29 Going on 79

Somehow I got out of the habit of blogging. Not a day goes by that I don't think "ooh, I need to blog about that" but then there's a disconnect between the thought and the actual doing. I've also gotten out of the habit of reading other people's blogs, so I need to get back on the wagon catch up! Several things in the last few months...

1. I have a niece! Clare Rose Towers was born on April 14th at 3:59 p.m. and weighed 6lbs. 4 oz. She's gorgeous with a lovely personality - I should know, we've spent a few late nights together! I saw her when she was just a few weeks old when I dragged my entourage to D.C. for a long weekend. Farrah, Hattie and I drove to Maryland on a Thursday night and then we picked Jeff up at Dulles on Friday. We watched a friend's dog and enjoyed fabulous accomodations in Falls Church - close enough to the city for plenty of sight seeing! On Saturday night, Jeff and I saw "The Civil War" at Ford's Theater and had front row seats. Awesome seats in a jinxy old theater - box seats? No thank you! I was slightly annoyed by changes since I was last in town - everything now requires some sort of timed ticket for a tour and my grand plan was interrupted several times. Ah well, we had a good time. We then spent Sunday and Monday with Clare and her entourage - my parents came to town as well, so Kevin and Jess had a full house! I was lucky enough to make a return visit over Memorial Day weekend with Sissy and loved spending the time with K, J and C.

2. Summer finally arrived in Columbus. I of course hate it. It makes my hair frizzy and I sweat in the most uncomfortable and disconcerting places. To make matters worse, the air conditioning went out in my car. Not one to fret for too long, I quickly gathered up some headscarves and decided to reinterpret the Winnie Cooper as a zippy little convertible. I've also become obsessed with looking at other cars with their windows down on the hottest days and imagining why they're not running the AC. I work hard to look comfortable and pretend that I'm simply driving with the windows down to save on freon and improve my gas mileage. That's me, just doing my part! With summer comes the summer internship at the Museum. It's a great help to have an extra set of hands around the office, but it makes it nearly impossible to travel - which is why I gallavant across the country from August to May. In a way, it's nice to have June and July to recharge a bit.

3. Jeff zoomed into town two weeks ago and we agreed that he needs to work on his airline karma a bit. I think since we began dating back in September every single one of his airline flights - either to see me, his family or for work - has been delayed significantly. He was a trooper and took a red-eye through Vegas so that we could spend all of Friday together before going to visit his family on Saturday and Sunday. His nephew's graduation party in Massillon on Saturday was a lot of fun and his parents and siblings were fantastic! We headed back to Columbus on Sunday and took it easy before I had to head to work on Monday. I introduced he and his parents to BlackCreek Bistro over lunch and then just barely got him to the airport ontime for his flight. Next trip - LA in July!!

4. This holiday weekend is gearing up to be pretty fabulous. We got out of work early yesterday and I caught up on some Buffy the Vampire Slayer - I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a new fan. Today I'm headed to Hoover for some kayaking and might check out Red White and Boom with every other hillbilly in the state. Tomorrow I work at Barnes and then will head to see Sissy, Ren and Brayden! I'm in B withdrawl a bit - I haven't seen him since Easter and it's far too long. I'm afraid he won't remember me and all of the amazing things I've taught him in the last two years. We're going to have to cram a bit tomorrow and Sunday to bring him back up to speed. Our favorite song "Poker Face" is so April 2009, so I need to quickly find a new song for us to sing together.

That's all the news that's worth knowing from KHaus. Sorry (or perhaps you're welcome) for the extended silence!