Not unlike “A Heart Full of Love”.
In my head, I was going to back-blog like I have been doing, but as with so many other posts, I’ve given up on that notion and I am not just posting. And the reason for my lack of blogging? I’ve been social.
Ever since Rich came home, it’s been a pretty fun week. On Monday, there was the annual Ordonii Christmas Party. It seemed far more crowded than I remember. I was amused when Mr Thiele showed up and I addressed him as such. He insisted I not call him that, but I think it goes back to how we had been introduced; he was my science teacher and sometimes band director, after all. It was odd to see him again after ten years and on a somewhat social level. The party reminded me a bit of the one GrAl hosted, only I was less adventurous in that I did not really talk to that many “new” people. Although, I did finally and formally meet Erika Bromley; a co-worker of Chris’s many people tell me I know but don’t actually until that evening. (I’d been out of the country every other time she’s been at gatherings.)
I was a little surprised at when we all called it a night; it wasn’t long after midnight. We’d always hung about until at least 2 a.m. in the past. What has become of us?
Tuesday night was pretty mellow; I returned to the Halfway House to fix some blog problems and ended up hanging out. Rich and I ventured to Petco and PetSmart as I am still strongly considering buying a budgie. I also annoyed Rich by watching some of Grey’s Anatomy, a show I don’t actually follow but can sit through without wanting to gouge mine own eyes out. Again, the evening was very reminiscent of two summers ago when Rich and I could be found just hanging out in Chris and Mark’s basement regardless of if the Ordonii were even home. Heck, even when they are home, we’re all just kinda doing our own thing.
Wednesday was very similar to Tuesday in the hanging out-ness. Those of us who were inclined to enjoy breakfast indulged in such; then there was hanging out at the Settlement. I won two rounds of Rummikub, yet another game that had not been played in a long while; and there was even another pet store run. (I have yet to fall in love with any of the budgies.) Rich had a dinner thing with his family so I drove him back to Chris and Mark’s and then chilled there whilst people did their dinner things (I was to drive him back to the Settlement for more fun and games later in the evening — not to be confused with “Late in the Evening”, which is a good tune). It was on this day that I gave Glee a go — but more on that in a different post.
Upon our return to Mike’s, there were ships to be sunk and empires to be destroyed; although, I am hardly any good at playing Warcraft III, I do have fun with it. It was a late night there, too, which is something that has not been done in a while.
Now, I’ve always been pretty indifferent to New Year’s Eve; perhaps it’s because I don’t drink or because I’m not one for heavy partying. But this New Year’s Eve was pretty fantastic. We were back at the Halfway House, since Chris and Mark were kind enough to host us this year, and we ordered Yu’s, much like we had the year we toasted in 2005. Several games were played because that’s just how we roll (sort of pun intended), and a decent amount of alcohol was consumed. Heck, even I had a bit; although, if I understood Toni correctly, I had enough alcohol to maybe equal a shot.
Breakfast the next morning was at a place called Egg Harbor, a positively delightful breakfast place that now rivals Richard Walker’s for mine affection. I was a little surprised that people wanted to break our fast on New Year’s Day; my memory of working at Denny’s likened NYD to working a Sunday morning — I imagined it to be hella crowded. I was pleasantly surprised to find Egg Harbor busy, but not packed. I fell in love with their cinnamon swirl French toast and I sincerely hope we will be able to partake in its fare again soon.
And once again, we found ourselves back at the Halfway House. We finally broke out the Rock Band; it surprised me to no end that we hadn’t done so on NYE so it seemed we were going to make up for in on NYD. At least, until the afternoon or so. It was also at this time that the changing of the lodging took place; Rich was now to stay with Brad at his new pad.
The fun didn’t end there as Saturday night found us once again hanging out at the Settlement; and Sunday night Toni made some pretty tasty tacos! I even kidnapped me Da from Oak Park so that he could enjoy delicious, delicious tacos. I know what you’re thinking, just one post ago I was saying how I don’t really dig Mexican food. Well, this is truly an exception because I kid you not, I’ve been thinking about those tacos ever since. (I blame Toni.)
And finally, we find ourselves on Monday: Trivia Night at Emmett’s Tavern. Both our teams did pretty well coming in at first and second, so it was a pretty fab night. The final change of lodging took place as Rich’s final place of stay is now the Settlement. From where, we will set off in a misadventure to a strange and wonderful land called “Arkansas”. I certainly look forward to it, although, we may finally and truly encounter some mountain men. If so, I get to live. I’ve already lobbied for the position and dammit, I’m gonna live!
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