Tammi's World

NOW it's Home

Yesterday was somethin' else. It just FLEW by. I had so much to do, between work and gettin' ready for Cuz, and I'll be honest. It just didn't all get done.

A week of open houses put me WAY behind. And, as usual, there were issues. Issues that do not get fixed quickly. Issues that pissed off some pretty big customers. Issues that forced me to schedule meetings into an already over booked week next week.

As for the preparations....I wanted Paradise to be as pulled together as possible. I couldn't WAIT to show it off to Cuz. I wanted her to love it as much as I do. You see....it's not a fancy house by any stretch of the imagination. But that isn't what I love about it. It's the feel that grabbed me. And it was important that she felt it too.

So, anyway....the morning passed in a whirl of "grouchiness". Then...I HAD to go to the Farm & Fleet for salt and a shovel. And I had ordered some prints from Walgreens that needed to be picked up before they got rid of them. And then...there were the groceries that needed to be bought.

Farm & Fleet and Walgreens was a snap. Even bought my Christmas cards for this year. SWEET. That would be the only pleasant oasis of my afternoon.

What kind of idiot goes to Walmart for food and necessities (read: candles) 6 hours before they are predicting the first major snow storm of the year to hit? **Cue Tammi: Waving hands and jumping up and down** Geesh.... 2 hours. It took over 2 hours to pick up a few things. And traffic?!? Oy.

So...got home and put everything away. Had to start the stew so that we wouldn't have to wait til 9:00 to eat. I'm watchin' the clock, getting more panic as each minute ticked by.

Damn.....still so much to do. But I had to leave at 5:30 to be sure I was there waiting for her.

5:35 I'm backing out of the drive. Head to the gas station, cause by now Lana is livin' on fumes. WTF?!?! There's a damn LINE at the gas station. Damn storm.....

As luck would have it, parking was a breeze and I was sitting in the waiting area at 6:05. Her plane was scheduled to land at 6:10.

As I sat there waiting, I took the opportunity to people watch. Yeah, that's a whole post in itself. Holy Cow.

I didn't take any water with me, or even any thing to read. So I sat. Inside I was so excited. Cuz was comin'. She was going to spend an entire weekend with me. We were going to do all those things that we've missed so much. Cookin' and snackin'. Talkin'. Shoppin'. She was going to finally see my home....it was all I could do to just sit there.

A nice elderly woman was sitting two seats down. She looked over at me and asked if I were waiting for family. I nodded and said my sister was comin' in. (not a stretch at all. Cuz is as close to a big sister as I've ever had) She asked if I was excited. I smiled and nodded. I told her this was the best Christmas present ever.

Then she said the only reason she asked is I looked kind of sad. See...I don't smile a lot. So a lot of folks don't realize that I'm pretty much a happy person. But that one really surprised me. I was so excited I was "humming". I can't believe the seats weren't bouncing with all the energy I was holding in.

Finally they start coming out of the terminal. There she was. The third person out. I stood up, smiled and waved. As I walked closer I said "Damn. You really made it." She chuckled and said "I was gonna cancel, but figured, What The Hell. It's just a weekend.."

Cuz is here. I wish I knew how to express how wonderful that is.

We toured Paradise and I explained my plans. She, of course, brought me pretties. We ate beef stew and beer batter cheesey biscuits. And talked.

She said as she went to bed, "I'll probably be up by 4:30-5:00 your time". It's 7:30 here, 8:30 in her world. She is out like a light. hehehehe I told you folks, it's a great guest room......

The breakfast casserole is in the oven, and coffee is waiting. Today we'll run around and try to get everything done so we are safely ensconced when the snow and ice hit.

Cuz is here. Paradise has never felt so much like home....

Posted by Tammi at December 1, 2007 07:45 AM | TrackBack