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Monday, my grandmother passed away. Tuesday, I went into work for training that never happened, so I cleaned up some stuff and went back home (I had 5 days paid bereavement leave). Wednesday, it was back down to CT for the wake -![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
watermelontail and dark_paisley, as well as another good friend from college, showed up to show their respects (thank you!!!). Thursday was the funeral, as well as the Irish wake post-funeral.
We told a lot of stories regarding my gram that night. My alltime favorite was the one where she, my aunt Dawn, my aunt Tammy and my cousin Bobby decided to stay down on Mesquamacut Beach drinking Pearl Harbors. Bobby took Tammy home, and Dawn took Gram. Two cars. (This becomes important in a moment) Tammy decides she wants a cigarette, but she doesn't have any. That's okay - Dawn has some.
Yup, passing a lit cigarette between two cars on the highway in Westerly, RI is something the cops frown on.
Bobby gets stopped - Dawn takes off. Bobby is an off-duty cop (yep, he got a ration of shit for this) and as the cop is telling him how he should know better, Dawn comes BACKING UP on the highway, because my gram was worried about Bobby.
Good times. It was quite the family. She was quite the lady.
Friday, came home, had a fight with himself and ended up going to Midsummers alone. He had invited a friend from work and her boyfriend to go, so I got to hang around with them Friday night, Saturday and part of Sunday.
Saturday, I qualled in schlager: single, rigid and dagger. Yay me! Then got soundly trounced in the Champions tourney (I won 1 bout. But hey, I wasn't in the running anyways - I have enough to do in Baronial court) - Frenya gave me a lovely bruise, as did someone else who legged me (I found that one Sunday night). Then off to Royal Court - Colin, Patty and Frenya got AoAs, Rhuad got his Terpsichore, and I got Baron Ernst's blessing as an official herald as I screwed up their Excellencies' exit. Then off to Kythe's bar, and Raspberry Scummies. Q, I will never drink those again. Now that I'm sober, they sound really vile. :)
Sunday, I ended up MOLing the Champions Tourney for heavy list (thank you, Anders, for helping me through that!!!), and then it was into Baronial Court. Somehow, we had a longer Baronial Court than Royal - which is just wrong. I was officially declared Granite Pursuivante for Stonemarche, and Baron Bil (her Excellency's Fencing Champion!!!) was declared the Seneschal. Lots of fun.
Then pulling apart camp, heading home, nacho pizza with himself and emptying the truck, so I could return it to Dad this morning. And now, it's nearly time to go and I'm exhausted. :)
I've skimmed through my flist from last week - you guys were busy! Glad you all came through, and I'm glad to be back. More later.
Monday, my grandmother passed away. Tuesday, I went into work for training that never happened, so I cleaned up some stuff and went back home (I had 5 days paid bereavement leave). Wednesday, it was back down to CT for the wake -
watermelontail and dark_paisley, as well as another good friend from college, showed up to show their respects (thank you!!!). Thursday was the funeral, as well as the Irish wake post-funeral.We told a lot of stories regarding my gram that night. My alltime favorite was the one where she, my aunt Dawn, my aunt Tammy and my cousin Bobby decided to stay down on Mesquamacut Beach drinking Pearl Harbors. Bobby took Tammy home, and Dawn took Gram. Two cars. (This becomes important in a moment) Tammy decides she wants a cigarette, but she doesn't have any. That's okay - Dawn has some.
Yup, passing a lit cigarette between two cars on the highway in Westerly, RI is something the cops frown on.
Bobby gets stopped - Dawn takes off. Bobby is an off-duty cop (yep, he got a ration of shit for this) and as the cop is telling him how he should know better, Dawn comes BACKING UP on the highway, because my gram was worried about Bobby.
Good times. It was quite the family. She was quite the lady.
Friday, came home, had a fight with himself and ended up going to Midsummers alone. He had invited a friend from work and her boyfriend to go, so I got to hang around with them Friday night, Saturday and part of Sunday.
Saturday, I qualled in schlager: single, rigid and dagger. Yay me! Then got soundly trounced in the Champions tourney (I won 1 bout. But hey, I wasn't in the running anyways - I have enough to do in Baronial court) - Frenya gave me a lovely bruise, as did someone else who legged me (I found that one Sunday night). Then off to Royal Court - Colin, Patty and Frenya got AoAs, Rhuad got his Terpsichore, and I got Baron Ernst's blessing as an official herald as I screwed up their Excellencies' exit. Then off to Kythe's bar, and Raspberry Scummies. Q, I will never drink those again. Now that I'm sober, they sound really vile. :)
Sunday, I ended up MOLing the Champions Tourney for heavy list (thank you, Anders, for helping me through that!!!), and then it was into Baronial Court. Somehow, we had a longer Baronial Court than Royal - which is just wrong. I was officially declared Granite Pursuivante for Stonemarche, and Baron Bil (her Excellency's Fencing Champion!!!) was declared the Seneschal. Lots of fun.
Then pulling apart camp, heading home, nacho pizza with himself and emptying the truck, so I could return it to Dad this morning. And now, it's nearly time to go and I'm exhausted. :)
I've skimmed through my flist from last week - you guys were busy! Glad you all came through, and I'm glad to be back. More later.
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