One of those days where I got a lot accomplished, but feel like I didn’t.
I did get to have a good online chat with Sherilyn. I miss her a lot. I’ve been thinking a lot about our wedding (she was a bridesmaid) and how wonderful it was. I can’t say there’s much I’d do differently. A better photographer, I’d lose weight (we were both working 70 hours a week and eating bad bad food)and and I’d videotape it. Maybe we can have a big to do for our tenth (we’re at six now 🙂 and video tape THAT.
I wonder if the bridesmaids still have their dresses. They were very cool. Spooky victorian.
In preperation for having a lot of people over here eating —and this year I want to add hors d’oeuveres and special cocktails. Coffee and Tea afterwards too. Last year at Christmas, (on Thanksgiving we cooked and brought it to my Mom’s) I did really well on the food, dessert and stuff but I’d like to make it more of a production. I really enjoy the preperation for the entertaining and actually really like dinner parties. The parties themselves are a little hard, just because it’s hard for me to pay attention or focus when there are more than about 8 people around. It’s also hard to hear, and eventually I’ll get tested about that.
ANYway…I want to have out all the nice wine glasses and dishes and all that. And make some foofy appetizers. I’m not sure how I came about this domestic bent, since it really doesn’t run in my immediate family. My mother HATES anything domestic as far as I can tell. My sister is good at all that, but it isn’t her thing. I’m somewhat disturbed at times that it is mine, but it’s also a source of accomplishment, good feeling(in terms of nurturing others) and joy, yes actual joy.
Today I cleaned the fridge and pantry and that bloomed into rearranging the food shelves and cleaning those. Then my desk. Then the Dining room. Then the Laundry room. Then the cubbies and the hall closet. It was insane. But by the time folks come over on Thursday everything will be where it should be optimally. OCD, me? Perish the thought. Hey, we’ve only lived in the house a year, it takes re-arranging to find the best place for all the stuff. And to clear out the stuff we don’t need. I’m big into that. I’ve been doing that clothing wise, toy wise and memento wise. It’s much much harder with books. MUCH harder. I did a big purge before we moved, but we’ve grown out of our bookcases again. About another bookcase full. Oops. Well, reading is our hobbiy and main form of entertainment.
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As I said, a lot of nothing, but not for when I look back to see how I’ve done in six months or a year.
And all of this blather has the most to do with the absolute fact that we didn’t make a baby this month.
