Mmmm. Just got off a phone marathon extravaganza with Trace. I feel like I haven't talked to her in weeks! We've both been so busy, and her grandmother was visiting for a few days, so there was a lot to catch up on. And now it's already 3:15, so I have 45 minutes until Patsy will be here to watch Maddie so I can go to work. Oh bother.
Some good news: finally got my taxes filed, so I'm hoping that the return will be deposited before we leave for Ireland. I AM SO READY TO GO! The last two weeks have been utterly exhausting. I think both of us are going to be absolutely delirious for the first few days of the trip, but that's okay. Sleep deprivation only adds to the fun. :) It is so nice to have something to look forward to.
Also, I got two new tires on my car yesterday, so there shouldn't be too much worrying in the weeks to come about a blowout en route to Rockford, Green Bay, etc. So that's nice as well.
I'm scheduled to work at the Clare on St. Pat's, which is going to be absolute mayhem, but it'll be fun to work with Greg for a day. Reassuring to be able to look across the sea of drunken faces and see the cutest man in the world behind the bar, or running around like crazy. There are nights at the Palomino when I would kill just to be able to see his face somewhere in the crowd, so I'm sure it will be positively inspirational to take part in the madness for a few hours before heading off to the Palomino for the night shift.
Alright. Food. Change clothes. Go to work.
Rockford tomorrow for Jan's 70th birthday party! That'll be fun. Then breakfast with Katy and James on Sunday before heading back home. Hopefully will see Eddie while I'm in town, but I'm not nearly as stressed about it as I was. Have to let go a little bit on that one. Also need to call Rob Loudin and Keith Beiersdorf, see if they can come into Rockford for the weekend. Would love to see those guys again.
Okay.
Food.