Change of Pace

Hey, A.

I decided to stop and visit my mom this afternoon after school, and was pleasantly surprised that L was there with C (he gets cuter by the day!), as was my Dad. I didn't stay very long, but I did visit...and now I won't feel so bad that I'll be AWOL till Sunday.

Last night I did nothing but go to bed early after my late dinner, so now I feel in the weeds. I can't believe I'm actually taking the time to sit and write and--shocker--have a cocktail. lol (And you have not heard me once wonder if I have a drinking problem!) I guess I just need to sit and regroup and relax before I get busy doing what needs to get done, which honestly isn't that much--given the squalor I used to live in, in that God awful, sticky-with-nicotine tiny place. Cleaning here is quick and easy, but I guess I just like things to be perfect. Maybe my need to relax comes more from the day I had at school.

Last period of the day I have a mix of 23 freshmen and sophomores. They are "Level 1" students but they are so immature and talkative they behave more like 5th graders at a Hannah Montana concert than they do accelerated students. I told them today that I am actually embarrassed for them that they are so talkative and don't understand how ill-behaved they are. An hour with them at the end of the day makes me thankful that I don't have children. Prior to that hour I had my other stressful class. Just before that, during my free period, I realized I was on the verge of overdrawing an account, so I had to drive in the rain to the credit union and deposit some cash from my Boston stash :( to stop that from happening. That is to say, it wasn't a great day.

So now I just want it to be 2 o'clock tomorrow. Even though I won't have as much money to spend as I had hoped, I will be happy to be away from school. It will feel so decadent to wake up late on Friday and drink mimosas before heading out to Boylston and Newbury and (window) shop.

W and I have a low budget weekend planned, and I'm fine with that. Just me and my big piece of chocolate cake! I have 2 movies from Netflix, eggs and bacon and Prosecco in the fridge, shrimp and bagels and burgers and steak 'ums in the freezer, and a stocked liquor cabinet. We'll be just fine.

If you don't hear from me for a few days, don't worry. It's because I'm having fun!

It was good to read from you and sit there at the concert with you. I, like you, would have teared up at Silent Night too.

Love you. Have a good weekend.
Barb