The Empty Campus

My Saturday? Who really gives a damn about what I did. The usual. Yard work and a lot of cutting. Fun times.

That evening it was a graduation party for Yvette’s bosses daughter. Such a nice house and boy oh boy was the food good. I really wanted to eat much more but I also did not want to look like a pig. I of course felt a little out of place not knowing many people, it was mostly family. Her boss is a good person and she was great easing the anxiety. Fellow introverts. She insisted that Yvette and I leave with food, which was very kind. This being the second party that I have attended with her, the first being much more formal, it was nice seeing a very relaxed side. Good time.

After the party Yvette and I went to grab some hooch before the stores closed. Seemed like the right idea. I of course had more to eat. It was a nice mellow evening. I was tired. I think we all were, so we went to sleep.

Sunday we all slept in and eventually went to Yvette’s parents for some burgers. I had mine without a bun. Noah brought little baby Niles. He is too damn cute. I got to hold him for a while before feeding time. Crazy to think Alaya was smaller than him.

We watched Top Gun: Maverick at my in-laws house after lunch. Not being the biggest fan boy of the original I really wasn’t expecting much. Upon viewing I realized just how much I actually knew about the original. I guess over the years it had been engrained into my brain. I felt waves of nostalgia. A very well made movie. It pulled some strings and hit all the points that a legacy sequel should. I must admit that over the years I have really become a fan of Tom Cruise.

After the movie we went home, I did a little yard work and everyone went their own way. I went and visited with my mom for a while. I got in a little trouble over a misunderstanding. Yvette thought I was going to cook hibachi. I thought I was going to make it the following day. Oops. I came home to a feast being made without me and 7 hungry people. I was going to just eat leftovers. Haha. Oh well. I helped with the steaks and had a good time hanging out with everyone. It was a long day and I stayed up too late.

Monday was a damn drag. Nothing going on. I was bored and when something did come up I made a point to drag it out as long as I could. I did actually have an hour after lunch in which I was busy which made me miss the staff senate meeting. Darn! Haha. I hear I didn’t miss a damn thing. I was so looking forward to the evening and watching Teegan and my show, “The Last of Us”. I cooked some easy dinner, shake and bake pork, mac and cheese and green beans. Teegan and I sat down on the couch to eat and watch. It was a damn good episode. I was very happy to have Pascal back, if only for flashbacks.

Tuesday was beautiful. A complete break form the humidity that we have been suffering through the last few days. I actually was looking forward to spending time outdoors, so Yvette and I decided to have a little picnic. I went and picked up some taco Tuesday special and we had our lunch outside. I mean, we will not have many days like this for a while.

Wednesday night Yvette, Teegan and I went to the up and coming scholars event on campus. I take pride in this boys academics. His studious nature is something I know nothing about. I wish I had had that kind of ambition when I was in high school and I am certainly proud of him. It’s been a highlight doing these things with him. Wednesday was a low point, only because the presentation was a disaster. The host of the event has a language barrier, but that was only a part of the problem. The problem began early when more than expected guest arrived forcing them to delay due to lack of seating. This set everything back. They had to cut scripts short and that clearly threw everyone off track. They had technical difficulties with the slides not working. This made it abundantly clear that they were planning on relying upon the slides to help them along so when that failed they failed in turn. It came of as a mess and it was rather embarrassing. I felt bad for all involved. Hopefully next year they will have learned from whatever mistakes were made this time around.

After that mess we went home and finished up dinner. Potatoes were in the oven and all that was left was to heat the pulled post. It was a nice dinner. One which we all sat down together and enjoyed each others company. Those are the kind that I like.

Friday was a slow day at work. Yvette took off at one to make food for a graduation party and get ready to go out of town. Her and Lola were bringing the baby to San Antonio for some baby pictures. After work Teegan and I ordered some food for a local place and we watched a silly movie called Havoc on Netflix. Lots of violence. Unlimited ammo. Crazy body count. It was a good evening. I missed my wife.