WHG: And so we file...

[workinghardguy]

Had a good weekend. Got to spend the entire weekend with SS and S and we had good fun. Our volunteer group runs a very cool mobile flight sim and we take it to schools, festivals, etc... This weekend was our small city's summer festival and they asked us to have the sim there. SS wanted to work the booth and wanted to go to the summer festival so he opted to skip going to his dad's house and instead spend the weekend with me and my S. I was grateful for his help and had a lot of fun with him. I also made sure he was well stocked with ride tickets and fair food

Saw W on Friday. Not by choice, but she stopped by our recruiting/sim booth as she visited the fair. I had actually seen her Thursday evening when she dropped SS off after her shift. She was in a dark, foul mood that night and when I took a phone call instead of talking to her she more or less stomped out of the house in a very pissy manner.

But it was fairly liberating. I had been trying to reach the person who called me, and I didn't really worry how it would make her feel. When we were together it used to drive me nuts that she would take a call while we were talking. After she stomped out I had a moment of guilt wondering if I made her feel bad. Then I remembered I can't make her feel any one way so if she's mad that's her problem.

Anyway, on Friday she stopped by the fair booth and asked to talk to me. She apologized profusely for storming out of the house and started to go on about what had happened to her that night at work. It did sound horrible and I empathized a little, especially when she described having to get HIV tested, but the risk is extremely low. Anyway, I cut her off and told her I appreciated the apology, but that I didn't really worry that she was mad at me or not. But I did appreciate her effort.

Rest of the weekend I didn't see her. SS, S and I all worked the festival. Because we're a small town I saw lots of her friends. Each one came up and gave me big hugs and talked lots. It was strange.

Then on Sunday it was our festival's parade. My house is right on the parade route. Every year we would throw a big parade party with 40-50 people, grill out, etc... This year I didn't do the party thing as I didn't really want to relive everything with the neighbors. My mom came and watched the parade with my S and SS while I worked the festival. At one I wandered over to get some food (my mom brought food anyway of course) and lo and behold there is my SIL, her daughter, and my FIL. SIL had messaged me earlier asking if we were watching the parade and if she could come over. I told her what was going on but that if she wanted to use some of my road frontage she was welcome to it. So I expected her but not FIL.

FIL gives me a big hug and handshake and says it's great to see me. Mind you my FIL is the same age as me... don't ask how that works. But we've always gotten along. I stayed and talked to them for a little while and then got back to the festival.

So it was a good weekend. SS, SD, and S are all staying here tonight as W is on an overnight shift. It still feels good having them all under my roof. When W dropped SD off tonight she started to launch into what her day at work was like. I excused myself to get some paperwork out of my car. When I got back inside she had gathered her stuff and was ready to leave. I didn't necessarily intend for the paperwork to be a reason to cut her off, but it worked out that way. It was kind of nice actually.