August 27, 2022 - Saturday


It's been a few days, but the rest of the week was pretty hectic. It was busy, but not super action packed. I don't really know how to describe my feelings. Wednesday, I hung out at Jenny's for a bit and went to class in the evening. Thursday, I hung out with Brit for a bit, then went to Ruby's evaluation planning meeting, then went to cell group. Friday, I hung out with Brit, Anne, and Leslie, then went to Kylienne's for lunch, then went BACK to Anne's (for the third time in 24 hours) for a home church dinner. These were all good things separately, but it turned out to feel, in total, like a draining amount of stuff. I feel like class, Kylienne's, and the evaluation planning meeting were what pushed it over the top for me. And, of course, needing to work every day makes things a little tough too. When I accepted a 5-10 hour a week job, I just didn't expect it to feel like so much sometimes. 

The home church dinner was actually a LOT of fun. It was our biggest turnout since summer began and I think Anne's yard was perfect for hosting. There was plenty of space, and seating, and things for the kids to stay occupied with. Bonus, the Torellis came and hung out!!! I'm glad that summer vacations are largely over. It's nice to have most of the group back at stuff again. We just need to get the mom's group figured out. WHY do Caitlin and Jenna never show up??? I asked Emily why she didn't come yesterday, and she said that she works Tuesdays and Fridays, so that makes sense. Me and Anne were there, of course. Jenny will probably have a hard time coming out for like six months, until Jay's nap changes. I just don't know if I should keep trying to get us all together or not. I think I will, but I need to find a way to separate my feelings from it, because I hate that rejected feeling when people not only don't show up, but don't offer any reason. Just complete silence on the GroupMe line. There are only 5 of us on there and I know everyone is checking it, so it just makes it awkward when nobody says anything. 

I've been insisting to Ben that I want the weekend to be relaxing so much that I think he's getting annoyed with me. I don't know what the rest of the weekend will bring, but hopefully not a lot! We were going to do something with the Shauls, but it got rescheduled. I think we might watch Mighty Ducks later. :) 




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