Visiting

Last weekend was full of visits with old friends. Frances drove down from Ohio with my nieces. I drove to Warner Robins after work that Thursday, back to work on Friday night, back to Warner Robins Saturday after work, and then back to Atlanta Monday morning to get to work. It was well worth all the driving. I had lunch with some friends from my old university library job that Friday and stopped by my previous job (before the university job--keep up people!) to visit for a while there too. I also got to visit with my old high school friend Kelly. All in all, it was a wonderful weekend. The girls (my nieces) are getting so big! Lilian is gorgeous with her flowing white hair and angelic face and Rosie has such a sweet, beautiful face and the funniest walk I've ever seen. I think I'll get to see them again at Christmas.

I'll be going home for Thanksgiving. I plan on driving down Thanksgiving Day and will stay probably until Saturday. I need to get some serious reading done for school. There are only two more chat sessions left and then I never have to 'collaborate' ever again for school. Completing my last two assignments may not be such a struggle this time around--I wish they were due now! Then I would be done and I could dance around like a fool and celebrate the end of an era.

Work is very busy these days. We will close early on Wednesday and all day Thursday and Friday for the holiday. Luckily, this is not my weekend to work so I will have four whole days off and I'm determined to appreciate every one of them. My first TAB meeting date is getting closer and I still have not received the go-ahead to advertise. I am officially freaked-out about this! All my flyers are ready for display--I just need the OK from home office.

I pulled out my violin last week to play a little. I checked out a DVD at work on playing the violin for beginners. I hate to admit it but I've kind of already forgotten what I learned during my two sessions in September. I can still play the same portion of 'twinkle, twinkle little star' as before and my scales but that is only from memory. It needs to be tuned--which I don't know how to do--and I'm probably playing it all wrong. However, I'm thrilled to get back to my lessons next month or January at the latest (it depends of lesson availability). Anyway, I'm off to review The Dismissal of Miss Ruth Brown for school--some portions might be on our last exam.