GK's visit, Part 1

GK picked me up Friday afternoon and we went to Bryan's memorial picnic. It was pleasant. (I should say that my morning was less so: I got a new battery, but it was an ordeal.) The weather was overcast, but not raining. Humid, but there was a breeze.

Not a huge turnout; There was GK, her hubby and their two boys, Doc, his wife and their two girls, NJ (Bryan's widow), their two boys and one girl, and a few peripheral friends. There was more than enough food, a good soundtrack going in the background, and GK had a bunch of family photos as conversation starters.

It lasted for several hours, after which time GK and I both elected NOT to go to the reunion. Neither of us cared to go hang around a bar (especially after the free drinks rumor was quashed), so we went back to their motel on the beach and everybody got into the pool. (Well, me and GK's and Doc's bunch.)

Floating on my back, watching the sky go from teal to indigo to black was the high point of my weekend. I wore the Goodwill swimsuit, which fit and looked good---I will try to get a pic up, although the one GK got wasn't optimal.

I ended up crashing on their couch over the weekend. Not a pullout, just a basic barely six-foot long couch with a pillow. Hey, a/c and wifi for the win! Also, GK gifted me something I'd mentioned wanting, a southwestern-style woven blanket. It's brightly colered and just the right length for me to snuggle under!

Saw Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter on Saturday afternoon and Brave Sunday morning. Liked 'em both. Considerable suspension of disbelief required for the former, but it was still entertaining. The later was charming; I now desperately want a wee stuffed Angus!

Sunday afternoon, GK got in a bit of thrifting at MI Goodwill. This was her first trip to the new location, and she was mightily underwhelmed. I got a giant ceramic mug of a style I like for soup and such. Then we met CF at New Century Chinese Buffet. She and I and GK and NJ all had a great time.

Currently, GK and BlueRoses are in Savannah, visiting a home-bound friend. There's more to tell, but it's late. I'm tired, and I'm looking forward to being in my own bed.

More later....

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GK's visit, Part 1

GK picked me up Friday afternoon and we went to Bryan's memorial picnic. It was pleasant. (I should say that my morning was less so: I got a new battery, but it was an ordeal.) The weather was overcast, but not raining. Humid, but there was a breeze.

Not a huge turnout; There was GK, her hubby and their two boys, Doc, his wife and their two girls, NJ (Bryan's widow), their two boys and one girl, and a few peripheral friends. There was more than enough food, a good soundtrack going in the background, and GK had a bunch of family photos as conversation starters.

It lasted for several hours, after which time GK and I both elected NOT to go to the reunion. Neither of us cared to go hang around a bar (especially after the free drinks rumor was quashed), so we went back to their motel on the beach and everybody got into the pool. (Well, me and GK's and Doc's bunch.)

Floating on my back, watching the sky go from teal to indigo to black was the high point of my weekend. I wore the Goodwill swimsuit, which fit and looked good---I will try to get a pic up, although the one GK got wasn't optimal.

I ended up crashing on their couch over the weekend. Not a pullout, just a basic barely six-foot long couch with a pillow. Hey, a/c and wifi for the win! Also, GK gifted me something I'd mentioned wanting, a southwestern-style woven blanket. It's brightly colered and just the right length for me to snuggle under!

Saw Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter on Saturday afternoon and Brave Sunday morning. Liked 'em both. Considerable suspension of disbelief required for the former, but it was still entertaining. The later was charming; I now desperately want a wee stuffed Angus!

Sunday afternoon, GK got in a bit of thrifting at MI Goodwill. This was her first trip to the new location, and she was mightily underwhelmed. I got a giant ceramic mug of a style I like for soup and such. Then we met CF at New Century Chinese Buffet. She and I and GK and NJ all had a great time.

Currently, GK and BlueRoses are in Savannah, visiting a home-bound friend. There's more to tell, but it's late. I'm tired, and I'm looking forward to being in my own bed.

More later....

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GK's visit, Part 2

Things got messy, literally, when we went over to NJ's after the Chinese buffet. Now, I make no bones about being a terrible housekeeper; I own it. But I could *hear* Kat rolling over in her grave as I looked around what used to be her house. It was filthy---and it takes A LOT to gross me out.

GK was even more appalled, after fighting her way through a sea of cockroaches to reach the toilet. She went back later, after NJ was off to her 3rd-shift job, and was there til dawn purging. GK says the place is call-child-protective-services bad, even after her efforts, because it's so buggy. It needs a professional exterminator and the services of a plumber and new drywall where the old has rotted out. It's BAD.

NJ was not pleased; apparently some papers were thrown away indiscriminately, but hopefully she'll get over it. She's been lathered up about how Bryan was supposed to be the house-husband since he wasn't working, and he didn't DO anything, blah, blah, blah---okay, we get it, honey---but you've still got kids at home, and that's not healthy.

I know my place is an unholy mess, but at least it's NOT buggy. (And no kids!!!) Thanks to GK bringing over what stuff her family didn't consume---they were in an efficiency suite with full cooking amenities---I cleared out my fridge yesterday morning. First time in ages! Not full-on scrub-from-top-to-bottom clean, but I extracted the green cheese and science projects and the like so that there's actually room for fresh stuff. Yay, fridge!

GK is returning here tonight after she gets back from Savannah, and she's promised to shuttle my cans to the recycling center in her big rental car before she goes to the airport tomorrow afternoon. Yay, cans! She's also going to help me hang my living room curtains, yay, curtains! Maybe even some of that tailoring we were talking about.... *crosses fingers*

I feel as if I've left things out...it can't be too important...now I'm going to go fix breakfast, then I'm going to start excavating cans in my bedroom, which I expect will take me all afternoon. I've already gotten two bagsful from my office.

TTFN.

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GK's visit, Part 2

Things got messy, literally, when we went over to NJ's after the Chinese buffet. Now, I make no bones about being a terrible housekeeper; I own it. But I could *hear* Kat rolling over in her grave as I looked around what used to be her house. It was filthy---and it takes A LOT to gross me out.

GK was even more appalled, after fighting her way through a sea of cockroaches to reach the toilet. She went back later, after NJ was off to her 3rd-shift job, and was there til dawn purging. GK says the place is call-child-protective-services bad, even after her efforts, because it's so buggy. It needs a professional exterminator and the services of a plumber and new drywall where the old has rotted out. It's BAD.

NJ was not pleased; apparently some papers were thrown away indiscriminately, but hopefully she'll get over it. She's been lathered up about how Bryan was supposed to be the house-husband since he wasn't working, and he didn't DO anything, blah, blah, blah---okay, we get it, honey---but you've still got kids at home, and that's not healthy.

I know my place is an unholy mess, but at least it's NOT buggy. (And no kids!!!) Thanks to GK bringing over what stuff her family didn't consume---they were in an efficiency suite with full cooking amenities---I cleared out my fridge yesterday morning. First time in ages! Not full-on scrub-from-top-to-bottom clean, but I extracted the green cheese and science projects and the like so that there's actually room for fresh stuff. Yay, fridge!

GK is returning here tonight after she gets back from Savannah, and she's promised to shuttle my cans to the recycling center in her big rental car before she goes to the airport tomorrow afternoon. Yay, cans! She's also going to help me hang my living room curtains, yay, curtains! Maybe even some of that tailoring we were talking about.... *crosses fingers*

I feel as if I've left things out...it can't be too important...now I'm going to go fix breakfast, then I'm going to start excavating cans in my bedroom, which I expect will take me all afternoon. I've already gotten two bagsful from my office.

TTFN.

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