something good, and my brothers and cousins all had chicken cordon bleu. dessert was a chocolate thing for my mom (since it was all for her birthday), and i had a peach/apple cobbler with french vanilla gelato. YUM. it was one of the best nights out i've ever had.
saturday of that week, i went shopping with my sister in law. i had recently found my christmas money, and wanted to buy something special, so i did... i bought a tiffany's necklace. it's not like the clunky kind - it's a ball-chain with a heart on the bottom in a pendant form - that says 'please return to tiffany's.' we bought some shoes, and various other things, and enjoyed a really nice dinner.
saturday night was a game of softball for craig. they lost.
sunday was church, and afterward i went to my family's house to say bye to my family. i think i have my days all mixed up, but this is pretty close to how it all went.
my sister told me she hated me, then took it back, sort of. it's caused a tremendous amount of tension, and i'm just tired of all of it. my life is easier when we're not around each other. i don't want anything to happen to her - i just need some space for a while.
so, that was my week. :)
so, two, i guess three, weeks ago, my family came into town. the first night we went to in-n-out and everyone commented on how good i look. that's a huge deal for two reasons - one, i gained quite a bit of weight back after the wedding, and i've managed to lose it all again, and two, i have finally picked myself up enough to be noticed. i am fairly consistant to do my hair every day, to wear a bit of make-up, to dress nice, and to accessorize. these are all rather big deals in their own rite, and i feel accomplished that i don't suck anymore. :)
the next night i was able to spend time with them, and that was nice. such was not the case for wednesday though, because of church. thursday also wound up being something, though at this point i can't remember what. oh - wait. yes i do. i dressed mannequins until just after midnight, from 11 a.m. that day, without a break. that was a hard day, but i felt good at the end of it.
friday, i think it was, we all went out to dinner at one of the best restaurant's in phoenix. it's called durant's, and it's more of a men's restaurant - all dark reds and leathers, with lots and lots of wood. the food is pretty high-end on the price side of things, but it's comparable to ruth's chris. i tried oysters for the first time, and i had clams for the second time. both were very, very good. craig had a delmonico, and so did my brother. my sister had a filet, as did my mom. my dad and i both had the scallions, and my uncle had another cut of meat. my aunt had something good, and my brothers and cousins all had chicken cordon bleu. dessert was a chocolate thing for my mom (since it was all for her birthday), and i had a peach/apple cobbler with french vanilla gelato. YUM. it was one of the best nights out i've ever had.
saturday of that week, i went shopping with my sister in law. i had recently found my christmas money, and wanted to buy something special, so i did... i bought a tiffany's necklace. it's not like the clunky kind - it's a ball-chain with a heart on the bottom in a pendant form - that says 'please return to tiffany's.' we bought some shoes, and various other things, and enjoyed a really nice dinner.
saturday night was a game of softball for craig. they lost.
sunday was church, and afterward i went to my family's house to say bye to my family. i think i have my days all mixed up, but this is pretty close to how it all went.
my sister told me she hated me, then took it back, sort of. it's caused a tremendous amount of tension, and i'm just tired of all of it. my life is easier when we're not around each other. i don't want anything to happen to her - i just need some space for a while.
so, that was my week. :)