Suzy

It's been a month since I posted. So busy. So tired. So stressed.

1. msktrnanny came in for kaycee_a's wedding. Kaycee was a gorgeous bride, and the wedding and reception were beautiful and FUN. KC even had me on the dance floor for hours. (And yes, there was dancing to Bye Bye Bye. Of course.) KC and I also explored Chicago (and by Chicago, I really mean the Disney Store). It was a fantastic weekend, all around.

2. Chichi got sick. One of her tumors grew an infection, and now she's all wrapped up and on antibiotics. The vet says we're looking at weeks instead of months. Her energy is near normal when she's not sleeping, and she's still eating. But she really is sleeping a lot more and the antibiotics are keeping her going. She's living with me now. It was hard figuring out how to do the bandages on my own, but I think I've got it down now. I hated when I couldn't take care of her on my own, but I think we'll manage now. I just had to use some creativity.

3. The day my mother called and asked me to come home early to take Chichi to the vet, I got home only to find out I had to wait for dad to bring her to the ER first. Turns out she twisted her knee and ripped a ligament getting into Dad's jeep earlier that day. Hours of waiting later and she was discharged with a knee immobilizer.

4. This was problematic because of house selling. This happened one week before they finally ended up moving. It wasn't until the Friday before the move, however, that we were totally sure it was happening. That's four frantic days of packing and readying. Because of Mom and Chichi, I ended up going home every night that last week. I'm glad I did - it was a nice send off. Yes, stressful, yes, medical crisis, but all of us together for the last time. It was fitting.

5. The move was horrible. The movers were great, and we did pretty well, but we were so afraid of leaving anything behind, including useful things they would probably like, like extra tiles in case anything broke before they made changes. Our neighbors offered to take anything we left that they didn't want, so we didn't get charged for them having to throw anything away. The buyers were bad people. Very bad people, who kept going back on their word, and asking for more after we agreed to give them what they wanted, etc. I feel bad for our neighbors, who deserve better.

6. So my parents are now 60 miles away in their new home, which they do love a lot. I think I'm going up Friday to spend a few days and see how it's looking. I'm feeling a little adrift, especially with Chichi. It's been hard.

7. Meg introduced me to a friend of a friend and we've been emailing for about a month now. He's a fanboy nerd, which is always a plus, and I think he watches even more television than I. Definitely a lot of overlap, though. We've gone out on a few dates, and I've had to push back some because of all of the above, but we're set for him to come over this afternoon. Whether we stay here to watch a movie or go see Lion King 3D is up for discussion at the mo. He's been a good sport about coming to my town (he lives, like, an hour or so away), which I appreciate. He also appears to very much be into me, bringing gifts and inviting me to family weddings and the like. I am more slow and reserved and unsure of things, but he's nice and so far there's been no panic. Until about ten minutes ago, which is making me think I'll push for the movie theater and dinner and then being done for the day.

There will probably be a stop up here to show him Pottermore, however. If it's up.

8. Pottermore! I'm a Hufflepuff, ShadowNight31. Add me!