It was a very long week, and I’m exhausted.
I spent most of Friday finishing up stuff for Stef’s graduation party and Mother’s Day. Lots of card signing and gift wrapping.
My mom and Dan got to my place at around 9:30, so I stayed up for a while chatting with them. It’s always nice to catch up with them after we’ve gone several weeks without seeing each other.
I hit the road for Stef’s house at around 10 on Saturday morning. The drive was going pretty smooth until I hit the construction on I-96 between Webberville and Fowlerville… and again near Wixom when three lanes merged into one. Man, what a nightmare. Luckily, I was in a pretty good mood, and eventually made it to Stef’s without pulling my hair out.
Everything for the party was basically ready by the time I arrived, so I just tried to stay out of the caterer’s way while they finished setting things up.
It was a pretty modest crowd (maybe 40 or 50 people), but everyone had a lot of fun. I was really glad that (some of) my family was able to make it. My mom and Dan had swung through Jackson on the way to bring my cousin Jessi, so I was glad she was able to come. As expected, my sisters had a blast playing in the pool and playing with some of Stef’s younger relatives.
The party started winding down at around 5:30 or 6, but my dad, Sherry, and the girls stuck around for dinner after just about everyone else had left. We all had a lot of fun, and I was glad that they were able to stick around and spend some time with Stef’s folks.
This morning I pretty much had to get up and hit the road by about 11 so I could make the drive to Jackson for our Mother’s Day lunch at Outback. My mom, Dan, grandparents, Aunt Julie, and her family were all there, and we had a really great meal. We sat around and chatted for a while after lunch, but a lot of us had to hit the road for other Mother’s Day obligations.
I made it to my dad’s house by about 2:30 and spent a good chunk of the afternoon over there so I could see Sherry and Marilyn for Mother’s Day.
So yeah, here I am at 9:30 tonight, and I feel like I could go to bed right now. Man, what a week.
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