It Was Quite the Day

Yesterday was a non-stop series of getting things done (or not.) At 9;30, K and I headed west to look at an apartment for her. The manager had made it quite clear to her that if we weren't there on the dot of 10:30, he wouldn't wait for us, and if we were canceling, she had better call. We left home early, figuring we could see the area, which we did, and then we found the apartment complex but not the manager's office. She called, no answer. We finally found it, and were standing on the doorstep at 10:15. So of course, no one ever showed up, and we had already decided from the look of the place that it was a no-go anyway. We're going to see someplace else Tuesday after school, but I really do think she'll end up at the first place we saw, which was very nice.

After that, we had lunch with the bridesmaids and worked out all the details of the shower (which I'm involved in) and the bachelorette party (which I'm not involved in, tg.) And then we went to David's Bridal.

Oy, David's Bridal. When it's good, it's very, very good, and when it's bad, it's horrid. It was horrid when it came to R looking for a wedding gown, but yesterday, they rocked, good service, good selection. Both K and Wonderful Niece found great dresses and ordered them. R had joined us for this part of the day, and afterward, all of us -- that's my two girls, my niece, and 2 of R's sorority sisters who are bridesmaids -- came back to my house because SURPRISE! R's gown had been delivered on Friday. So she tried it on for all of us. It will need alterations, of course, but we all loved it. It's very, very her.

It was exhausting.

Today I woke up at 6:30 because I just couldn't sleep any more, and so I went to the supermarket, and then a massage at 11:00. The massages are helping my pain tremendously; the doctor even gave me a prescription for it, although I don't know that I can get insurance to pay for it. And even if I did, I'm sure the insurance I'm changing to in July won't. But hey, it's worth a shot.

There are 27 days left in the school year. So, for the first time ever, I have more sick days saved up than there are days of school left. (I have 28.) The other old timers who are retiring and who've never had longterm illnesses have maybe 300 sick days saved up that they've never used, more probably, like two years worth of school. But this is a personal record for me personally.

I have a recommendation to write today, a book to read, and two new Weight Watchers cookbook/magazines to go through. Guess what I'm doing first?