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Jul. 29th, 2002 06:59 amWe went to breakfast yesterday with sister and her husband. When Mother called on Saturday to ask them about it, everything was all fine and hunky-dorie for leaving after 10 after the car race. I find a pretty good movie to watch on AMC and think this will be ok, they won't be ready to go until the movie is almost over. She calls about 9 Sunday morning wanting to know if we are ready. i mention the fact that she had said the day before they would be ready later. She says she will tape the rest of the movie. Fine, mother doesn't have a video player, but ok, fine.
We go to the restaurant they suggest, it's full, with a waiting line. Don't suggest the one i wanted to go to, no, let's go to this one, or that one all the way in Waterloo, more difficult, actually to get to than the one i wanted to go to in the first place. We get there, have a two minute wait for a table and a 45 minute wait for the food. The 10:00 brunch was a 12:30 lunch. While we are there Sister says she is taking Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday off.
Great, i'll be gone. She had said don't make any plans for her birthday, it's the big Five Oh, and i took her at her word. Now she tells me she wants to do stuff on her days off. They will be going on vacation about the time i get back from S.C. for two weeks. i leave for Kuwait about two weeks after S.C. i am really hating parts of this vacation. i called her last night and we talked for a bit. i told her if she had even given me a hint that she was planning some time off , i would not have made the plans i did. She says it's no big deal. It is a big deal. i miss her. Fuck! i've always felt lucky that my family wasn't as messed up as some i know. Now i'm wondering if we really are, or if it is just me.
i hate it when all i can do is rant when i write. i don't have Master to talk things out with. i know He reads this regularly, and that pleases me, but it's not the same as having instant feedback. He asked if i was going to keep it up while i'm on my big adventure. A laptop would be nice about now. He said many motels offer a space with computers, so i'll have to be sure to check. i plan to take a notebook along and then when i get there i can make one big entry if i have the opportunity. Or i can do it when i get back to Mother's.
For dinner Mother and i went to Panera, a really nice Seattle type coffee shop with a soup and sandwich menu and deserts that are killer. i had a veggie sandwich and a bowl of black bean soup. i am amazed that now that Mother is single again, it isn't any problem to go out for nearly every meal, like it was when she was married. Do we think she was just rebelling? We brought home a big sweet roll to share for breakie today. i could go there again many times. House made breads, wow! and a bagguette is served with the soup, so a sandwich really isn't needed
We go to the restaurant they suggest, it's full, with a waiting line. Don't suggest the one i wanted to go to, no, let's go to this one, or that one all the way in Waterloo, more difficult, actually to get to than the one i wanted to go to in the first place. We get there, have a two minute wait for a table and a 45 minute wait for the food. The 10:00 brunch was a 12:30 lunch. While we are there Sister says she is taking Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday off.
Great, i'll be gone. She had said don't make any plans for her birthday, it's the big Five Oh, and i took her at her word. Now she tells me she wants to do stuff on her days off. They will be going on vacation about the time i get back from S.C. for two weeks. i leave for Kuwait about two weeks after S.C. i am really hating parts of this vacation. i called her last night and we talked for a bit. i told her if she had even given me a hint that she was planning some time off , i would not have made the plans i did. She says it's no big deal. It is a big deal. i miss her. Fuck! i've always felt lucky that my family wasn't as messed up as some i know. Now i'm wondering if we really are, or if it is just me.
i hate it when all i can do is rant when i write. i don't have Master to talk things out with. i know He reads this regularly, and that pleases me, but it's not the same as having instant feedback. He asked if i was going to keep it up while i'm on my big adventure. A laptop would be nice about now. He said many motels offer a space with computers, so i'll have to be sure to check. i plan to take a notebook along and then when i get there i can make one big entry if i have the opportunity. Or i can do it when i get back to Mother's.
For dinner Mother and i went to Panera, a really nice Seattle type coffee shop with a soup and sandwich menu and deserts that are killer. i had a veggie sandwich and a bowl of black bean soup. i am amazed that now that Mother is single again, it isn't any problem to go out for nearly every meal, like it was when she was married. Do we think she was just rebelling? We brought home a big sweet roll to share for breakie today. i could go there again many times. House made breads, wow! and a bagguette is served with the soup, so a sandwich really isn't needed
