A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL

What a lovely weekend.  Friday night I did laundry, made some beds, did a little cleaning and stayed up waaay too late.  I am developing a bad habit of staying up til three in the morning but I tend to still wake up at seven.  Then I get too tired too soon in the day.

Saturday April was first to arrive.  She was meeting Andrew to take care of the car business.  Of course she was a tad worried.  She hadn't really seen Andrew since it all went down a year ago.  And the poor guy was  understandably pretty upset.  So off she trepidatiously went.  She returned home an hour later.  It went really really well.  He was a true gentleman.  I had a feeling he would be.  Andrew has a tremendous amount of integrity, and it certainly showed on Saturday.  They were able to visit a bit and forge into a new and better friendship.  They will never be besties but they for sure are not going to be enemies.  That is so much healthier and better for everyone and it took his integrity to make that happen.

Soon after Shannon and Amanda arrived.  What a truly wonderful pair of ladies they are.  I just love them.  They bring so much life and love and laughter to our lives.  I know that Bill was particularly fond of them.  They visited pretty frequently in his last couple of months and it meant the world to him.  He was so very proud of Mandy and her incredible accomplishments.  And he was so grateful to reconnect with Shannon.  Bill always had a soft spot for them, going right back to when the kids spent a good deal of time with us when they were little.  Shannon was very quiet and (I don't know if she would like this description LOL) very sweet.  Mandy and Aryn and Jennifer were spunky as hell.  But little Shannon seemed so vulnerable and shy.  You just wanted to pick her up and hug her.  They certainly added a lot to our lives back then and it seems they are going to add lots to our lives now!!!  I hope they come and visit as often as possible.  And when I move it will be a lot cheaper to visit up in Kamloops.

We had so much fun and amazing visits.  On Sunday my Auntie Orma and Uncle Gordon came for coffee and we all had such an awesome time with them.  So much to say!!!!  And before they left Emily and Little Dorothy arrived.  And then, and this is the part I LOVE, after Orma and Gordon left, the six of us ladies sat in a circle in the  living room and we conversed…loudly and opinioned, forcefully and it was fantastic!!!  Fortunately we were all on the same side of the fence on the topics!!  Except for the sunscreen convo.  I hate sunscreen.  I would rather go in the house early than put on sunscreen and stay out longer.  Hahaha…and I was definitely the only one on the wrong side of that fence.  

Sadly Mandy and Shannon had to catch a ferry so had to leave.  They were sorely missed.  Later, after even more visiting Emily had to get home.  She has to get up so early to go to work and she has a heck of a lot on her plate right now.  Dorothy stayed overnight and April took her home on the nine ferry this morning.  What a wonderful weekend!

And today I didn't do much.  I practiced piano and did the first start on packing up my purple room.  And then I had the most exciting amazing surprise ever!!!  The phone rang, not a number I recognized.  And it turned out to be Austin!!!!  He is living with his Gramma in Kelowna and he is truly missed here.  Victoria feels a little empty without him here.  But he is doing exactly what he needs to do right now.  We had a great long talky call and then……..he invited me to join him in Vancouver on April 8, and he is taking me to the Vogue, for probably the only concert I would want to go to at this time in my life.  Sebastian and Belle and Perfume Genius!!!!!!!!  I know most of you won't know them but Perfume Genius is the most amazing music I have encountered ever.  I think I will faint when I see them.  So what a truly exciting gift!  And to go with Austin is so special. I can't wait!!!

Monte is coming home tomorrow.  We are going to pack up the garage.  With him here and so willing, he can run out to get more boxes and wrapping stuff etc…he doesn't mind doing stuff like that.  I will be so happy to have that garage all done.

Now here it is two thirty Tuesday morning.  Once again I have overstayed my Monday.  TTYL