Monday, November 28, 2005

Rain, rain go away

It's Monday again, but that's okay. I'm feeling really good today - surprising since I didn't get much sleep last night in my sauna of an apartment. The weekend was a great one and my family has expanded again. I've been adopted by Tosa's inlaw's. Her father-in-law is a joker and Harley kept telling him to stop bugging me, but I knew it was just because he liked me and I had no problem with it. Her mother-in-law confirmed it Sunday morning by telling me that they thought of me as a daughter and I was welcome to visit them down in southern Indiana any time, and not just when Tosa & Harley went to visit.

Wednesday night was spent watching movies and just hanging out at home. Thursday was the cookie debacle, followed by the movie Crash - which was amazing! - and then turkey dinner at my cousins house. Most of that evening was spent holding Ben, my 4 week old 3rd cousin (or is it 2nd cousin, once removed?) who is absolutely adorable and sweet as can be. And not once during the evening did my biological clock start ticking, which leads me to believe that I will choose not to have any children of my own. I think my only children will end up being dogs when I finally get a house of my own, since I spent a lot of time cuddling with Onyx while I was with Tosa and enjoyed that more than holding Ben. That may seem weird to some of you, but for as long as I can remember, I've always said that I never wanted children. I would get a dog now but I would have to move, get a job with normal hours and somehow manage to take care of something other than myself, which is not really possible right now. I have a hard enough time taking care of me right now, but one day it will happen.

Friday I drove up to Wisconsin for the last wedding event for Tosa & Harley. It was time for their church wedding, and only a select few were able to attend - Tosa & Harley, Harley's parents, Tosa's Mom and me. We all arrived Friday and it was the first time this season I've had to drive through snow. It wasn't too bad, but it was a bit of a pain. Saturday was the wedding and it was warm and sunny, and the snow gave it a nice touch. The service was very intimate, included just the 6 of us, and only the moms were not in the wedding party so they became the photographers for the event. The church was beautiful, but it felt very strange being in one again. It has been a very long time, but I still remember all the words to the prayers that were said. I guess the brainwashing was somewhat effective.

After the service, we headed back to the house to prepare the turkey and it was delicious! There was so much food and I must have gained 10 pounds that night. There was turkey and stuffing, mashed potatoes and green beans, salad and butternut squash soup, mac & cheese, cranberries and gravy. Then came the pumpkin pie and pecan pie with ice cider for dessert. Unbelievable! Tosa & Harley are both great cooks so I was spoiled rotten and the leftovers will probably last a while. I managed to escape with less than they wanted to give, but I still have plenty. I will be having turkey sandwiches all week and I'm looking forward to it!

Sunday I left for home around 9am so that I could be back in time to see Doc for brunch, which unfortunately never happened. We had been playing phone tag all weekend, but I never heard back from her on Sunday so that we could meet. It made me sad that I wouldn't see her but it gave me a chance to do things around the house so my day wasn't a complete waste.

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