JLR and I were both off from work yesterday, off course, since we have government jobs, and yesterday was an official government holiday. And we took today off as well. I've been debating whether or not to take tomorrow off, too. I have a lot of work to get done, but I have a lot going on at home, too (see earlier post about house water issues).
Yesterday, JLR and I drove out to have lunch with Deals and her husband, her baby boy (now six months old! Happy Half Birthday, Little Dude!), and her brother. We haven't seen Deals in a long time, so even though we had to eat lunch at the grocery store (thanks, food allergies), it was great. We got caught up on what's been going on with Deals, the drama at her office, and people she and JLR both know but that JLR hasn't seen since law school. And there was snuggling with a little baby who is powerless to flee from my clutches, which was nice. Small children = boring unless they're saying something to embarrass their parents or using grown-up sounding phrases, which sound funny coming from little ones. (Example from my past: Me: L, what is your favorite kind of cheese? L: (with a pensive expression on her face) Um...I would have to say...Muenster.) But babies of a snuggly size and prone to making little gurgly noises = fantastic. Thanks for sharing the snuggles, Deals.
Today, we had lunch with our brother and our sort-of sister-in-law. "Sort of" because she and my brother aren't married, but they've been dating for years, so it feels like she's my sister-in-law. Her icky boss is out of town this week, and JLR and I have the day off from work, so it seemed like a good time for a daytime get-together. We thought it was going to be just the ladies, but then this morning our brother texted us, "Lunch at noon, right?" Um...sure, man. Come on along. Now we can't talk about you. Ha ha ha, I kid. Actually, I joke about him butting in, but really we were happy to see him. We don't see him often, since all three of us have busy work schedules, and because JLR and I don't like to leave the house more than we absolutely have to.
So despite the household issues, the past two days have been good! And the landlords called the water removal people, and we are now having giant, very noisy fans running in our house, which will be running for 3 or 4 days. But that's okay. We'll feed Wally upstairs so he doesn't have to come down to deal with it, and we'll just finish watching season one of 뱀파이어 검사 (Vampire Prosecutor; silly name, good show, despite the fact that it involves vampires) on the laptop upstairs. No problem.
I don't think I'm going to work tomorrow.
2 comments:
It was so much fun, and I still love the picture of you two as bridesmaid accountants in Korea. And I don't know why I always feel compelled to tell your sister about obscure people we have in common and a return trip to a parking garage where I once jumped her car seven or eight years ago. I am pretty much full of useless information and stories that no one really cares about, but I feel obligated to tell anyway.
I just wish you could have tried some figs. Even though I am fairly certain that neither of you would have liked them since JLR hated the Central Market fig newtons all those years ago! Sigh, maybe next year? Or maybe I could just buy you some figs? That works, too.
Hope you had a productive visit to the Korean grocery/karaoke combo in Carrollton!
I enjoy hearing about the obscure people y'all have in common! I can get the figs next year. Next year, we'll plan better. Or maybe the year after that.
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