Weekend Recap

The first part of the weekend went as planned (except for the Washington Capitals losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning at the game I went to.)  The rest of the weekend had more twists and turns than Anna Nicole Smith with a hula hoop.

I took Patricia to the Washington Monument in a quagmire of a rainstorm.  We stood in front of it for a few seconds when Patricia started sneezing.  I took her back to my parents’ home.  There is nothing worse than dragging around a sick child when sightseeing.

Patricia was laying down in the guest bedroom when her mother came over to pick her up.  She came earlier than she was supposed to, she wasn’t supposed to come over until Sunday morning.  Her plans got shot when she caught her boyfriend cheating with her sister.  I told her that Patricia was sick and sleeping instead of the sightseeing we had planned.

For some reason I felt compelled to engage in a conversation with Jeanetta.  It was then that it dawned on me that I remembered her name.

Jeanetta had a rough week.  She blew a tire on the East-West Highway by the Home Depot.  She found out on Friday that she was going to be laid off from her job next month.  Now her boyfriend and his cheating was paying a toll on her.  One thing led to another, and now her and Patricia will be moving to my apartment in two weeks.  I am going to convert my office to a bedroom and move as much of the office stuff as I can into my bedroom and work out of my bedroom.

I guess I should have asked Jeanetta what she does for a living and tried to get her set up for an interview once she gets up here.  She was an office manager but I forgot what kind of office.  To be honest, I am not thrilled with having Jeanetta move in, but the bright side is that I get to see my daughter every day.  (If I could get home)

It was raining the entire trip home.  The closer I got to New Jersey, the more road closures I encountered.  Most were closed due to flooding.  A few streets were closed due to fallen trees and other debris.  One road was closed due to that town’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.  The marchers must have been a hearty bunch because of the driving rain and puddles all over the road.

I finally got home last night only to find myself without electricity.  I spent  the night at a local hotel (a hotel without internet access.)  I did some work this morning before having to check out.  The electricity was still out, causing me to putz around town all afternoon.  I now have power and will be ready to return to work tomorrow.

Advertisement

Off to DC!

I am heading to Washington as soon as this blog entry is posted.  I should be in Washington by 1:00PM.  I’ll have some time to dilly-dally and campaign before picking up my daughter Patricia from school at 3:45.  We’ll spend time at Chuck E. Cheese playing arcade games before heading to the Verizon Center to watch the Capitals play the Tampa Bay Lightning.  I’ll buy her a replica Alexander Ovechkin jersey and an Alexander Semen Semin jersey for myself.

We will head to Wal-Mart after the game.  I am going to let Patricia pick out her present this year.  I am not always the best gift buyer.  We will go to my parents’ house (providing my father remembers that we are coming late after the game) for the weekend.

Tomorrow will be a day for sight-seeing.  Patricia will probably see all of the famous DC landmarks like I did growing up in Washington.  I saw them on class trips and seeing sights on class trips usually sucked except for not being in class that day.  Tomorrow will be the Washington Monument, the Supreme Court Building, and the the Royal Palace Gentleman’s Club.

I will be stopping at rest areas to check my e-mail.  If I come across anything interesting I will mention it on my Facebook page.