Got back for the weekend after 10 days in Umbria where ShawWife was teaching painting and I was working and sampling phenomenal food/wine/walks. Had a meeting in London and just avoided the BA meltdown. Next week, I will be teaching at our local university (where I taught before leaving for the private sector) and heading to NY for ShawWife’s fancy opening and to Canada for a board meeting.
On the weekend, we’ll have a party for ShawD’s birthday. ShawD is inviting the BF’s mother and brother/fiancee and cousins(?). Is that unusual? A sign of seriousness? We have Bday parties for her and the sons/daughters of a few close friends every year.
After the party, I fly to Sao Paulo and then San Francisco for work and then over the following weekend for ShawSon’s graduation ceremony.
Lol. Have not had the new knee…been doing physio all this last year to heal the meniscus, regroup from cipro reaction, and keep the old arthritic knee operative
But as it turns out, its not quite as good as I’d thought I’d gotten it…at least when tasked with its former level of weekend warrior hood
Re: Names. Folks have merged part of my surname (conveniently starts with Mc) with part of hubby’s surname. I’ll lay odds it’ll go down that way when mcson marries…provided there are actual invitations and not just a ransom note when and if the day comes
D2 announced that she and her H will have a baby in December! We are thrilled! Looking forward to a whirlwind Christmas! We are going to be grandparents!!!
Congrats NM - nothing better in IMHO. Love seeing the little ones! Do they live close to you? Mine are only a town over so I can see them whenever I want really.
Congratulations!
December is a great birth month–D was born the 9th :D.
I loved that she was really ready for school where I was born in August and
too young emotionally and had a hard adjustment.
You will have a wonderful time! Happy PG to your D.
Kind of quiet around here. Heading out today for a hair color refresh and mani/pedi as we prepare for a trip to Ohio to walk in 5k for Pancreatic cancer. An old friend is fighting this horrible disease and we are trying to support her.
I was thinking the same thing NM. Have a good trip. Friend from work her H is also in the fight. Just not a good place to be.
Wedding plans coming along. Just mailed the check for the venue. Slowly getting things done. First fitting of her gown is on July 3rd as we both have the day off. Looking forward to that. I think then it will start becoming more real to me. Need to look for shower invites. DIL is doing the shower but really since she is pregnant again other than having it at her house it will be me.
I don’t know how they will manage with 3 under 3 but they are young. She is do just about 1 month after the wedding so things will be hoping here through the fall.
HI–also missing updates from everyone.
NM, I went with a deep intense orange for my pedi yesterday. Love It! very summery.
RM, D and SIL are planning this little wedding that is turning into a many layered wedding.
I know how well you plan and execute things and your D’s is going to be awesome.
3 kids under 3–ah, but they have you!
I now think they should have gone with the normal large venue.
Having 4 months to plan made it a tough call. Now we have 22 for the ceremony.
16 arriving from out of town. 4:00 ceremony in a public garden (no permits–the park
does not offer them for this site that is very secluded (but with parking very close).
There is a small set of steps through trees and bushes and then you are in a beautiful
“bowl” of grass and rhodies, etc. We might find one or two people there but D does not
care. In about 10 times of walking there I have seen 3 people. Perhaps they will join the wedding!
This followed by a Happy Hour at a fun sophisticated restaurant. After that there is a
dinner in a private balcony room in a nice restaurant. All of these functions are close
to one another. “Brunch” in the morning being fruit platter and coffee in the hotel.
The layers are that his family will be in town for a few days and we are thinking of
having a meet and greet with our close friend at our home so that everyone can meet.
This will be about 30.The next weekend D and FSIL will have a “Party” with 150 in Boston
to both celebrate his 35th and their wedding. DJ, drinks, etc.Most of their friends are on the
East Coast. His mother has offered to have their own meet and greet for extended family in New Jersey.
Crazy! and yet crunching the numbers still lots less $$ that the normal wedding for 150.
I am sure no one needed all of these details ;;).
Mainly H and I are in the middle of taking care of drainage problems and
landscaping. When it rains it pours and one thing is leading to another.
Of the two of us I am the better business person and he is rather driving me
nuts over his lack of understanding what to say and what not to say to get the
job done. We have to deal with three neighbors who have turned out to be
weird about sharing some of the costs. It is very clear that these things are
partially theirs to take care of…
ShawWife had a great opening last night in NY. The gallery published a beautiful book. Lots of old friends showed up family from Canada and NY.
I got up at 4 AM that morning to visit my mother in the hospital. She had worked very hard to recover from her broken hip and then she fell and broke the other one. At least she knows what the recovery will be like. Left from there for the opening. Then the gallery took out a bunch of folks to a nice dinner. Then I took a plane scheduled for 11:20 home, but it was delayed so got in at 2:35 AM. Had to teach from 9-5 and then flew to Toronto tonight, where I am preparing for a board meeting tomorrow. Very tired.
Sending the healing thoughts for your mother , shaw. So sad about he folks w/ pancreatic CA, that is a tough one.
On a happier note I enjoy reading about all of the weddings! We recently attended H’s niece’s wedding and we have “save the dates” for 2 more weddings this year.
I miss some folks who haven’s posted here in some time. Hope that all is ok and it’s just general busyness.
Hello! I try to stay up on posts. I don’t have time to respond to everything, so I haven’t been responding to anything.
Without giving identifying info on a public forum, my workload is almost literally unfathomable and it’s going to get worse before getting better. I am trying to stay healthy. Weekend before this last one I went to visit my mother and started last week exhausted. By Friday afternoon, I fear I was almost to the level of clinical exhaustion. Neither coffee nor energy drinks could wake me up, so I left at 5 to go home and sleep. On Saturdays I feel shell shocked and try to do as little as possible; by Sundays, I have a bit of energy for errands, etc.
Older daughter has an almost comparable work load, BUT SHE IS 24! Most of her team is in India the next two weeks and she has been told she needs to be available when they are working…so pretty much 24/7. Then again, SHE IS 24.
Younger D has an unpaid internship in LA. She’s enjoying being there. She is pretty angry with the girl from whom she sublet. The girl lied to D when she told her that the other roommate would be gone all summer; she neglected to tell said allergic to cats roommate that D was bringing a cat.
Son has had one interview, has submitted quite a few other applications. He and his wife are on vacation in FL this week with her whole family.
My mother called last night, announcing that she and her intended want to get married on July 1st. I had been selfishly guarding my long holiday weekend. I guess if I spend enough money, I’ll be able to get all the kids there.
Went Sat for hair trial 2 for D. Went well. I think we are on to something. One more before the “day”. Slowly things are coming together. She told me this weekend she wants an hour by hour itinerary for Thurs through Sat (wedding is Sat). A bit of a type A personality? Luckily I sort of get it so I will just do it.
RM, for S1, I had a master schedule with times and tasks (and diagrams for the folks who were setting up the food, tables, etc.), spreadsheets with ingredients/flowchart for food prep, a box with tools/cable ties, power strips, extension cords, duck tape, safety pins, paper towels and spray cleaner, etc. I feel ya!
mp, so glad to hear from you even with your not so great life information.
I hope that your mother’s finance is someone that you enjoy.
How soon will your career turn around? Not soon enough!
RM, we are way behind you. I am not sure how the focus became on the outside of the
house but drainage both yard and under the house, pressure washing and staining the fence,
trimming the neighbors trees from our side, rebuilding steps on the hill and dealing with the furnace
functioning better. All happening this week and on.
It is all stuff that has been put off but the crazy thing is that most of this cannot be seen from
the house and not likely to have anyone even see it as we do not use this side yard.
H did get his suit and shoes and shirt so just a new tie left for him.
I am trying to lose weight, so far so good, and in about 3 weeks I will start the hunt for
myself.
Sorry about the workload, MP. I had a feeling that’s why we haven’t heard as much from you but it’s unfortunate that it is so overwhelming. I hear you with not having as much energy as a 20 something. Sending the good wishes to your S in his job search. I seem to remember that he is looking for a teaching job?
We are thrilled!