Cycle of Life

Hey there.

Once again (third time since I’ve been back to school) I have a sore throat/allergy flare up going on, which sucks in general, but especially since I have parent teacher conferences tonight. I do have the weekend to look forward to, however…

W and I are staying in a swanky hotel (we stayed there for his birthday a couple of years ago) in Faneuil Hall Friday night. In lieu of my going to a game, which he was trying to orchestrate, I told him I’d rather spend the money on a hotel room and maybe dinner (that’s how much tickets to the games go for!). I appreciated his effort but let him know that I am perfectly content watching from my living room and would rather do a Boston splurge with that money. Well, after watching Hotwire like a hawk but not being successful, I ended up making a reservation for out in Needham—just in case. That was priced higher than I’d like for a fall back, really, but it was a back up plan. We’d figure it out. Then yesterday I went right on the hotel website and found a bed and breakfast package at our swanky spot (same one I did for his birthday) for the same price as the Needham hotel. Yay! I’m so excited. As much as I love the Back Bay, I do like to be down at Faneuil Hall on occasion too. We’ll go to Haymarket in the morning and lunch at our anniversary place (even though it’s not our anniversary) and have our Thanksgiving together early. I can’t wait.

Last night at my parents’ was good…although I am concerned about my nephew J and think he may have manorexia. He’s been running, with his distant father (seeking his approval I’m afraid) and he’s lost a bunch of weight and looks too thin. Meanwhile, his mother is all proud, carrying on about him bringing ryvyta and a slice of ginger for lunch. It makes me sad to see my family repeated in M’s…alcoholic parent (her), emotionally unavailable parent (V), eating disorder kid (J), and youngest kid with a weight problem internalizing it all (A). And on that note, I’ll get back to looking forward to the weekend…

Hope all is well. Looking forward to updates.

Love, Barb