Nostalgic Notes

What’s on the iPod: Beautiful Day by U2

After a long week/weekend respite, I’m back to work today. Mom got on the train yesterday afternoon and headed home. It was a great visit, and we had a gorgeous day on Saturday for my daughter’s bridal shower. Her bridesmaids are fantastic–they spoiled her with a wonderful afternoon that was all about her, and they spared no detail. She has terrific friends and it shows.

The party was themed ‘Lucky in Love’ and it was held at our favorite place, Molly Maguire’s. The restaurant went all out — we had the second floor all to ourselves, our own bartender/waitress, specialty drinks just for us, and a fantastic spread of food. It’s a nice old building anyway, a brick row house that used to be a newsstand and pharmacy in its day. It was a perfect backdrop to a party that celebrated not just a wedding, but love of all sorts.

My mother made her cry. The girls, knowing my daughter’s participation in Postcrossing, asked everyone to bring one postcard for the event. My mom’s contribution was a postcard photo of my dad in his navy uniform, sitting with his navy buddies playing cards. That was enough to turn on the tears. And the day just got better from there.

It was sad seeing my mom go. She wasn’t eager to leave, but she was ready to go home and get back to normal. We’ll see her and my dad in four weeks, and then again at the wedding.

Today, I’m back to work. I’d cleared up a lot of work before my mom arrived, but I have plenty more where that came from, so articles must be written, invoices sent, checks cashed. Especially that last part.

I’m missing my annual trade show, and with my last article the cover story at the show (and scheduled roundtables around it), that’s a bad thing. My chance to get some added face recognition is gone, but since I’ve been attending the show for a very long time, most people know me anyway. Family first. Always.

With all that’s been happening, I’ve not put as much time into this year’s Writers Worth celebration as I should, but I intend to remedy that today. I have some great guest posts going up starting Thursday, and I have a few posts of my own to share. If you’re still interested, please send me a note and we’ll talk. lwbean At gmail

How was your week/weekend?