private branch

by friday i was exhausted. i had an ment-emotionally draining tuesday, wednesday, thursday and finally friday. i had a really great weekend though despite the drain issues. saturday, aaron and laurie had a collier-coe family event (brunch) at their new first home. my favorite parts of the morning were the endless cups of coffee, cream cheese bready muffins from the bread basket, fruit with granola and yogurt, and fellowship with my parents and siblings. after that i went to clean a house and feed the dog and two cats at another house. my aunt c happened to call me and she had a little prize for me at her home. so i went over there and got a nice pop-up book with a nativity scene inside. by the time i got home i was tired and couldn't settle enough to nap. sunday i went on a riverbend volunteer appreciation cruise on the southern belle with amy lou from work. chip baker and the rest of the riverbend crew provided lunch and a dj and door prizes and a quick trip down the tennessee river stink. but it was interesting because i've not seen the city from the water in many years. we used to boat and ski with the godparents before their divorce in '93-'94. i would love to ski again someday. blah blah blah.

after our one hour tour we went to see the village. i enjoyed it and don't really have too much to say about what others had to say, good or bad. i thought it was interesting and slightly thought provoking, but i thought it was going to have to do with something racial. there is always a little moral to the story sort of thing with his movies. last evening i was going to go to lamar's but decided to forego the experience. i bought a six of amberbock and drank the night away with my olympic date.

i'm learning how to grow my own private branch. it won't look like my brother's branches or my sister in laws. i have been slowly developing the hybrid branch of this family tree. there are strange balances that occur within family matters, relationships. i'm loving the process but hating the feeling of not knowing if i'm always doing the right things. but this weekend i had a couple of light bulb moments. psalm sixteen for one...

the 45 will be here in thirteen days. yikes time has flown by. knoxville here i come. good times should be had all around the week. yeah. yerp yerp!!!