It has been awhile

And as much as I enjoy writing, I was busy enough that it only mildly irritated me that I could not.  No internet.  I thought I would be able to when I went up to Washington (State)last weekend for my granddaughters' wedding but the internet at the hotel was as bad as the one at home on a decent wifi day--not good at all.  But I enjoyed every minute of my trip anyway, I'm good like that.

Things have gotten better all the way around, work is okay and I got "regular" employee status on Friday, early to my surprise, but my supervisor wanted to make sure I got paid for the holiday today so that was awesome.  He has warmed up to me :-)  It is hard not to in my humble opinion, some people just take longer than others.  Still never a kind compliment from Bev but she did finally open her present last week.  She seemed to enjoy most of it in her way.  Whatever, I was over it weeks ago.  She and Rich went away for the weekend and I was kind of glad about that since I have been fighting some bug for a week and just anted to take it easy and rest.  Which I have AND also I went out to play and had a really wonderful day Saturday.

It's gone so fast it is hard to back up and start from where I left off but the past couple of weekends have been so restorative on all levels so today I am feeling pretty good.  It didn't hurt that I bought and used my new netti pot last night so I got a really good night sleep.  My sinuses have been draining since the smoke cleared (everyone has been saying the same thing, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat) and it might be that we are now able to inhale the pollen that was smoke particles before.  Either way it was not pleasant coughing all night from post nasal drip and blowing my nose all day so that it was sore.  The netti pot cleared most of it out and I was able to breathe without dripping and with my mouth closed so I wasn't having to drink water all night for the dry mouth.

I drove up lat Thursday (8-23) to attend my granddaughters' wedding and it was a pleasant enough drive up until I hit Portland and wondered if the traffic was always that bad.  I made it through just fine but by the time I got to the hotel at 5 I was tired and starving and just wanted a meal and a bath then bed.  Which I did.  The next morning I was up early as always so I headed to the casino nearby, about a 10 minute drive away and did very well.  But then I had to go back to the hotel to get ready for the wedding, it was scheduled for Friday late afternoon (between 4:30 and 5) and I was the first to get there and got to spend a little time with Sis (the granddaughter getting married) and meet the parents and groom, who I enjoyed (them all) very mush.  Totally fell in love with the mom, she is so like me and we just had an instant connection.  More on Eva later.

From the wedding:

Me and my grandchildren:

I got to see my other grand kids (Kiyah and Brea) and meet all the great grand babies as well as meeting their aunties from their moms side of the famile.  I had heard so much about them over the years and it was nice to finally connect.  The wedding was simple and in the backyard of the parents' home and the food was homemade and wonderful.  Since the wedding didn't start until 6 after all and after eating and hearing the toasts I was going to head out (I was tired and had a full day planned with the grand kids the next morning) and when I got to the front of the house and started chatting with Eva and hung out there for another hour.  Someone brought Luna (Sis and hubby's baby--they were already married but never had a ceremony for the family) out and I held and loved on her for awhile while chatting with Eva.  I finally left around 8 so I could get back before dark since I was in new territory and out in the middle of nowhere and I made it back safely and had a hot bath before bed.

Saturday I woke up early, as usual, and figured I could get a little more casino time in since the kids wouldn't be picking me up until 8.  So I was at the casino by 5:30 and had another GREAT time there, they were more than kind to me, but it helped that I was just in alignment with what I was wanting and intending.  I had set my alarm for 7:30 to head back to the hotel to be ready for the kids and I was, at that time, winning on the houses money but I had to go.  By 8:25 there were no kids and no word from any of them so I called Sis and left a message then texted her and waited for a reply.  Eva texted and so I called her and we chatted for a bit and with no word from anyone else I decided to take off and play by myself.

So I went shopping, buying 16 new CD's to have tunes on the way home and a few other things that delighted me and having left my phone in the truck never did get the message that finally came.  They were wanting to change the time and the younger 2 had cancelled but i turned out that when I didn't get back to Sis, she and her hubby and kids took off to hang with her aunt who said I probably got mad and went home.  How stupid is that conclusion?  Rather negative I think but then I don't really care what they think of me so I just considered the source.  I finally connected on the phone with  Sis and said first of all I don't get mad, I just move on and with the bad communication it was just a missed opportunity but I went off to play and not waste the day sitting around waiting to hear something.

Heading back from shopping I called Eva and said I had not heard from the kids and she told me they went to her aunts to use the pool.  So I asked if she wanted to go to the casino with me for awhile.  And that is what we did.  I really enjoy her company and her energy and we had a nice time though neither of us won anything that evening.  The object was to have fun so in that we we both won but we didn't take the casino's money home which was okay for me, they had been really generous with me and I was set for awhile and was taking some of it home as it was.

This weekend, since we have a 3 day weekend I decided it was time to do some exploring so I had the intention of going to the coast on Saturday morning and over to Seven Feathers on Sunday and doing some reading and writing today.  I accomplished all f it but Friday night, after battling a bug all week I suddenly got the chills and felt light headed.  I headed for bed and hoped to feel better Saturday, which I did a bit so I took off for a leisurely drive over to the coast.  I had the best day ever, although I did start feeling crappy again around 5 pm and headed home.  But while I was over there I meandered through their cute shops and hit he beach and collected some driftwood which I am going to make a chime from, like a bamboo chime but driftwood instead of bamboo.  I was walking along the beach and hitting different pieces of wood against each other and enjoyed the sound.  I saw so much beauty that day:

I stopped to pee and played for a few minutes and won so I continued on my little adventure

A really cool chair outside the casino

Best paint job ever!

Brookings area in Oregon

It just made me smile, making tracks.....

I spent part of today organizing and putting about 400 pictures in an album from the picnic since people are wondering when they will see them.   I also cleaned my room and have been catching up on a book I have been reading as well as writing here.  It is back to work tomorrow but I am well rested and will likely turn in early tonight to make sure I am healthy as well as rested.  I do feel much better today and I am grateful for that, it isn't fun fighting illness when you are use to wellness.

So for now, you are mostly caught up and I am satisfied so until next time, stay blessed, be well and all my love <3