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| Sat, 08-09-2008 - 10:15am |
Everyone sleeping in this morning, already busy and hard at work or taking a Saturday fun day? Hope everything is OK with our head Princess!
Susan

Good Morning to all of you,
Personally I'm running on empty this morning. Work was an absolute horror. I did manage to get out about 45 minutes early but it was basically because my boss threw me out the door. I truly felt when I left there yesterday that I shouldn't be taking this vacation week. I left so much undone and the piles will be left and will grow over the next week. I came home in a frenzy and of course DH is pretty much ready to head out the door. He wasn't pushing me but kept asking if we could leave by 5. He truly doesn't realize the time and effort of the whole panty hose, power panty thing and the rest of the getting ready. About the time we were ready to leave we had a torrential downpour and after it had been raining about 10 minutes I realized I had left the passenger side window down in my car. Fortunately the rain was coming down in the opposite way so the seat wasn't rain soaked. I ended up driving and we'll just say I don't mind driving except the passenger side of the car (DH) kept turning the a/c off-I kept turning it on, I have the radio or cd player on, he turns it off. Traffic was at a standstill and not sure whether he would make it on time. As it turns out it really didn't matter. We stood around for about an hour while there were some hor d'erves being offered and then they they had their wedding ceremony under a tent. Meanwhile right behind the tent we're on a golf course and some other kind of golf outing going on with a lot of very distracting noise. Dinner was a buffet and food was OK although they didn't seem to have enough and didn't have new trays available when the other ones were running on empty. Water pitchers were never refilled and when they brought out tiered plates of fresh fruit and pastry they hadn't put out plates to put anything on until about 15 minutes later. It turns out the bridesmaids dresses are the same ones that DD will have for hers and DD had the idea of using hydrangea in glass bowls for her centerpieces and that's exactly what they had. The square bowls of the hydrangeas were set on a mirror with tea lights-very pretty. We sat at a table with DH's former coworkers including one of the former owners. I thought it rather uncomfortable sitting with a guy who less than 6 months ago put a whole bunch of guys that had worked for him for more than 30 years out of jobs. DH had always put the guy on a pedastal and even after the whole disaster maintained his feelings for the guy until some information got around about things that dropped that whole pedastal crashing down. I personally never really liked the guy-he did nice things for people but I never really had the feeling that he did those things for the person but rather to inflate his own ego. I could be totally wrong-but just my own personal feelings. DH is still really struggling with moving on from the past and still not moving on in the future. As Nancy said yesterday it's so much easier to be negative than to struggle with being positive. I can understand DH's frustrations and his being deeply hurt by what happened and I know there's not much I can say or do to make it better and I know you can't tell people it's time to move on since everyone has to deal with it in their own way. But he just keeps rehashing the same things over and over and over and sometimes it's just difficult to listen to. He definitely didn't come back from this wedding with the same enthusiasm as he went with. I sort of knew it was going to be this way. Being with guys he enjoyed working with and now doesn't, being with a guy that put him out of a job and being a person that doesn't deal with the whole situation very well didn't leave him in a very good mood!
Anyway, I'm moving in slow motion. DD in MA called first thing this morning and I was on the phone with her for quite awhile and then other DD called and I was yacking with her and it's now almost 11. I'm still in my jammies, I have errands to run, a filthy weekend house with debris pretty much everywhere and just me, myself and I-ok and otto but he doesn't do housework and absolutely no desire to do much of anything. I get so overwhelmed with things around here and the wonder women cloak does lay heavy some days. I get so guilty when I just don't want to do anything especially after the work week from H*** and thinking about everything that I should do including outside stuff. Too much to do and to little time. I had found a fun course to take at the community college in the fall but wondering how I'm going to fit that into a schedule. Sorry, I'm rambling-that's what happens when I'm tired and feeling overwhelmed.
I guess what I should do is at least get dressed and get my errands done and see what else I can fit into the day. I think DD has at least part of my week off planned with some type of adventures. I had adventures last vacation with other DD so I have to make sure I give quality time to the other-wouldn't want to be accused of being biased!
Hope you all enjoy a superb Saturday!
Susan
Good morning Susan and everyone else. Thanks for the start up
Miss P
Not sure if you enjoyed the wedding or not Susan.
Deb/MN
Good morning, Susan.
"Make Choices that bring you joy" cl-Patty
I'm not I did sure either! I think it was just a combination of having a really rough day at work to rush home to get ready to get back in the car for something where we didn't even know the bride and groom. It was just strange.
I did enjoy talking to the former parts/manager and his wife. I've always liked his wife and it's easy to keep up a conversation with her. The other two couples at the table are good company as well. I just felt very uncomfortable having the former boss there. It was just kind of weird feeling kind of situation and I guess after 32 years of marriage I can sort of read DH's mind!
Yes, DD is still thinking as far as the flowers go and she really hasn't gone to look at anything. DD has been to several weddings where they've used roses and before the day even gets started the flowers have begun to wilt. The hydrangeas don't wilt and they were very simple and elegant and that's the looks she's going for.
Susan
Edited 8/9/2008 12:54 pm ET by bnl7953
I'm still contemplating. I'm really trying to be very conservative when it comes to the budget and hesitant about spending money that really doesn't have to be spent. It's really not all that expensive when you figure out what it is per session. One is a yoga class and one is a beginner crocheting class. I've had 3 people try to teach me to crochet and wonder if it's just something that I really truly can't do. It's like a challenge to see if someone really finally teach me!
Susan
Both classes sound great!
"Make Choices that bring you joy" cl-Patty
Susan...I whole-heartedly recommend the yoga class.
Lori