It has been well over a month since my last update. I think my avoidance was mainly so I wouldn’t dwell on the wedding that was to come in November. Well, it is now November and by the end of this week I’ll get to confront it.
I left off in my last entry about my sister coming down to get the rest of hr things. Well, new plans were made and she was to take a later flight. In all hopes she would arrive near here around seven. Those hopes were for naught.
Hr flight encountered weather difficulties if not mistaken. Her flight also had a backed up bathroom she sat not too far from, thus her flight was quite miserable. Nonetheless she made it here around ten.
The next day my Dad and brother went to meet her and get everything set for the long drive ahead of them. For expense purposes my Dad and sister would make the trip back up North via U-Haul. It took them the weekend and by Monday or Tuesday my dad returned only to go to work the moment he got back. He is ever the masochist/martyr. Mom, my brother and me were of course frustrated with that.
October seventh I had a dental cleaning and nothing was really wrong with my teeth care wise, but a weak spot they had been looking at would need some help, so I was rescheduled to go back in to have it worked on.
I don’t remember when the appointment was anymore, but it was the usual procedure and worked out well. She found a shipped tooth the dentist who checked my teeth during my check up missed, however, and wanted me to come in again to have it fixed. Therefore, I have another appointment for dental work on November the sixteenth.
Somewhere in the middle of the month vermin entered out attic. This has happened before, but this time they decided to come over to my side of the house. Pretty much the first few weeks I had troubled sleep because of the incessant noise going above my head. This continued on to the end of the month.
The end of October ended going on our haircut expedition. Mom decided we’d do it a bit earlier than usual since the wedding would be coming up two weeks after. Dad didn’t come along because he had to work, but it went by smoothly enough.
I was exhausted though, because I was unable to sleep well the night before. The rats or whatever is up in the attic being the culprits. Therefore, after walking the bottom and top floors of the mall, I settled down in the food court to read for a while before my haircut was to start – my mom gets her hair highlighted so her appointment starts an hour before mine.
I eventually got my haircut and had time to kill. So I tried reading some more, but reading too long can exhaust me just on its own. With my sleep deprivation, I decided to stop and just sat myself down to stare into space, determined not to fall asleep in a mall of all places. I succeeded and my Mom’s hair was finally highlighted, cut and styled.
We stopped to get a light meal at the food court and then did a few errands. Mom wanted to stock up on some scented candles and I needed to get some clothes for the wedding. All throughout this I just wanted to sleep.
Well, the candles were an easy find. The clothes… not so much. Shopping for myself is an easy task usually, but since this was for dress up clothes for a wedding… I left the searching mainly to my mom. Fortunately we found what was needed and after making a small stop to get drinks we finally were off for home.
I had plenty of time to get sleep then. Traffic was terrible so it took us an hour just to get out of the city. Then there was the rest of the usual trip home. When we were home, I took a small amount of time to sort the things we bought and then I collapsed into bed and slept like mad.
Halloween came and went. I sort of celebrated with a virtual haunted house game where you needed to find certain objects and such. At the same time I worked on a picture that rather fit the season. It was another skull head. I say skull head in means of not just a skull. When I say skull head I mean a person with a skull-like face. Thus, there is thin flesh, really deep-set eyes and so forth. I finished it on Halloween night and I must say I am rather pleased with the results.
November… I haven’t much to say. The first week went by without much of a hitch. I cannot really remember it. This week though, Sunday night an old internet friend from the past showed up. We talked for hours and it was really good to see him again. The last time we talked was… three years ago more or less. I haven’t seen him again since then, but such has happened before. If he disappears again it will be disappointing, but I’m rather used to these situations.
Sigh… Tomorrow is Wednesday. Thursday will be spent getting ready for the trip. Friday we will leave in the morning after the dogs have been taken to the kennel they are to be staying at. This weekend will be busy and stressful. I’m not looking forward to this at all.