Saturday, May 17, 2014
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Weekly Update: Four More Years and Counting
This is the necklace I wore when we went out to dinner. |
This week, Rob and I celebrated our fourth wedding
anniversary by going out to Red Lobster (I am not a fan but we were given a
gift card so there we went). We split an
appetizer then Rob had something with shrimp and lobster while I had
mussels. A little salty but not
inedible. We even ordered a dessert
which we didn’t finish and he ate more than I did because I wanted to go for some
frozen yogurt. I even brought my
rosewater with me and sprayed some of my yogurt with the rosewater. It was lovely. So delicious.
Such a good idea. I may start packing rosewater with me everywhere.
The rest of the week was a bit more hectic than usual. For one thing, there was a meeting at the
office on Monday and, even though I am an unpaid intern, I wanted to be
there. Some things were said that made
me feel more optimistic about things because, truth be told, the office is in a
chaotic state and there are a lot of unhappy people there right now. That optimism quickly withered, however, as
things seemed to almost immediately return to the status quo. I was also asked to come in on Friday so
instead of coming into the office only 3 days, I was there 4 days.
No makeup |
This sort of impinged on a commitment I had made to
proofread a manuscript but, in spite of the unanticipated changes to my
schedule, I managed to get halfway through.
My goal is to finish it before the 21st and, all things
considered, I think I should be okay. I
say this in spite of my knowing that this upcoming week has a few surprises in
store for me.
You see, last week there was the PTA meeting and, because the
kindergarten classes were performing, I had to be there. I wasn’t about to miss out on seeing Bibi in
all her glory. I think there will be
pictures but I have none at this point.
Monday there is an awards ceremony.
Then Tuesday there is a party at the school. The party overlaps with the dog training so I’ll
be going to the party with Erin while Rob and Joe and the dogs go to the
training. And I will go to the office
three mornings this week. And today is
Mother’s Day. See? Surprises in the upcoming week but I’m supposed
to be writing about last week.
I love how she crosses her paws. She does this a lot. |
Then there is Holly who seems to be full of surprises. Her diarrhea returned and now we know we
simply must change the dry food she is eating.
This led to a trip to the store to see what our choices are. Obviously, we wanted to find something with
less fiber than what we are already using.
We picked up a couple of new toys, with Holly specifically in mind because,
let’s face it, Snowdoll is simply not a toy-loving dog. And it looks like we may have her digestion
back on track. But how many times have I
said this only to be horribly surprised yet again?
As a result of her endless intestinal issues, my exercising
has fallen off track. She seems to like
to do her thing where I exercise which means that area of the carpet is typically
damp from being steam cleaned. One day I
had the misfortune of not timing my workout well and it wasn’t that the carpet
was damp but because I waited to start exercising too late and Holly, after
being taken outside twice already, just ran over and squatted down.
It’s hard not to take this a little personally.
And, truth be told, the biggest surprise for me from this
week is that I am so happily married and with this amazing man for fourteen
years. Nobody thought it would last and
there was a time when I ended things with very good reason. But life is full of second chances and I have
to say I’m glad I gave Rob a second chance.
The last four years have been amazing.
Who knows? Maybe we can make it
last another four more years!
Labels:
anniversary,
Bibi,
exercise,
Holly,
proofreading,
Rob,
work
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