Monday : 29 May 2006
Happy Memorial Day.

As of last night, today’s agenda consisted of:

  • Get up around 8 or 9
  • Head to Greensboro for a little shopping
  • Visit , Don and family for a birthday party for Thomas (their son)
  • Drive to Raleigh to pick up the ‘rents from the airport
  • Dinner with family
  • Home
  • Open-ended evening, for spending time with the family unit.

That sounds pretty decent, doesn’t it? I mean, it covers a lot of bases, but leaves a fulfilled feeling at the end of the day.

Right?

Well, here’s the way the day really went:

  • Slept in until 11:00
  • Woke up with what I suspect was a lack-of-caffeination headache.
  • Skipped the Greensboro trip
  • Visited , Don and family for a birthday party for Thomas (As if I was going to miss this)
  • Drove to Raleigh to pick up the ‘rents. I called Sib2, to verify the directions… she asked “You’re going to pick them up?! I was getting ready to go get them.” Turns out there had been many crossed wires on this one. and I wound up going to get them.
  • Headed to Sib2’s to finalize dinner plans.
  • Dinner at Mellow Mushroom, accompanied by a pint o’ Guinness.
  • Home.
  • Visited an aunt. Short visit turned into nearly an hour-long one.
  • Home again. (Jiggety-jig.)

While we didn’t do exactly what we set out to do, it was an equally – if not more – fulfilling day.

Tomorrow: Three airports. Two planes. One Zion Curtain.

Namaste.