'tis been a while. :)
Yep, it's been a while again... I'm just going to do a short update before heading off to bed, as I'm an old lady now. :)
Prom Gone Wrong was a riot... the pics from the event are scattered all over Facebook. It was nice seeing everyone in town again. (I was long overdue for a visit to Quincy. I've been so much less stressed since my trips the last two weekends.)
Anyway, prom was hilarious! It was such a lovely time and Anna and Morgan paid so much attention to the details, like the walkway for the barn and the music. :) It was one kick-A event. I ended up driving home at 1am-ish, then pulling over as I had the epiphany that I shouldn't be driving. Anywho, I ended up pulling over, sleeping for 3 hours, then returning home. That was the first night I'd drank in excess for... wow... I think January? Maybe? (I can't remember.) Didn't feel too well on Sunday. ;)
After another week at work, I returned home for Tom's graduation weekend. Friday night was spent hanging with the bros, and Saturday included our usual trips to Hannibal for a short time as well as the pawn shop... haha, we're so gay. After all of that, Andrew and I went to Lizzie's house for a get-together, which was fun too. (I haven't seen Lizzie in a looong time!) Seeing everyone together was very nice indeed... unfortunately, it doesn't happen as often as it prolly should.
Sunday was Tom's high school graduation... now my parents are the fine "owners" of three high school grads. Lucky them. ;) Naw really, it was alright. Mr. Moran asked me if I'd climbed out of any windows lately, and Mr. Heilmann said I looked good and it sounded like I was doing well for myself. :) That's always nice to hear.
After the graduation (which cousin Raina attended, as her boahfriend was in Tom's class as well), the fam went to The Abbey for some grub, at which time my car's engine started to steam (eee!). Haha, well, I ended up driving mom's station wagon back to D-town while I dropped my car off at Dan's. Sooo, I'll be rockin' the wagon for a little while, anyway. It sounded like a minor repair, something to do with an oil pressure switch(? I think?) - anyway, the total cost was $120, which was a great relief. :) I can't afford major car repairs, haha.
Work has been going really well since these mini-getaways - I know I get lonely for home and such while living here, and only visiting can relieve that feeling. I think I have enough visits to tide me over for a little while, anyway. :) So I'm happy.
My parents are planning on coming to D-town next weekend (not Memorial Day, but the following weekend) to return my car to me - hopefully they will stay for more than a few hours during this trip, as we finally painted and finished the spare bedroom. :) It looks really, really good in light green. Anyway, there's space for them (or anyone, for that matter! hint hint) to stay, so hopefully they'll take up our offer.
That's about all. Chester seems ready for sleeping as well (he's been on my lap the whole time I've been writing this - haha, he's so much like a dog: he follows me back to bed when I'm going to sleep for the night). So, I'm off to bed, and I love and miss you all. I had really lovely times seeing everyone these past two weekends... I only wish they lasted longer. :)
Prom Gone Wrong was a riot... the pics from the event are scattered all over Facebook. It was nice seeing everyone in town again. (I was long overdue for a visit to Quincy. I've been so much less stressed since my trips the last two weekends.)
Anyway, prom was hilarious! It was such a lovely time and Anna and Morgan paid so much attention to the details, like the walkway for the barn and the music. :) It was one kick-A event. I ended up driving home at 1am-ish, then pulling over as I had the epiphany that I shouldn't be driving. Anywho, I ended up pulling over, sleeping for 3 hours, then returning home. That was the first night I'd drank in excess for... wow... I think January? Maybe? (I can't remember.) Didn't feel too well on Sunday. ;)
After another week at work, I returned home for Tom's graduation weekend. Friday night was spent hanging with the bros, and Saturday included our usual trips to Hannibal for a short time as well as the pawn shop... haha, we're so gay. After all of that, Andrew and I went to Lizzie's house for a get-together, which was fun too. (I haven't seen Lizzie in a looong time!) Seeing everyone together was very nice indeed... unfortunately, it doesn't happen as often as it prolly should.
Sunday was Tom's high school graduation... now my parents are the fine "owners" of three high school grads. Lucky them. ;) Naw really, it was alright. Mr. Moran asked me if I'd climbed out of any windows lately, and Mr. Heilmann said I looked good and it sounded like I was doing well for myself. :) That's always nice to hear.
After the graduation (which cousin Raina attended, as her boahfriend was in Tom's class as well), the fam went to The Abbey for some grub, at which time my car's engine started to steam (eee!). Haha, well, I ended up driving mom's station wagon back to D-town while I dropped my car off at Dan's. Sooo, I'll be rockin' the wagon for a little while, anyway. It sounded like a minor repair, something to do with an oil pressure switch(? I think?) - anyway, the total cost was $120, which was a great relief. :) I can't afford major car repairs, haha.
Work has been going really well since these mini-getaways - I know I get lonely for home and such while living here, and only visiting can relieve that feeling. I think I have enough visits to tide me over for a little while, anyway. :) So I'm happy.
My parents are planning on coming to D-town next weekend (not Memorial Day, but the following weekend) to return my car to me - hopefully they will stay for more than a few hours during this trip, as we finally painted and finished the spare bedroom. :) It looks really, really good in light green. Anyway, there's space for them (or anyone, for that matter! hint hint) to stay, so hopefully they'll take up our offer.
That's about all. Chester seems ready for sleeping as well (he's been on my lap the whole time I've been writing this - haha, he's so much like a dog: he follows me back to bed when I'm going to sleep for the night). So, I'm off to bed, and I love and miss you all. I had really lovely times seeing everyone these past two weekends... I only wish they lasted longer. :)