The weekend started amongst a haircut.
My frazzled ends were begging to go, their texture turning bush-like each day. I held off on an twenty-four hours of the month hoping I could teach inwards half dozen months betwixt cuts, but finally succumbed to their ardent begging for attention.
"Just a slight trim," I told Erica (sometimes called Hairica). I've never reached that "I accept long hair" 2nd inwards my entire life, too I desire to teach at that topographic point earlier I plough 40. In the meantime I dream of shoulder-length waves too showering without the masses of clumps left-over inwards the basin.
Before she cuts my pilus Erica gives me a proper head-and-neck massage amongst oils. As she did too so I shut my eyes too said to myself, How volition nosotros teach through this weekend? And that's when I had a vision of me, Lord's Day night, my feet on the jets of my hot tub vibrating too correcting the inevitable pain, the total satelite spilling out into the silvery water. That's how I am going to teach through this weekend, that moment.
After the pilus cutting I buzzed over the Rec Center for our starting fourth dimension annual Mayor's Night at the Rec Center. We had planned a huge political party to celebrate the community's raising of funds for the homeless. We accept a considerable population of people who accept steady incomes too stable lives but cannot afford starting fourth dimension too in conclusion month's rent too so alive inwards motels. With the coin nosotros raised nosotros would give them the safety deposits for affordable housing too teach them into their ain place.
photo Justin Hackworth
It was a beautiful evening. The pools were glowing inwards the night, DJ Skratchmo was phenomenal, the VIPs loved the nutrient at the catered dinner, the nutrient trucks made things festive, the United Way continued to have donations every bit the invitee poured in. We met some of the people nosotros were helping too celebrated together at midnight when the mayor wrote a banking concern lucifer for $40,129 too balloons amongst LEDs dropped from the ceiling to a large cheer too applause.
I crawled into bed at nearly ane o'clock. Christopher patted me on the back, "Great party!" he mumbled.
"Great party," I returned.
The adjacent morning time Christopher was off helping a vecino amongst his deteriorating front end porch, the kids congregated inwards my bed until I was kicked out. I went downstairs to start a elementary syrup amongst peaches I retrieved from my friend Joy's peach tree collection. The persuasion was to brand peach lemonade for my niece's Lindsay's bridal shower, but it proved harder than I thought. When Christopher came dwelling I sent him dorsum out for mint too lemons, bespeak him to hurry because I was out of time.
While he was out Ever too I got laid for the occasion (she doesn't leave of absence the trouble solid without lipstick these days) too I picked out something that could cover the effort I was dripping. When the entire potable was made I realized I couldn't heft the container without it spilling all over me. Christopher hauled it out to the machine too taped it shut amongst masking tape. I was starting to worry that nosotros were going to last embarrassingly late. When nosotros pulled upwards at that topographic point were no cars around.
We were an hr early.
I hoisted the container inwards myself amongst naught but a prayer. So nosotros helped laid things up, frosted cookies (which also ended upwards on my dress) too advised on the decor. By the fourth dimension the political party started I was covered inwards frosting too peach lemonade too the potable container had jammed too no ane could role it anyway.
The shower was nice. I honey hanging out amongst my nieces. I e'er tell them to hold back to teach married until 27. They laugh. But I am serious. (That release keeps going upwards by-the-way.)
Mid-way through the political party Ever started complaining her feet wound too I looked downward to view her dark political party shoes excavation into her heels. I ran her dwelling thinking I'd come upwards right dorsum but instead I sat downward for a 2nd too cruel asleep. When I woke upwards the political party was over. I rushed dorsum too tried to pretend I had been inwards the bath or something. Nobody noticed I was gone anyway. That's the beauty of beingness a middle child.
After the shower my SIL Lisa too her friend Jake came over to shoot a trivial promo for her moving painting ONCE I WAS Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 BEEHIVE for my novel Instagram serial called IN HOT WATER WITH C. JANE. Getting inwards the H2O reminded me of my vision--and I remembered Lord's Day nighttime was non too so far off.
Christopher's trouble solid unit of measurement came downward that nighttime too nosotros had dinner together at our house. I was slightly embarrassed because 1.) at that topographic point was a mix upwards too nosotros persuasion they were coming Lord's Day eve too 2.) our carpets had only been cleaned too so at that topographic point was article of furniture inwards the kitchen too everywhere too the trouble solid looked similar it had been raided past times pirates. We cleaned off a few spaces too so nosotros could pose plates down.
By Sat nighttime was inwards a foul mood. I think because I didn't teach a nap. Introverts gotta accept those naps. I cruel asleep on the couch. That's the worst.
Lord's Day morning time I was determined to laid everything direct again. I started cleaning too organizing. I left the kids to the TV too I resolved non to experience an ounce of guilt nearly it. I had planned to become to church building but I was making too so much progress I couldn't last stopped. We divided too one-half of us went to church building too the other one-half of us watched tv/pulled couches too rugs all morning time long. I won't bore you lot amongst the dozens of hazards too personal injuries I endured that morning, but my trouble solid is completely redone. So the bruises are medals of domestic honor, I guess.
We finished the chief score only every bit our guests were coming for dinner. I pulled out everything inwards my refrigerator too made salads too dips right past times Christopher who made his mashed potatoes too 3 kinds of meat. The girls helped me laid tables too selection lavander for centre pieces. At the in conclusion infinitesimal I ran upstairs too threw on a bra. One affair Martha Stewart volition never tell you lot is this: putting on a bra is the actual terminal touch. (Wink!)
By that 2nd my torso wound too so badly I could hardly move. My feet were non having it. I miscalculated past times 2 how many guests nosotros were going to accept too and so Christopher too I ate on the lounge couch inwards the Green Room. It was fortunate. I ate amongst my feet up.
"In a brace hours we're going to last inwards the hot tub," my hubby whispered to me. Not entirely did he brand most of the dinner, he also worked every bit a laborer inwards my land (so to speak) for most of the day. He was feeling it too.
We had apple tree pie too ample discussion. We talked nearly Idaho, BYU too the people you lot avoid when you lot become to church building (the nosy neighbor, for one). Our kids played inwards too out of the trouble solid dodging pelting showers. The newly returned missionary did the dishes. That's what I am talking about.
When everyone was packing upwards to become dwelling our kids melted downward one-by-one. We tucked them into bed amongst haste, I'll admit. Ever couldn't slumber amongst excitement nearly finally starting school. When everyone was asleep too the trouble solid was dark Christopher too I slipped out into the hot tub only every bit the total satelite was climbing over Y Mountain.
And only every bit I promised myself, I pose my feet on those jets too only sat at that topographic point listening to the hum of the motor brand bubbles on my skin. Silence. Relax. THE MOMENT I HAD BEEN WAITING FOR!
The calorie-free of the satelite illuminated everything inwards a bluish glow too I sat at that topographic point similar I was lunar tanning for awhile until my heed clicked dorsum on.
REMEMBER it said: Ever starts kindergarten tomorrow, the mayor's spoken language is due starting fourth dimension thing, items for the staff coming together inwards the morning, the Rooftop coming together at 1pm, coordinate details amongst Carina for her campaign, pack the kids for the weekend inwards Midway at the Sheepdog Championship, guide something to apparel for the wedding, write something for the StartFest panel on Tuesday, affect dorsum amongst pilus too brand upwards squad because OH YES you're throwing a concert for thousands of people amongst ane of the biggest DJ's inwards the globe Kaskade on Friday.
"I gotta teach out," I said to Christopher abruptly. "I demand to teach to sleep."
But we'll e'er accept that 15 minutes inwards the hot tub amongst the total satelite too the jets buzzing at my feet too naught but quiet too a good for you lot caput of fresh cutting hair.
Until adjacent weekend...
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