I've got a humdinger of a weekend planned and I'm about 2 weeks overdue on a nap that I just can't find even 20 minutes for.
Tonight was the annual Rotary Silent & Live Auction dinner. Mark Sr. received a special lifetime acheivement recognition and a Congressional Commendation for his 30 yrs of service (in which, wherever he has been in the country or the world, he has NEVER missed a meeting!) so Jan really wanted the whole family present- including Jordan and Jake. Bad idea. Jake behaved fine- other than a minor panic attack which included whacking me in terror when the auctioneer asked him to come up front to pick a raffle ticket for one of the items. The problem for Jake (and by transitive property, me) was that it was a sit down dinner- clearly an adults-only gig (he was the ONLY kid) and when, at 9pm, they finally sat the dinner in front of him...well, it didn't even look appetizing to adults. The sauce drenching the potatoes appeared to be pure egg yolks and the rest of the plate was sauteed beets and onions over chicken, drenched in another icky-looking sauce. Nothing even remotely edible.
By the time we were driving home, it was 10:30, and as it had been lessons-at-home day (first I teach voice, then he takes piano) he had never had an after school snack so we're talking a 7yr old boy with a severe blood-sugar crash, combined with exhaustion and carsickness (the country club is on a wind-y and hilly road). Not pretty. I can only pray he isn't a complete wreck at school tomorrow. Thank goodness it's Friday!
Well, the gala tonight just kicked off the weekend because tomorrow as soon as I get off work I'm headed to Lutheran High to help set up for their annual gala dinner and auction which is on Saturday. [ I'm trying to type viewing the screen between Snax's ears and it's not working very well ]
Saturday is attending the event (formal dress, ugh...I'm just so not into dressing up anymore) and helping work the auction.
Sunday morning, no sleeping in as I have to be there an hour early for sound check/rehearsal since I'm helping lead worship.
Sunday evening is a concert (Stephen Schwartz) to which we have invited the Dean of Vanguard as our geust for the evening.
It might actually be just too much OC pomp and circumstance for one weekend. I might actually OD on glad-handing and making nice. So...if you hear any news stories about an OC woman found dazed and wandering the streets in an evening dress, muttering senselessly "nice to meet you...so good to see you again...how wonderful...that sounds fascinating...nice to meet you...you look fabulous..." - it's me. You'll know what happened.
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So...... what do you do in your spare time??????
A new storm is at the coast and it is suppose to rain from 1 to 2 inches with 1 inch in the valley.
Haha, poor Heidi the OC Queen. *g* I'm happy to report that the only evening dress I own has never been worn. I don't mind admiring it from afar.
My weekend? A 9 a.m. football game, and that's it. Want to fly north? Pack pj's 'cuz that's all you'll need.
#1 - I'm sure Jacob (oops JC) was pleased to see his beloved Grandad honored - but next time take a Costco hotdog, or a lunch pack snuck into your evening purse for his nourishment, and inform the MC that JC does not want to be EVER in the spotlight. Poor Kid.
#2 Send that rain right down here!! We are hungry for it. It was 89 degrees here on Wed. With no sea breeze, so no air conditioning of any kind. (Over 100 on the patio) I refused to enter the kitchen til 9:30pm to wash Mont's thermos. Nati's was nice. Our bedroom wall felt like a heater was behind it. Today is better - glad for gray.
You sure you want us there next Sat??
Heidi, Windy wants you to know that you're the only in the family with the wardrobe or the social skills to remotely handle that kind of a schedule.
Best of luck.
Windy wants you to fly here the weekend of Nov. 14th to see the opera with her (M. Butterfly).
She's serious.
WELL, HB, now retirement IS sounding better ALL the time! ;-) Your definitely(!) overloaded weekend is how it feels to me during a busy Friday night at the front desk in "the busy season" & YES, it has lost it's "lustre" for me too...
I am more then happy to "announce" that I have but 3 more weeks till I'm DONE! Repeat guests have with but 1 exception, all been happy for me! Yes, I WILL miss the "perks" & many of the assorted interesting & generous spirited "regulars", however.
Hangeth in there - you're doing a marvelous job & well, I can agree with you that the that dinner fare truly sounded AWFUL!!! mc
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