The week so far
The three most common comments about Riley this week have been: he's such a happy baby, he's such a quiet baby and he's such a good-natured baby. I am blessed to have such a sweet baby. He's done very well this week as it's been full of lots of new places and faces.
My cousin and his fiance came over Monday night and we had a really good visit. I had my doubts if he would ever settle down and his fiance is wonderful. I hope to stay in better touch with them and will make an effort to visit them when I come to Bend.
Tuesday we had lunch with my ex-boyfriend's parents. The ex didn't come, but it was so nice to see his parents. I also worked for his mom for four years - Norma is a realtor and I was her marketing coordinator. We met up with her at her office so I also got to see a couple of the ladies that I used to work with. The only awkward moment came at the restaurant when I handed the baby over to Norma and someone at the table behind her, who knew her, asked if it was her grandchild. She fumbled to explain that I used to work for her. It was easier, I'm sure, than explaining that I was her son's ex-girlfriend that she wanted him to marry. I easily could have given her a grandchild, that is if her son weren't infertile from smoking so much pot. Ooh, jab. Sorry. But, it really was so nice to catch up with Norma and Bill.
Today I had lunch with my ex-step-dad. He's remained very supportive of me and I sense that Riley feels a bit like a grandson to him. He's been pretty good about trying to connect with me when he comes to Portland so it was nice to have the time to connect with him here.
I also got to see two of my nieces this evening. I have to step-sisters who I'm not close with at all, one of which I have not seen or spoken to in nearly ten years. But, her two daughters, who live with their dad and step-mom, have remained in our lives. I haven't seen them since my wedding - the youngest was my flower girl and the eldest was a junior bridesmaid. They are growing so fast and I feel bad that I haven't stayed in touch better. The eldest has a freshman volleyball game tomorrow that I hope to make it to.
Visiting with their dad and step-mom tonight shed some light on some family issues, however, and I now find myself in the middle of an uncomfortable situation. Suffice it to say that it involves my dad and my step-mom and while I'd like to hide behind "well, it's none of my business", it affects my dad and I can't stay out of it any more for his sake. It's not an affair, or anything like that. My step-mom has a lot of health issues that are, well, becoming an issue. It's just time to have a heart to heart with my dad.
Tomorrow I'm visiting a good friend; she's actually one of my mom's best friends and the woman who married Neil and I. She's also an astrologer and spiritual intuitive, so I always look forward to our visits to get her insights. Then, hopefully I can catch my niece's volleyball game.
I haven't gotten together with my friend Matt's parents yet. I may see if they can do lunch on Friday. Then Saturday I get to go to the fire department in Redmond and meet everyone. I'm looking forward to that, for sure. It's always interesting to see how different the people that Neil works with are from the pictures I create in my head.
For now, I'm going to take a quick soak in the hot tub then go to bed - it's way past my bedtime. Riley has been waking up earlier and earlier and the night owl in me struggles to adjust to an earlier bed time to compensate for the early mornings.
Love,
Aislinn
My cousin and his fiance came over Monday night and we had a really good visit. I had my doubts if he would ever settle down and his fiance is wonderful. I hope to stay in better touch with them and will make an effort to visit them when I come to Bend.
Tuesday we had lunch with my ex-boyfriend's parents. The ex didn't come, but it was so nice to see his parents. I also worked for his mom for four years - Norma is a realtor and I was her marketing coordinator. We met up with her at her office so I also got to see a couple of the ladies that I used to work with. The only awkward moment came at the restaurant when I handed the baby over to Norma and someone at the table behind her, who knew her, asked if it was her grandchild. She fumbled to explain that I used to work for her. It was easier, I'm sure, than explaining that I was her son's ex-girlfriend that she wanted him to marry. I easily could have given her a grandchild, that is if her son weren't infertile from smoking so much pot. Ooh, jab. Sorry. But, it really was so nice to catch up with Norma and Bill.
Today I had lunch with my ex-step-dad. He's remained very supportive of me and I sense that Riley feels a bit like a grandson to him. He's been pretty good about trying to connect with me when he comes to Portland so it was nice to have the time to connect with him here.
I also got to see two of my nieces this evening. I have to step-sisters who I'm not close with at all, one of which I have not seen or spoken to in nearly ten years. But, her two daughters, who live with their dad and step-mom, have remained in our lives. I haven't seen them since my wedding - the youngest was my flower girl and the eldest was a junior bridesmaid. They are growing so fast and I feel bad that I haven't stayed in touch better. The eldest has a freshman volleyball game tomorrow that I hope to make it to.
Visiting with their dad and step-mom tonight shed some light on some family issues, however, and I now find myself in the middle of an uncomfortable situation. Suffice it to say that it involves my dad and my step-mom and while I'd like to hide behind "well, it's none of my business", it affects my dad and I can't stay out of it any more for his sake. It's not an affair, or anything like that. My step-mom has a lot of health issues that are, well, becoming an issue. It's just time to have a heart to heart with my dad.
Tomorrow I'm visiting a good friend; she's actually one of my mom's best friends and the woman who married Neil and I. She's also an astrologer and spiritual intuitive, so I always look forward to our visits to get her insights. Then, hopefully I can catch my niece's volleyball game.
I haven't gotten together with my friend Matt's parents yet. I may see if they can do lunch on Friday. Then Saturday I get to go to the fire department in Redmond and meet everyone. I'm looking forward to that, for sure. It's always interesting to see how different the people that Neil works with are from the pictures I create in my head.
For now, I'm going to take a quick soak in the hot tub then go to bed - it's way past my bedtime. Riley has been waking up earlier and earlier and the night owl in me struggles to adjust to an earlier bed time to compensate for the early mornings.
Love,
Aislinn
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