Whirlwind

List most people, the next days will be a whirlwind.
Tomorrow: work and teach class at the Y
Wednesday: work until noon, go to sister's for Xmas dinner and mass
Thursday: drive to Milwaukee and pick up sister's family at airport, then go to the farm for the family Christmas.
Friday: chill at the farm
Saturday: "Bieda" side of the family Christmas party at the Legion in Pulaski
Sunday: Packers game with Tara
Monday: work
Tuesday: work
Wednesday: leave for Texas at 6 am, come back Sunday night

5 Times I Honestly Hate Being Single

1. When you have a party, wedding, some kind of social function, and you have NO ONE to go with you. It's not that I CAN'T go myself, but sometimes I just don't WANT to. I don't want to walk in alone. I don't want to try to find a table to sit at alone. I don't want to have to tell other people over and over that I am there alone. Because I'm usually alone, I've all but mastered the art of striking up conversations with total strangers. But just because I can do it, it doesn't always mean I want to.

2. When I'm having a crappy day. It's just nice to be able to tell someone you didn't have a great day, and then once you tell them, you feel better.

3. When something goes awry in the house. The shower faucet is broken. There is no hot water. The sump pump won't turn off. The sewer is backed up. The furnace isn't running. There's a mouse. It's not like I need a husband or a bf to know how to fix all these things. In fact, I wouldn't care if he were less handy than I, but at least it would be nice to have someone help me figure out what to do or who to call, or to say "don't worry about it" when I start wondering how bad the sitch is.

4. When you see all these ads about getting someone something for Christmas. It's not about the diamond earrings, or that I'm not getting anything like that to open, but the fact that I don't have someone to GIVE something to.

5. When you get a foot of snow and have no one to help you shovel, or when you need a back rub. Enough said.