With Mer gone in Romania for the last nine days, I have been bachin’ it. I miss Mer terribly, and I am anxious to see her tomorrow, but I actually did do a few things while she was gone.

On Tuesday, I plotted a fun get-away for me and Mer for our twelfth anniversary in August. I’ll blog more about that when it happens, but it did take me about three or four hours to get everything taken care of.

On Wednesday, I had the piano tuned. That is not ultra-exciting, but the piano had not been tuned since we moved three years ago. It was certainly time.

Craig invited me over to his place on Thursday. It was a good time. Craig, Karin, and three of the four kids were there (Ian was off with the grandparents, I think). We talked and played Wii video games, and Owen showed me his Pokemon card and toys. I felt like a mini-celebrity – Owen and Emma went wherever I went and seemed to want me to see everything they did. It was really hectic, but very cute.

Saturday was a usual early-morning run, except I was happy that Jim Gaul was able to join me and Jason this week. Jim has been recovering from a hamstring tendon injury, and we have not run together since last October or so. After the run, I headed to Canton to have lunch with Aunt Mary at Quaker Steak and Lube, and we had a good visit of about three hours altogether. Then, I went by myself to see Iron Man 2, which was playing at the $1.50 theater in Canton. I had a good time and quite enjoyed the movie. I finished the evening by going up to Hudson and eating a light dinner at Aladdin’s restaurant, and I even allowed myself a piece of cake since the waitress was a graduated CVCA student. I got dessert, and she got a bigger tip!

Sunday, I went to church, and then made bread in the early afternoon. I then went by myself to a graduation party of a student whom I knew fairly well through Ceili Club. It was a great party. I got to talk with the mom of another former CVCA student, and the mom told me the girl wants to be me and Meredith in about ten years (I think the mom was being polite – I assume the girl wants to be Meredith since Mer was her teacher). I then hung out with some recent CVCA grads that I am very fond of, and I ate some really good food. I stayed for about an hour and a half, and I had a really good time.

Mer comes home tomorrow, and that will be the best day of all!