Staying put

So far my first week of vacation has been exhausting. Fun, but exhausting.

As of 3:01pm on Monday July 26 I was on vacation!

Tuesday morning, 6:55am my phone rings: "I'm on my way over"
"You're what?"
"Pick me up in an hour at the bus stop"
"ok"

The boy. He was coming over. I knew he was coming over, just not that early. He reasoning was he had to be to work at 12:00 so if he came over earlier that gave us more time. I like the way he thinks. We didn't do much beyond cuddle up in bed and attempt to go back to sleep. That didn't happen.

And then his phone rang.

"don't you dare answer it"

He didn't have to, we both knew who it was.

Work.

And our time got cut short. Instead of dumping him off at the bus stop I drove him over to work so at elast we'd have a few more minutes together. I wasn't happy. He knew I wasn't happy. However I understood. He, like me, would have felt guilty ignoring the phone knowing it was working needing him in early. So now he owes me for the lost time from Tuesday.

Tuesday afternoon I hit the highway for the northern end of the province. I was getting together with a friend I met when I was living in Alberta. A friend I hadn't seen since I moved back over 3 years ago. She's originally from NS as well. She's been home a few times, we just were never able to coordinate a get together.

It was fun. Her family is hilariously dysfunctional! They're good people, just a little crazy! We drove around, saw some sights (I had never been to that area before), hung out at the beach and consumed wine. Lots of it.

The next day I made my way back to the city. I was going to stay another night but I had too much stuff to get ready for the weekend that I decided it would be best for me to come back earlier. I spent two nights at home then I was on the road again.

This time to the southern end of the province to my parents' house.

I landed there early afternoon on Friday. Didn't do much of anything beyond sit by the pool.

Saturday morning was filled with running errands in prep for my sister in-law's baby shower that afternoon. There were balloons to pick up, a huge cake to collect and just random odds and ends to do.

By 2:00 the house was filled with shower goers. It was a good time. The games went over fairly well, though I still hate the darn things. Presents were open and much food was consumed. It was a good time.

We had a few stragglers hang behind after most had left in favor of hitting the pool. It was a good time. My 3 year old niece can swim like a fish. She's a little hesitant to get in at first, but once she's in there's no stopping her!

I was originally planning on coming home on Monday, however my little brother whined and wanted me to stay home and I found out a friend of mine was home from England visiting her parents so I stayed another night to appease him and to get to see her.

My time at home was fun: much wine and beer were consumed and much of momma's good food was eaten. I'm exhausted now. And am looking forward to staying put for the last 5 days of my vacation.

I stopped at ON on my way home when I hit the city: they had jeans on sale for $19 so had to go buy as many pairs as I could for my brother for back to school. And I bought myself a dress. A sun dress. The boy put in a request to see me in a dress so I had to go find something. I have one or two dresses hanging in my closet but they're not just-threw-this-on-before-I-ran-out-the-door dresses. Its cute. I like it. We'll see if I actually wear it.