This weekend has been really busy so far. Friday (it feels like weeks ago!) my office closed at 3pm for the long weekend. I headed home, finished packing up, fed my cats and hit the road. I called my mom while I was at the gas station, about to leave, at 3:45pm. The roughly 30 mile ride to my parent's house took me 1 hour and 45 minutes. I was SPENT by the time I got to their house!
I had enough time to bring my stuff inside, go to the bathroom, and grab some crackers. Then we were in my parents car, heading over to the funeral home for the wake. One of my cousin's was a mess. Her mom passed away almost 2 years ago and Auntie was like another mother to her. Plus it brought back everything with her mom.
At 8, when the wake was over, we went back to my grandfather's house, then got back to my parents house around 10 or 10:30. 9am I was back at the funeral home, went to the 10am mass, then to the cemetery. From there we went to the restaurant for the luncheon, then back to my grandfather's house. I got back to my parents house to get my stuff around 5. WOW, what a long day!
After getting home, unpacking my car, feeding my cats and just laying down for a few, I got to my boyfriend's house around 7:15 last night. I was so tired! I ended up falling asleep while I was laying on the sofa with my head resting on his leg. Just a very very long day and a half.
It's sad to lose Auntie. She was an amazing woman. I know she would have loved the lunch yesterday. Everyone was sitting around, looking through some of her pictures, reliving lots of old memories. And we have tons of memories in this giant family!
And records too!! WOW did Auntie have them all. Birth certificates, death certificates, marriage and baptismal certificates. News paper clippings. The passenger manifesto from when my great-grandfather came to this country ,along with his citizenship paperwork. (who knew that "Southern Italian was a race, but in 1930 when he became a citizen, I guess it was!)
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All of that above was written before 10am this morning. It is time for me to get a new laptop but first, I don't have the money and 2nd, I just hate having to deal with things like that.
I had written all of that, and good thing this blog does auto save every couple of minutes! The whole computer just shut off. I moved the wrong way. Been happening like that now and again. Like I said, time to get a new laptop.
Right now, it seems like it is ok. Took me a while tonight to get it back on. I tried after it shut down and it didn't want to come right back on, so I gave up! Watched some tv, hopped in the shower & got ready, then headed over to go get the boyfriend. He was waiting outside with his dog, Rocco, when I got there. The 3 of us went to the park for a walk. It was so fun! Rocco was SO good. I held him for most of the walk and he was great around other dogs. I feel so much better about taking him out on my own now.
SO in the morning, after my boyfriend gets up and takes Rocco outside to poop, then I'll take him for a short walk, while my boyfriend is getting ready for work. I'd love it if Rocco and I could start doing it every day! First, it would be so good for me to get out like that first thing, even if it was just a mile. But I think Rocco needs it. He loves going out for walks and doesn't get enough of them. Playing in the yard is one thing, but actual walking exercise is another.
Other than that, today was a good day. After the walk, we brought Rocco home, changed cars to my boyfriends 2 seater convertible, then went out for ice cream. LOVE an 80+ degree day in mid October! :) After ice cream, I took a nap for about an hour. Then the Pats kicked some Jets butt.
I had to stop home to feed my cats... who are now sleeping again. One was chilling on me for a while. I'll hang out with them for a while tomorrow while I'm off. I just want to get in a quick run in the morning, then I don't have anything else going on all day. It'll be REALLY nice! Hmm... I could always swim too. The pool is open now, I think.
But I'll be heading back to my boyfriends in a little while. Actually I should leave in a minute. I told him between 8:30 and 9 and its 8:25 now. :) But I'm always late!
Things are still amazing with him. He's just an incredible guy and so great for me. I have so much fun with him and absolutely love him so much. Things are just good, and easy. We click and have this great connection. He gives me a hard time, doesn't take my bs or crap, but is just so good to me. Even when he's giving me a hard time or whatever... Hard to explain. But we click and we work and I love him.
So life is good.
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