Society for the Preservation of My Sanity

The graduation went well. It wasn't as long as I thought it might be, but even though Karen went early to "save seats", we were still in the nosebleed section...THREE ROWS FROM THE TOP!!! It was in the high school gymnasium, so the seating wasn't that comfortable, either. And it's really amazing how differently you view bleachers after the age of 18. After that age, they cease to be the moderately uncomfortable seating you endure so as to not have math class, or maybe the dark place naughty people retreat to so as to miss lots of classes...after that they become wooden staircase-like seats of death!

The first thing I did was lose my purse over the edge of the seat (thankfully, it was too big to actually go down in the bleachers) and dumped my water bottle out. I was terrified that more than that had fallen out...and it may have, but the main thing that worried me was my pain prescription, which I found in its place, so I forgot about whatever else might have fallen.

So anyhow, Karen went on and on about how much she appreciated Corey and I coming to sit with her. I think she was so afraid that her almost-ex would show up with his live-in or his family from TN or something, and she'd be alone. Anyhow, we did spot him. He was alone. I hadn't seen him for over two years, before the actual breakup even started. He has avoided me like the plague ever since he knew that it was me who took Karen to the police station to swear out a restraining order against him. Anyhow, the whole thing was without incident. *whew*

Got to work some on the rest of the wedding pix. I think there are like 12 or so left to go. YAY! Depending upon how much work each one needs, I may be done with them very, very, very soon....or not. *sigh* Like I said...it all depends. I hope to get to work on them tomorrow.

Today? Well, today I'm getting ready for a mondo cookout! And I was totally unaware that I was going to be throwing a mondo cookout til this morning!! That's kinda the way we do things around here. Spontaneously. Sometimes it's not such a good thing, but today, it's all good.

Ya see, the Linda crew were coming already so we were planning on having a semi-mondo cookout anyhows, then we thought, Well heck! Why not invite the grands to come too? Usually they're all working or with my parents, they're so odd about stuff like that, they won't come, but wonder of wonders...Tommy called his mom and she was off work and immediately agreed to come. So I said, "Now, call my mom since you're on a roll and all..." And wouldn't you know it? She accepted right off the bat!! Said she'd call Daddy to make sure he came in from work on time! W-O-W!!! That's just amazing! Sooooo, then I called my sis. She's been a bit under the weather...and this would be her first day back to work since Thursday. She said both of them would be working til 7pm. I told her we probably wouldn't be ready to eat til 6pm or so anyway so just come on up when they got off. She said they would! ??!!?? Woah!

Now Corey is calling his pals. LOL! Waiting for some of them to wake up, actually. He called his graduate pal, but Karen said she thought he had to work (she wasn't sure) but she would come over. He left a message with his other buddy-pie to invite her and her family, so that may be four more folkses.

GAH! We're having a shindig folks! Now yun's KNOW I'm feeling better!

That said, my MeSiN isn't working. GRRR! So lemme say to anyone who may be headed this way (because of course, you are all invited to my house at 5pm today!) BRING CHAIRS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!

I gotta git! Lots to do! LOTS TO DO!

Have a lovely and blessed memorial day. (tomorrow I'll be going to put flowers on the graves of Papaw, great aunt Lida, Mayme and (gramma) Mom) *sniffle*

~hugs~