OSU Lax

Tucker is lucky.......6 people attended the OSU/OU lacrosse game, just for him. See the picture of my nephew who even brought his own stick? love it....

Oklahoma Boy

Tucker spent the weekend at his Grandparent's farm fishing and resting up from a bad virus. I remember times at both my Grandparents houses as I spent countless visits there with just my sister. I think on those times often and am so thankful for the example those people set for me. So glad Tucker is getting the chance to be around my family. Hope he gets some studying in too...

I Survived!

As you can see from my last post, that only had a title, I couldn't figure out how to blog from Scotland. I did just post pictures there though, so check them out. It was a good, hard, beautiful, fun, sad trip.......all in one. The struggle with Emily's visa and travel plans really put a tough spin on my trip. But, she is there and settled in and already has great friends. We miss her horribly........and sometimes I am profoundly sad.......but skype is a gift from heaven and I have talked to her twice. To see her face and hands moving, makes me feel better. She does not have the insecurities that her mother........and most girls her age have. She is a tower of strength and common sense and I am proud of her. Her roommate is from Greenwich, CT........went to a boarding school in VA......how funny is that. She is a sweet girl, but definitely from a different world. She is more homesick than Emily and has clung to her a bit......not something miss independent wants. Her father really took a liking to Emily when we were getting the girls settled. He told the girl that he wanted her to stick with Em this year because he felt Emily had an uncanny vocabulary that this girl would benefit from. Isn't that funny?

Both my college kids are sick right now.........sinus and head cold stuff......most likely from not enough sleep and eating well. They will have to figure that one out.

I thought that things would calm down after a summer of getting 2 in school, but alas, I was wrong. Things are never calm around here! so, off to yoga this morning to build inner calm......we will see how that goes...

Scotland

not done yet....

So yesterday was really tough..........Emily is not getting her visa in time to fly out on Tuesday....
We, for $1700.00, had to change her flight to Wed.........and now may not even be able to make that. We were given bad info from the visa service, from a woman who "no longer works there" and are now paying for it in spades. Of course Sue and I will continue on Tuesday......without Emily.........bizarre as that sounds.......and pray she gets on for Wed. This has added considerable stress to the point of just being numb. I am afraid to say that her going away to school is a much bigger deal than anticipated. That being said, so goes life and we must just deal with it. I can't wait for her to be there and done with this............no, I can't wait for Christmas break when we are all home together....

breakdown

Ok, I have cried for the past two days and told Chris something is really wrong with me and just go ahead and have me committed somewhere.........and don't come visit me.......just put me away somewhere really cheap........or better yet, shoot me and put you and I both out of my misery. (to my mother who is panicking, I am fine)
First off, what a huge baby I am. People deal with much worse than broken houses and children leaving home........and humidity.......and broken children at school.........and all the stresses of everyday life, but I seem to not have the bandwith to deal effectively. And, it is almost like I am watching myself have this anxiety from outside of myself knowing I am being silly......seeing myself as an overworried old woman.........but can't do anything about it. I know I am stressed about the plane ride to Scotland next week.......and I have several friends my age going through the same thing.........one of them hit it on the head.........weariness..........and it's almost like you are an engine who is torqued up and can't slow down and relax, even if you try. So Monday I went with my friend to Pier One and we shopped for something that would completely change our lives and make us normal feeling again........she bought a blanket and a coffee table........I bought nothing. We really tried to find something to change my life, but there was nothing. So, we went to eat Pad Thai and laughed at how ridiculous we are..........and then went to our separate dirty houses and took naps. I felt a little better.

Labor Day

Emily is in New York, Tucker is in Oklahoma, the humidity is horrific in Virginia.......where the rest of us sadly have to stay.

This weekend has been so busy and I have to say it all came to a crashing halt for me last night. Our furnace is broken........and our air conditioner is on and off.....and it is hot and humid and more so upstairs than down. I really think with just Jake home we should sell the place and rent an apartment somewhere.............I am all about simplifying and downsizing. Chris is not handy and an old house needs a ton of care and handy work. I should say I am not handy either.....and we both must appear stupid as we are constantly facing people trying to rip us off..........but that is not my point here. My point is I had a very busy week at work, an event Friday night, tailgating and football on Saturday at UVA and then polo and tailgating at a local vineyard. Saturday night sitting in the hot stands, with the bathrooms overflowing and closed at the stadium I hit a breaking point and needed to go home................yesterday at polo..........surrounded by overly served people, I hit a breaking point again.........of course after standing in line for a stinking port a john that was 120 degrees inside.........I was so sweaty I couldn't pull up my underwear.......sorry, to much information, but you get the point. and you have to know the kicker..........WE PAID to do all of that............today....I am staying home....all day..........happy labor day.