Delayed reaction

Not sure what happened, but the last entry I wrote didn’t seem to be seen for quite some time. That’s the only thing I’m hating about these hiccups with OD. I have trouble trusting that I am seeing everyone’s entries and people are seeing mine.

So much has happened since last Thursday.

Anyway, last Thursday night, Mich and I came as close as we do to having a fight. It happened right before I had to leave for yoga, so it was a bit awkward. But, when I got home, we had a good talk and worked through some stuff. I got to say things I’ve kinda been wanting to say without it ending up coming out wrong or creating another fight. I sorta just think we are both tired and stressed and its hard not being able to spend as much time together or be the way we used to. But, we will get through this. Anyway, it really cleared the air and things are wonderful again.

Work wants me to go to FL again, so I booked my trip. It will be 3 days during the first week of November. I’m looking forward to it. I’ve been given some additional responsibilities in the leasing/marketing area, so I’ve been a lot busier. I’m going down there to learn a bit more about the market and learn more from the director down there. Meanwhile, today, my boss asked me to back off a little in the area of the Property Management. So, I feel like things will be a little more balanced. It will be hard to let the Property Management stuff go because I’m so used to staying on top of everything and now I have to let go of the reins and trust that things will work out. I really like Project Management, but I also like marketing type stuff. I’ve never been crazy about LEASING… but it comes with the territory of marketing when you work in real estate, so I think it will be a good trip. The more I know, the less intimidated by it I will be.

This past weekend was my niece’s birthday party. It was small and I was happy about that because I actually got to spend time playing with my niece and nephew. What was a bit nuts though was that the kids were playing hide-and-seek with my father when I first got there. My nephew flew into my arms when I got there and gave me the biggest hug. Then I went over and hugged my niece. Then, they were asking me "where’s pop-pop." So, we went to look for him. And then we hide and he looked for us. So, my father (who I haven’t really spoken to in 5 years or so and is totally homophobic) and I were playing hide and seek together. We had a very BRIEF conversation. It was a bit forced and died pretty quickly, but I was nice enough and didn’t give him any kind of attitude or anything. But, I also didn’t really give him more than he asked for and that’s just fine by me. Hopefully there will be nothing that follows — because that’s pretty much his pattern.

Otherwise, my niece was adorable and sweet and loved all her gifts and just flipped when she saw the gift we gave her. She is such a doll and I love both those kids so much!!

My grandmom has been moved into a nursing/rehab center to recover from her fall. The facility just happened to be 2 miles from where the birthday party was. So, I stopped in to see her and brought her a puzzle book and a plant. She was thrilled to see me and my aunt was there and was happy I came so that she could go home. I told Mich and my mom that if my grandmom had been the way she was this past weekend my whole life, I would be much closer to her. I think just her being there and getting so much attention has made her happier and more talkative. I actually stayed for an hour talking to her. An hour used to be painful, but it went by quickly. She didn’t want me to leave. She was holding my hand and actually gave me a kiss goodbye. We talked about my grandfather who she said she misses a lot. She told me all about her fall, which surprised me because I thought she wouldn’t want to talk about it. She’s still sharp as a tack. The fact that she’s 100 and her memory is perfect, and she fell down a flight of stairs and didn’t seriously hurt herself is all amazing. I really sometimes wonder what is in the cards for her. I came home feeling really happy. It was a good visit with the family.