sick. and tired of it all.

well i am home, and soooo happy about it.  “the ring of humilliation” as my co-worker aptly called it is over.

i had a choice weekend.  drinks at the railway on friday for a swell gal’s going away party (she’s moving to toronto - it’s amazing the sacrifices people will make for a great job, lol)

then my guy and i had a little “date night” and went to see the bellydance superstars at the casino.  it was pretty cool.  nothing i’d pay money for, but it was worth the drive out there with the free tickets.  i was allowed to gamble $5 which i promptly lost in a $0.05 slot machine.  ah well.

saturday i had an amazing brunch on the drive with 4 of my fine lady friends.  we sat on the patio wearing sunglasses, drank pitchers of sangria and ate delicious cuban eats.  it was just sublime.  i totally did not want to leave…

then i had to go home and have dinner at my man’s aunt’s house for easter.  it was alright, the disgruntaled sister wasn’t there, so that was good, but i don’t think his mom is happy with me.  there were several little stabby comments made… but whatever.  i’m done fighting.  i just don’t care anymore.  however, two things were kind of funny… first off, it’s my guy’s bday today… and his mom and my mom had talked and decided to put in to get him a bike.  so my mom got him a$75 GC to the bike store, and his mom was supposed to do the same.  well, i guess last minute she decided to not, so she got him a home depot GC.  like WTF?   oh, she also made a comment about how when people ask her if i’m good enough for her son, she says no.  because noone’s good enough for her baby boy.  you know those sarcastic comments people make, when they’re “joking” but really they are trying to make a point?  ya.  sweet.  oh, she also was really sick with a cold, and “was going to cancel and decided to come anyways”.  she touched my chair, my back and hovered around me a lot… oh, and guess who’s sick today?  yep.  me.  AWESOME.

you know, sometimes you have to just laugh…. ’cause otherwise you’ll cry.

anyways, after the most uncomfortable dinner ever, we left and took two of my guy’s cousins with us.  really cool dudes, they’re fun times.  they came with us to miss helen’s place where we got super wasted and experienced activities like: listening to metal, ridding people down the stairs like sleds, smoking and swearing, eating pie, falling over, walking into closed glass doors, telling drunk stories with no point and passing out.  it was super fun.

the cousins had a good time, and it gave me more of the guy’s family on my side, lol.  gosh i’m diabolical sometimes.

anyways, last night was chill, dinner at my mom’s house… good food and no politics.  just the way i like family dinners.

and yes, today i’m sick.  so i’m working from home.  i feel like ass.  thanks to the mother-in-law.

seriously, i feel like we have to start asking when there’s family dinners, “okay, who is sick?  what are they sick with?  and why aren’t they staying home if they’re so sick?”  i just don’t get this desire to make everyone else ill.  if you’re sick and contagious, then STAY HOME.  so you miss a family dinner… it doesn’t matter.  it’s just a meal.  fuuuuck.   sometimes i feel like i’m taking crazy pills.