<p>Well- I admit I am traumatized by having my youngest enter her senior year in high school.
Last year for the soccer team she has been on since she was little. Last year driving her to school, last year that I will attend parent meetings or ask if she has a locker she can get open this year. ;)</p>
<p>However- fall does bring pleasures- the months of rain haven’t yet hit & we have a new season of concerts and plays.
Just for next month alone I have tickets to * Spamalot* & Neil Young ( whom I have * never* seen live).
Im also looking forward to YoYo Ma & Into the Wild ( I have the soundtrack already- )
What things are you looking forward to doing while we shift into spending more time inside?</p>
<p>emeraldkity4,
i’m also looking forward to shorter days. Somehow in the long sunny days of central CA I always feel guilty spending too much time indoors. My oldest is a sophomore away at college, youngest is a junior with a car, new job, and a dual enrollment class very early in the morning.
Not much going on around the house anymore. I’m going to get back into some community service organizations, read, clean closets. Going on a cruise to the Carribean in November.<br>
David Crosby lives in our little area and used to do a benefit concert for school music programs every year. The one he did with Neil Young was one of the best events I have ever been too. Just a few hundred people in the audience and I was in the fifth row. Enjoy.</p>
I really wanted to go- the lineup sounds interesting Metallica ( who I generally would rather be poked in the eye than listen to, but I heard they are quite good in an acoustic show)Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Vedder with Flea and Jack Irons ( one of Pearl Jams best drummers who left because of health/family reasons), Tom Waits & Kronos Quartet, Tegan and Sara, Regina Spektor & John Mayer ( who I have also heard is good in concert)</p>
<p>But I can’t do everything- I also am going back to school- and one class is in the evening- D has two nights of soccer practice as well as swim team across town- plus I am starting to volunteer again more at her school ( just once a week)</p>
<p>Ive never been to the Carribean- a cruise sounds fun! I like anything where I don’t have to cook if I don’t want to- ( I * like to cook* and I admit I like making heavier stews and things- I just don’t like to have to do it every day)</p>
<p>D is going to Ghana in February- I think I will plan something for H and I to do then by that point we will be so sick of the rain and grey that we are ready to live on the beach in CA in a cardboard box :p</p>
With a child approaching college this might not be the best FA strategy if you intend to purchase a box. It would be far better to lease or rent a beachfront box under most circumstances as second homes are treated harshly in FA calculations. But hey, if you can afford it - go for it.
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<p>"Stopped into a church
I passed along the way…*</p>
<p>curmudgeon,
lol…we have a recurring argument in our household about a second place in the mountains or on the beach. Of course, in CA, we can’t really afford either one. Maybe a beachfront box is affordable…we’ll consider it.</p>
<p>I don’t know if this qualifies as “looking forward to” or “entertainment” but after 20 years staring at an ugly master bedroom, mine is finally getting the facelift it so sorely needs. While DH and I camp out in DD’s bedroom, workers a busily tearing out our old closet, building a new one, and replacing ugly crooked plaster walls and ceiling with nice, straight drywall. I’m getting recessed lighting for the first time in my life! Right now, I’m very content picking out lighting fixtures and paint colors, thank you very much. Once the workmen leave, we will be very busy painting and picking out new carpets, bedding and wall art!</p>
<p>I have a birthday that ends in a zero in another week so there will be a bit of a celebration. Every week we have a marching band event or two for the next couple of months. It’s kind of funny going through the same EC with three different children and three different sets of friends. Knowing this is my last child is making me appreciate it a little more.</p>
<p>Oh, and next week, 5 friends and I are going into NYC for a neighborhood food tour and then seeing the Blue Men Group. I need something to look forward to in the near future and then again for spring/summer to stay content. :)</p>
<p>kathiep,
My son just saw Blue Men Group in Boston and had seen them a couple of years ago in Las Vegas. Let me just warn you: Do NOT be late for the show.<br>
Otherwise…enjoy.</p>
<p>ooooh…kathiep! I think we share a b-day! Happy b-day to us! H and I are going for an extended weekend to Puerto Vallarta! For my 2 cents worth, Blue Man Group is outstanding in smaller venues (like their NYC theater; or Vegas or Chicago are also great); I was very disappointed in their “How to be a Rock Star” Tour, though… way too much music from the band (without much Blue Man intervention)…depressing songs sung very loudly. I did my Ted Nugent and Peter Frampton concerts in my day…didn’t want to re-live those moments.</p>
<p>a couple of firsts - my first solo vacation-type trip, and my first trip to the Pacific Northwest. H was out of town on business last week, and I rented two movies (can’t remember when I last rented movies without compromising, and watched them uninterrupted!); doing a small makeover of my D’s bathroom (everyone asks why I waited for them to be gone, as they won’t be able to enjoy it; well it’ll look better longer now!); Jersey Boys is coming to Chicago; and I’m waiting for the first really yucky weather day to do a movie double-header at the theater; trying to get to the gym more regularly (it’s been working so far).</p>
<p>A restaurant chain sponsors Wine Week in NYC and other cities…it’s this week, and DH and I love it. Wednesday afternoon we’ll be sampling ten different wines with lunch. Please disregard any posts I make Wednesday evening.</p>
