I have been trying and trying to get with Maria to at least get the music for the wedding. Last Sunday, she wasn't there when she told me to stop over, then Friday she cancelled on me because wasn't well. Apparently she emailed me Saturday wondering what my schedule was that day but I didn't get the email until yesterday, and it was dated for the 1st of July, which also was yesterday...so it was all messed up there...but it turns out yesterday evening worked better for us anyway. Saturday I had to work until 3:30 and then after that, I went home and took a shower, and we went to Rhythm and Booms in Madison at Warner Park. It was amazing, just like the last time we went. When the National Anthem singer is on the last leg of the song: "Or the land of the freeeeeee..."as she holds that out, four fighter jets fly over in formation, and it just grabs my heart. I don't know why but that is my favorite part about the whole event. She finished the song after they fly over (she had a perfect voice for he national anthem, it was absolutely beautiful)...then we wait another half hour for it to be dark enough, and for the baseball game to be done....then the 38-minute firworks show started. We all hopped onto the shuttles again back to the MATC parking lot, and got home about ten minutes to midnight. I didn't plan on swaying the topic, but the point is, I didn't have time to meet with Maria on Saturday and it worked out better for her on Sunday.
I got up for church and met grandma at the house. PC has an ear infection in her right ear and you don't know whether to be sad or chuckle, but she has her head cocked to the side all the time, even when she's walking, because the infection throws her balance off. Poor kitty...she keeps falling over but she doesn't want you to know because she's a prideful kitty...so she kind of bounces. She drops but gets up almost instantly. Maybe it makes her feel better to think we don't notice? Grandma and I walked to church...Maria asked me what my schedule was like and I said I was wide open (I didn't want to play volleyball in Darien anyway) so she threw up 1:00 or 6:30. I chose 6:30 because I figured I would get bitched at if I didn't go play volleyball. She thought 6:30 was perfect anyway because her husbands family women were all over and she can't stand em so she wanted me to crash the party. It was a very successful crashing. :) She handed me the music and I didn't panic just yet because I hadn't even looked at it yet. But as she was playing it all for me I nearly hyperventilated when it just kept going and going and going...mind you that was the first time I saw any of the music for a wedding that is this Saturday. She gets motherly sometimes, and she came over to me and just held me and kissed my head, and stroked my hair, said "shhhh, it'll be alright, I gotcha," and for a second, I nearly forgot who I was with. I was thrown off by the "I gotcha" and thought I was with my friend Cat! Anyway, back to what I was talking about. She told me it is not hard music and I'd feel more confident if my mother hadn't verbally bashed me since I was a child...(she's been around here and there and used to bowl with my mom on Wednesday mornings when I would tag along)...and she's heard it so many times. It kind of came out of nowhere...how does my mother play a factor in a panic attack about wedding music? I ended up staying for dinner and sitting outside at the tiki bar eating chicken and green beans. It was yummy with red wine. I never caught the name of what we were drinking and I'm not the pro that my aunt is so i can't taste it and name it by the taste. We went inside eventually because it was getting really buggy outside. I finished my food and got a hug and a kiss on the head from Maria, and then I took off for the mile ride home. Haha so funny I only live a mile away and I drove. I was planning on walking but my shower took too long. I may pass on a hot shower today though. I'm completely lobster-fried from volleyball! We played 6 or 7 games and I wore a tank top, which was dumb....so my boobs are toasted, my shoulders are toasted, my arms, the tops of my feet, my face, and about three quarters up my calves (I wore capri sweat pants). Of course it didn't hurt until today...I just keep spraying this blue aloe stuff on it hoping it will feel a little better by the time I have to go in to work...not even close. I'm so burnt it hurt to sleep last night. Just as long as I'm feeling better by Thursday (Maria and I are running through all of the music). I hope she throws in another day of practice in there...I'm not sure I have straight which songs I'm playing with and which songs I'm wingin an alto harmony on. Should be interesting. I meant to meet the couple that are getting married after mass to give them my address to send a check to because I've decided to make it a policy to get paid BEFORE the event....but I forgot about it when Maria's husband was talkin to me after mass. It's alright though, because apparently Maria told them to drop her money off in her box in the office...and while they were at it, to put mine in there, too! She's so thoughtful sometimes...lookin out for me I guess. It was really nice. Funny how I had dinner with Michael's family (my cruuuuuush/looooove interest) before he's home (Maria is his mom). Haha.
Oh and did I mention that grandpa broke his little finger really badly at a safety thing up in Wausau, so he got a new truck. He got a brand new trailblazer and grandma is NOT happy because now grandpa can never retire! He's got a 60-month payment deal on the trailblazer now because it's brand new! Putz. It is a spiffy machine though...HOLY SHIT I gotta get ready for work. It's nerly 9 and I have to go in at 10! YIKES! Bye all!
Corinne
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