Friday fluff
NS November 23rd, 2007
A few things from the Thanksgiving round-up and what I’ve got coming up:
- The meal was delicious, the people great, the laughter plentiful, the stress levels non-existent, the cleanup swift and the evening amazing. All in all, a huge success. Thanks again to Jen for her culinary and organisational skills, we couldn’t have done it so effortlessly (and tastily!) without her
- The low point of the day — phoning my sister after everyone went home and catching her and my parents while they were visiting my grandfather, who is in late-stage Alzheimer’s, at the care facility he just went into last week. My father put Grandad on the phone and I said a few things (things like hello, hope you’re well, happy Thanksgiving, I love you) but didn’t get much of a response except for when I said I loved him. He practically shouted “I love you too!” and then someone took the phone back from him. When I got off the phone, I looked at TNH and just crumbled. I cried in the kitchen, amongst the turkey bones and empty wine glasses, and hated that I was all the way across an ocean while my family sits with my grandfather on Thanksgiving. I felt selfish and guilty and alone at the same time that I knew those things to be untrue. Family crises and illnesses are the worst part of being an expat. I feel so powerless when I can’t actually be there.
- Today was a sunny yet cold day and it cheered me up to see the bright sun and blue sky this morning, despite the ever-so-faint hangover.
- TNC has finally stopped pulling her hat and mittens off every .02 seconds so I can stop worrying about her freezing to death every time we go out — hooray!
- We may have found a cat. My friend S phoned her vet’s office to see if they had any and they gave her a lady’s number. I spoke to her this evening and she has two 10 week-old black and white kittens that need a home so S is taking me and TNC to see them while hubs is at work. Fingers crossed we like one!
- Tomorrow is a really busy day — kitty visit, pet store run, drop TNC off at in-laws, quick drink with S, train to central London to attend the Reclaim the Night march and rally, then another looooong Tube journey to northwest west west London (like, last stop on the tube map west) for a friend’s 30th birthday shindig. Whew, it’s going to be a long day!
Update on the rally (hopefully with pictures) on Sunday. Have a great weekend everybody!
