Tis the season to get married...

It is 11 pm on a work night so I'm not going to write a novel...even though it has been over a month and a half since I wrote an entry. This summer went by really fast and I feel like I wasn't able to enjoy it as much as I would have liked. I hope next summer is lazier although I doubt it will be because I intend on moving at the end of it. Just speculation at this point. I seem to be a lot of talk.

I have plodded forward with wedding season...one more left in 3 weeks and the accompanying bachelorette party is this weekend...a wedding of wine-tasting and beach-going. A much better idea than the fucking cheesy casino scenario. Anyways. I'm not bitter or uninterested...

Where did I leave off in my exciting life. Oh yes. So the rest of my mid-July staycation was fairly uneventful although the last weekend was spent in Maine for Brandi's baby shower. She should be going into labor any day now, speaking of. The shower was nice, held in a stifling upstairs room at a cute cafe in Bath. She got a lot of really nice gifts. I spent 2 nights so I got some good Brandi and Laura time.

The following weekend I went to Dr. Bernini's annual party at his lake house for the first time. He has a really nice home. Betsy and Cort went with me. Good food and nice boat ride around the lake. I find it very interesting that his wife lives in their Hanover home and he lives with his clinic NP girlfriend at the lake house. Interesting dynamic indeed.

July 29th was a day this summer I was very much looking forward to. Ashley and I spent the day in MA, visited our pasts, and joined her sisters and their husbands for a Sting concert at Great Woods. I don't believe in the Comcast Center...it will always be Great Woods to me. I gave her a brief tour of Norton...Village Way, my grade school, Tedeschi's with the slush puppy machine, Honeydew Doughnuts, and Wheaton. I got to see where she summered with her Grammy and Grandpa in East Bridgewater. We had a nice dinner at the infamous Christos restaurant with her family. The concert was great although I was disappointed he didn't play Message in a Bottle lol. Oh and the girls survived the day with Adam haha. That same weekend on Saturday, Brian's mom and sister hosted a bridal shower (the first of 2) for Amy at their home in Beverly, MA. It was really nice, perfect house for entertaining, lots of good food and drink, and she got a lot of really nice gifts.

Maria Grace Goss was baptized the first weekend in August. Those girls are so damn cute. I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen them since Maria was born but I did go hang out yesterday. I brought a liter of Jose with me for Ashley's Bday party this coming Friday and a couple of pizzas because I don't know if I'll be able to get out of work early enough. I also made her a cake today to bring with me on Fri. Pictures to come! Maria is such a happy go with the flow baby with big blue eyes and a mohawk. They are with Adam's parents overnight for the first time...we'll see how Shley does!

Suzy got married August 20th and I made a very exhausting trip to San Diego to be in the bridal party. Left really early Thurs morning and got home late Monday morning. It was a very beautiful wedding, though and the weather was great. I really can't tolerate minimal sleep and the constant on the go lifestyle for a prolonged period of time. It was really great to come home and I hope that I don't have to do that again anytime soon. It's also hard for to be on my best behavior around those who are very religious in regards to my language and views on that subject.

Amy's secons bridal shower was in Brattleboro the last weekend of the month. It was nice until Amy had had too much to drink. Let's say it bore a striking resemblance to Halloween 09' and leave it at that. I should have gone home like I wanted to in the first place and I could have had a good night's sleep in my own damn bed. I should have woken up refreshed to go participate to some degree in the CHAD 5k. I'm not bitter. How Amy and Brian chose to interact and accept in their relationship is none of my business and I shouldn't use any of my time and energy dealing with and trying to understand it. If she wants my opinion, she'll ask for it.

This past weekend was nice. It kind of scares me how much I like being alone. I stopped by the Ellis' housewarming BBQ on my way to my mom's to hang out with the fam. Denise and Sherry were painting Jeff's old room, Heather was making dinner, and Dave had weedwacked for my mom. I just showed up late and was my usual obnoxious, immature self. I doubt my ability to act like a normal human being around my family.

Work is work. I went through a summer funk but feel a little better now. Still trying to figure out some sort of plan with a path to follow. I'm sad that the summer has come to an end but I'm really excited for pumpkin spice coffee. It's my only consolation for this time of year. Alright, my bed is calling my name.