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"Hotel Cody" is open for business? (Ack!)
Nov. 26th, 2008 06:14 pmMy Thanksgiving guest list has quadrupled in the past 24 hours. Up until last night, it was just my mom who was coming up to see me for T-day, since my brother and sister had both said they didn't know what their schedules would be like. Okay. Liz and I decided we'd bring my mom to Liz's place for TurkeyMeal, y'know, to introduce my parent to her parents, etc. My mom was going to stay at my place and I'd stay at Liz's. So I spent the past few evenings cleaning up my place just enough to pass inspection. I decided to leave Catbus out because it's such a bother to dismantle and remove.
But then last night I call just to make sure everything's on track and find out that my brother is also coming, and his wife, their cat, and my sister too. Now there's too many people to tag along to Liz's family thing, now I've got to throw together a T-day meal for the six of us and super-clean my apartment so that they can all stay here comfortably. For starters, that meant Catbus had to go; I couldn't risk their cat getting hurt on some hardware. And tools and materials had to go outside too, to make room for the dining table that I bought three years ago but still haven't eaten at. And I had to stash the porn and adult items 'cause my sister likes to go poking her nose where it doesn't belong. I left the alcohol where it is; maybe some of it will leave with them.
Work was crazy today. Half our staff had taken the day off, which meant that we (the skeleton crew) had to scramble to cover all the jobs. In the midst of that whirlwind, I skipped lunch so that I could come home and clean like a madman for an hour. I have to say though, my place is surprisingly empty/barren once you remove all the cosplay stuff.
We still have to go shopping for the Thanksgiving foods and stuff, which is going to be . . . interesting. Tonight's probably the worst night to be doing it, but I ain't got a choice.
Yeah, these next couple days are going to be interesting. Thursday afternoon Liz's parents are coming over to meet my family. Who knows how that'll go? Thankfully, everyone will have left by Friday afternoon. If Liz and I can make it that far, we can spend the remaining weekend curled up in the fetal position.
But then last night I call just to make sure everything's on track and find out that my brother is also coming, and his wife, their cat, and my sister too. Now there's too many people to tag along to Liz's family thing, now I've got to throw together a T-day meal for the six of us and super-clean my apartment so that they can all stay here comfortably. For starters, that meant Catbus had to go; I couldn't risk their cat getting hurt on some hardware. And tools and materials had to go outside too, to make room for the dining table that I bought three years ago but still haven't eaten at. And I had to stash the porn and adult items 'cause my sister likes to go poking her nose where it doesn't belong. I left the alcohol where it is; maybe some of it will leave with them.
Work was crazy today. Half our staff had taken the day off, which meant that we (the skeleton crew) had to scramble to cover all the jobs. In the midst of that whirlwind, I skipped lunch so that I could come home and clean like a madman for an hour. I have to say though, my place is surprisingly empty/barren once you remove all the cosplay stuff.
We still have to go shopping for the Thanksgiving foods and stuff, which is going to be . . . interesting. Tonight's probably the worst night to be doing it, but I ain't got a choice.
Yeah, these next couple days are going to be interesting. Thursday afternoon Liz's parents are coming over to meet my family. Who knows how that'll go? Thankfully, everyone will have left by Friday afternoon. If Liz and I can make it that far, we can spend the remaining weekend curled up in the fetal position.
