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Wedding Woes

Monday

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edited July 2024 in Wedding Woes
And what a weekend it was! I’m not going to make it a political post, but Sunday’s news didn’t surprise me because it was leaked on Friday it was going to be announced.  And that’s all I’m going to say about that.
Saturday was a lot of fun.  My friends and I went to a museum and antique mall.  One booth had a 75% off sale and I purchased a beautiful marble coffee table for $40.  However, the base was a planter barrel so I wanted a new base, which just brought it back up to the original price. BUT a much prettier table as the end result plus a bonus plant holder on the side.  Even though I’m not the greatest with plants.
Sunday I woke up and my friend and I went on a great 1.5 hr hike.  We got to catch up and had a great time with good cloudy overcast weather. THEN the sun came out.  Almost like it was waiting on me to finish. I also renewed my amc A-list membership because I miss it, and saw a movie.  I got my nails done and usually I do a round shape with sport length but this time I got almond shape and because of that, a bit longer and it’s making typing kinda difficult.  I’m not used to this length but I love them.  I feel like a vampire since they’re blood red.  Lol. I’m also not used to the new length because I have two pots of make up that I stick my finger in to get product out (I always wash my hands before putting make up on) and I had to buy special make up spatulas to use!

Re: Monday

  • I'm happy about the end result and beyond angry about how the Party got here.  Still not sure that the nominatinon is secure and honestly the next 4 months are going to be very hard for me mentally.

    It was an okay weekend.  Saturday I did a deep clean in my main living areas.  I'm trying to get a new cleaning schedule for myself that doesn't involve deep cleaning my entire 1650 square foot apartment every weekend.  Especially since it's just me and one cat.  The OCD flare up was real on Saturday, but I made it through.  Hopefully this will start to lessen as I get used to the schedule and a few choices I've put in place.  Sunday was batch cooking that I did alright at and just chilling.

    Going to see my Mom today after work.  Have 2 movies this week and still need to see Inside Out 2.
  • We had a very low-key weekend.  Caught up on a lot of sleep and TV.  Today I had planned PTO so we could go to IKEA and other places in the cities.  DH was ill in the night so we have delayed that.  I'm working and hoping to take off tomorrow.  Cleaning service comes on Wednesday - yay!

    I have a hair cut and mani/pedi tomorrow night. Meeting friends for dinner Wednesday night and a visitation/memorial service on Thursday evening.  Busy week for us!

    My new file cabinets arrived on Friday and the new desks are scheduled for this week.  I hope to be home when they are delivered so they can go straight into the garage.  Not sure I'd be able to move the boxes if they are left by the front door.

    Happy Monday!
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  • I was out shopping with SIL and youngest niece yesterday when the news dropped.  We chatted about it lightly, but none of us had the appetite to go deep on any of it. 

    The boys were at the track for the Brickyard 400 with friends and family.  When the guys got home, DH's friend, who's very wacky in all ways, very online, and is definitely *out there* politically (everything is a conspiracy, and it's been that way well before 2016), was here and I was just like, "Yeah, no...we're not talking about this. I had a nice day shopping and I don't want to ruin my mood after a lovely day despite the world around us."  I'm not talking to you if facts don't matter.  Sorrynotsorry. 

    Anyway, shopping was successful.  We got a ton of stuff for my niece's new apartment at school.  SIL bought most of it, but I chipped in on a few things.  Plus, I got a pretty new comforter set.  I'd been looking to refresh our bedding and it was cute and priced right.  

    Plus I had a good shopping day on Friday on my half-day.  I found new shorts (KanCan jeans are quickly becoming new faves for me) and jeans, plus a really cute new top and the coziest sweatshirt (currently wearing).  I got some nice slip-on sneakers that will be a great summer to fall transition shoe. 

    Saturday, we met some friends for brunch and did a Costco run.  

    Anyway, I'm with @VarunaTT on the "this is going to ruin the tour...the world tour" regarding my mental health over the next few months.  The desire to be informed and the desire to shut out the 'noise' are definitely at war with one another in my head.  Twitter is such a flaming trash heap, but I want to touch the fire all of the time.  LOL

    Ohh and if you were watching Love Island (god I'm sad it's over), I totally called the final 2 and the winners.  I'm happy about that.  ;) 
  • I am also having mixed feelings about the political decision this weekend. I'm happy for Kamala Harris and don't like how it happened.

    But politics aside, I am back home having lunch out in order to have food that was not available in Switzerland for the first time in a couple of weeks.
  • There's not a lot that makes me feel optimistic this weekend.  I'm glad that Biden backed out because the writing was on the wall but there's still a major issue that I have with how political parties in this country operate when a woman in her 50's is considered the young candidate AND that as the boomers get older they keep nominating their own.  

    Had a decent weekend and a bit of an issue yesterday that I hope cleared up.  While playing at the pool at the marina Chiquita was being rough with her brother and she was screamed at by a woman poolside for holding his head underwater.  What Chiquita did was not excusable at all but then the woman started yelling at me and threatened to report DH and me to the marina as boat owners for how the kids were behaving.  Kids were pulled from the pool and told to change and then the woman came back to apologize for losing her cool.  Ultimately I apologized on behalf of my kid, Chiquita came back to apologize and we smoothed things over realizing that we actually know some of the same people (happens in a small town).  I also thanked her and said I'd rather a woman yell at my kid for a safety issue than turn a blind eye and while I'm frustrated at what happened especially since it's MY child who was doing something unsafe, I'd rather take the punishment than think someone opted for a not my circus approach for kids and safety.

    Lessons are learned, sleep was poor and today is a new day with a big talking to AGAIN to a 13 year old on what is and is not OK behavior.  48 hours until her next therapy appointment. 


  • @mrsconn23, I am cracking up at your description of wanting to shut out the noise, but also keep wanting to "touch the fire".  I'm not even in any political subreddits, but Reddit decided to plaster my homepage "suggesting" those kind of threads anyway.  I went down a rabbit hole for a little while.  But then went back to "babyanimals" and "AnimalsBeingFunny".

    I didn't do much this weekend.  I was able to catch up with my mom and that was nice.  My niece who just graduated wasn't ready to go to a 4-year college first, but is already enrolled in a community college for the Fall.
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  • @banana468, ((hugs))  Gah....13 is the roughest time.  I'm glad she said something and also that you and the lady worked it out.  It was messy for a minute, but it so great that she was looking out for the safety of your kids.  But I also understand being upset and embarrassed and then having to go home and have 'the talk'.  I just...feel you.  Also, different sitch...but we've had to have several conversations with DefConn and my 20 year old niece about fucking with each other because they're doing it constantly.  It's soooo... annoying and neither know how to just knock it off.  They have a sibling-like relationship and there's ADHD involved as well. 

    @charlotte989875-SQUEEE!  He's so cute and nommable.  Babies wearing hats or sunglasses just makes me melt every time. 
  •  I am pretty resigned to what I am sure the outcome in November will be. We weren’t ready for a white female president let alone a black female president. And people do not like her. I am also upset and angry that this is happening four months before the election. There were other options. It didn’t have to be this way. 

    Weekend was pretty good. I definitely have no stamina post Covid though. We stayed up late on Saturday and then yesterday I was absolutely destroyed. I probably also did too much at the gym in the morning but I scaled back from my norm and it was still too much. 

    @charlotte989875 adorable! 

    Hugs @banana468 the teen years are rough. 


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  • VarunaTTVarunaTT member
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    edited July 2024
    CW: this is political

    There's a funny petition going around that Harris is a Gen Xer.  She's only 2 months shy and if you look at her college years, music, and clothing tastes, I think we claim her over Boomers.  :smile:  I have alway thoughts that 50s were perfect.  Wise enough to lead, smart enough to still learn, and physically can still keep up.  Older than that is where I start to get hincky, mainly b/c of new information starting to get harder to absorb and use.  

    The guy that has predicted 10/11 elections with the keys (I'm blanking on his name right now), says there's still a chance because of the Incumbency vs. Contest keys.  And I do think this is a realigning election; I just incredibly fearful of how we realign.  I couldn't watch any more of the RNC, it was just too hateful.

    I'm just not sure her nomination is a sealed deal and that's what scares me. The rumors were Dean Phillips, b/c the rich donors are interested in protecting their monies, and Biden/Harris were going after tax reform hard  My conspiracy theorist inner self thinks that was the real issue, not his age.  And I am scared about this country voting for a black woman; I don't really have hope in our independents to do that.  Maybe the younger generations save us all, but this is either our Chamberlain moment or the greatest political move of all American history and I don't know which.

    Also, I recommend Threads over Twitter now.  I've found great communities for F1, queer folx, and others and used a heavy block hand.  They have some other moderating tools that help too.  But I just block people.  Some effer was trying to tell me to go watch another sport that moved slower because I was posting thoughts about team orders in F1 this past weekend.  I had responded, but then I just blocked him.  I'm not out here letting a wankspangler (a new term gifted to me by Threads) ruin my good time chatting with like minded folx.
  • @MyNameIsNot noooo. I’m sorry. I hope H doesn’t get it too bad and that you miraculously avoid it. Healing vibes your way! 


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