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22 May 2006 @ 01:26 am
Going to Florida  
Sorry to have been so silent lately. I've had family here for the month and I've been riding a stress roller coaster ever since my dad went in for surgery on April 24. He has been in ICU ever since for a series of increasingly horrific developments and has taken yet another turn for the worse. I'd already planned an emergency trip for today though that plan was made when I was hoping to catch him when he was lucid. Instead of the trip being for him I guess now it's for me.

I'm related to just about the entirety of eastern Florida, I think, but I only seem to get back there for sad family events. Just last August we buried my grandmother in St. Augustine and now I'm headed to Fort Lauderdale. I'll be out of touch since haven't yet gotten the laptop I promised myself I'd get before taking another trip because I didn't expect to need it before my vacation in September.

I'll catch up with everyone sometime after I get back.
 
 
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Mish: Brian: Lip Bite[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on June 16th, 2006 02:20 pm (UTC)
I haven't forgotten! I'll be there...well, perhaps not with bells on my toes ('cause how annoying would THAT be?!?) but with as much fake morning cheeriness as I can muster. :)

Wait -- the time is 8:30? Not 8?

I know you asked about Joe and the opening. I don't know yet. He gets way, way stressed around the time of events and it always takes time for him to "recover" so that I can talk to him about plans. Last night's attempt to settle the summer vacation issue wasn't as successful as I'd hoped and that's months into the future. I expect that he'll be coming with me but I don't yet know. In any case, *I* will be there and I'm going to attempt to make The Brother accompany me.
[identity profile] msjudi.livejournal.com on June 16th, 2006 02:28 pm (UTC)
It's 8:30... I got it wrong when I said it was 8, I thought it was, but we have between 8:30 and 10 to get everything done (zomg)..

I would love to see both Joe and your brother, so it either show up, that would be great!

I forogt to tell you- the lady who owns Mo Mong, Lisa, told us last week that her son died 3 weeks ago :( I was completely floored. He was 23, killed in some kind of car accident. She said she was back to work so soon because it was the only way for her to stay sane.
Mish: Brian: Lip Bite[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on June 16th, 2006 05:01 pm (UTC)
You should have done that on purpose. How else can you make someone happy that she doesn't have to be somewhere until 8:30 on a Sturday morning? *grin*

Oh my goodness! I can't imagine the pain of losing a child. I know I still get teary eyed over my dog who died 5 years ago and losing my brother would just about kill me. I'll try to be lucid enough to say something if she's there in the morning but heaven knows I'm likely to forget if I haven't had enough caffeine. I think that her son must have died around the same time Dad did. Memorial Day weekend was a hard time for several of us, I suppose. :(
Mish: Brian: Lip Bite[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on June 16th, 2006 05:03 pm (UTC)
Oh yes! I finally bought the tickets today for the parade. Amy and I will be there and I'll be at the festival, I'm sure.
[identity profile] msjudi.livejournal.com on June 16th, 2006 05:15 pm (UTC)
Oh very cool! We should try to meet up and prowl the festival for a while before the parade starts. It's likely to be really hot and humid, so I'm not sure how long I will last under those conditions, but I do want to wander for a while and spend money I don't have on things I don't nee LOL

Mish: Brian: Lip Bite[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on June 16th, 2006 08:02 pm (UTC)
Sounds like a great plan to me. I'm not a fan of Houston in the summer - I have this weird thing where I don't sweat - so I won't be up to too much of the festival, either.

Amy probably won't make the festival as she is a musician and playing weddings is her bread and butter. I know she had a wedding to play that Saturday but I don't recall the times.

I'm game for shopping for stuff I don't need. Give me an ice cold drink to keep my core temp down and I'm good for at least one prowl of the booths. Hope they have some excellent earrings for sale. Short hair means earrings are more vital for me. :) (That's my excuse, anyway.)