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Weekend Rewind......

The weekend was a good one, full of successes, deep thinking and a few let-downs......but such is life, wouldn't you say?

In the success department, Little Boy was so happy and good this weekend. Parent readers out there know that your kids' behavior can make or break your 2-3 days at home together, so this was a good one for us. (Only one small meltdown over the wrong television show coming on at the appointed time, and I won't hold that against him.) Otherwise, he was friendly and courteous to folks on our weekly Nature Trail walk, tried new foods, slept well and handled well the fact that the apartment was full of boxes and that his room gets more and more bare every week.

And in another success, I got more packing done and very nearly have that apartment whipped up and tied down! Just give us our closing date, and we are out the door!

Deep thinking occurred at the much-anticipated concert last night. I was happy to see and sing along with Jack, but I have to admit was a little disappointed. Night Ranger put on a great show, don't get me wrong, but it was a little too "showy" for me. Does anybody get that? Maybe I have been listening to and seeing 90's bands for just too long......the kind that wear their t-shirts from the night before and say "thank you" between songs and go right into the next. I don't know.......

I also realized two things last night that disappointed me:
1) crowded places and strange people make me nervous and very nearly unable enjoy myself in those situations anymore.....a sign of old age? social anxiety? not sure, but I didn't like the feeling or the realization of it
2) people talking bad about me and floating misinformation about me, no matter how untrue, still hurts....hurts me so much that it's hard to shrug off even with friends and good times all around me......it hurts

So I guess that was deep thinking AND disappointment......

Other than that, E-Roc enjoyed spending time with his old buddies last night, and I was glad to reconnect with them too. I have always been the kind of girl who supports male bonding, so I was glad to see him have some even if I was there too!

(And also, what is it about summer concerts that are so fun for cuddling? Even sticky with sweat and rain, I so enjoyed sitting with and hugging on my Honey Bear. But this may be another post for another time......)

Busy week ahead and much anxiety as Little Boy starts a new school and what sometimes feels like a new life so much further away from me than I would like. Very tough, indeed.
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