I've decided that next summer and fall, instead of keeping weekends open to schedule stuff later on, I'm going to specifically schedule nothing on some weekends just to have free time. I've felt as if the spring just melted into the summer which has just melted into the fall. I've realized we have something on the calendar already for every weekend through Thanksgiving. I thought the end of the summer was going to bring some time to just chill or be spontaneous... nope. I also realize and acknowledge that we choose to involve ourselves with a lot of activities and a lot of friends, which I wouldn't change. We may just need to re-prioritize a bit next year.
In the meantime, we have actually enjoyed the things we've been doing, despite being so occupied. This past Saturday was Liz and Kermit's wedding, which was very fun. I don't think I've ever been to such a short wedding service in my life! Hell, our wedding hadn't even gotten through the opening blessing in the time it took Parsons' officiant to finish the whole ceremony! It was beautiful, though-- gorgeous weather-- and a very fun reception. I have to say, the food for Liz's wedding was some of the best of all the one's we've been to this summer. Congratulations Parsons!
I've started back at Knightwind for the season, too. Wednesday nights we rehearse from 7:15 to 9:30. We're playing a great program this year, lead on the podium by our new director from Marquette. The music is pretty challenging-- I may even have to practice... (If you know me, practicing is essentially against my religion). I really enjoy this group, and have made some lifelong friends, despite there being such an age difference between me and them. I'm one of the youngest members of the group, but some of them have welcomed me (and Skip and Preston) with open arms and I feel like an integral part of the group, only after 2 1/2 seasons. I look forward to many more!
Skip and Halo of Dionysus are trucking along as well, despite some personnel changes and such that they've undergone. They have a show out in Madison next Friday night, so it should be interesting to see how that all pans out. I hope they're successful! Skip has taken up the bass, so we now have probably 6 guitars of various types in our house. That makes it 2 acoustic guitars, 2 or 3 electric, 1 bass, 3 amps, 1 tuba, 1 sousaphone, I think there's a mandolin in there somewhere, and maybe some harmonicas and other instrumental randomness. All we need is a partridge in a pear tree, and we're all set...
Oh yeah, and Preston is great, too :). He is at the point where he is cruising like crazy all over the house, and will even stand on his own for a few seconds-- until he realizes he's not holding onto anything, when he'll then sit down and crawl. He loves these days to play with Scotch, and I am so proud of my pup and how patient he is with the baby. Preston is the only person that Scotch will let play with his feet, which is a sign of ultimate tolerance for Scotch-- he hates having his feet touched. In turn, Preston has also learned to feed the dog... urgh. He will sit there in his high chair and hand pieces of his food to the damn dog, who will take them ever-so-gingerly if we're not watching. Little shit (the dog, that is...). Preston will also do that with some of his toys, which has really confused poor Scotch. He knows that Preston is an alpha to him, so he thinks it's okay to take things from him when he offers them. Too bad it's foam blocks and food that Scotch isn't supposed to have! We've got some work to do on this "sharing" concept...
In house news, the city took our huge pile of brush that we set out last weekend. I was afraid they wouldn't take it all, but they did. Great! Now I can put more out there for them to take!
Some pics:
Preston trying to escape
At the park swinging
A bit dangly...
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