Long Weekend

Saturday ~ Vic & I spent St. Patrick's Day afternoon much how we spend almost every Saturday afternoon - sleeping. There was a big parade downtown and every bar was having some sort of green festivity, but we waited until the evening to celebrate. We attended A Celtic Celebration at the Fisher Theatre downtown. When I originally bought the tickets I thought it was going to be a show with Natalie MacMaster, a fiddle player from Canada who plays some great Irish tunes, but it turned out to be Natalie playing with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) instead. Wow, what a fantastic show! The DSO was just wonderful and Natalie was great, too! It was a nice way to spend St. Patrick's Day.

Sunday ~ We spent much of Sunday doing stuff around the house and then visiting with Vic's mom for a few hours. Vic spent the night with her mom so that they could get up early Monday morning to go to the hospital. It was weird sleeping at night without Vic in the house. I guess I don't really have a problem sleeping during the day when the house is empty, but that's because the scary monsters also sleep during the day. They're awake at night, so needless to say, I slept very little Sunday night.

Monday ~ We spent all day today at the hospital. Vic's mom was scheduled for surgery at 1pm, but they didn't even take her in until close to 4. She had surgery on her esophagus. She's doing okay now, but will remain in ICU for at least another day. Vic visited her on the way to work this afternoon and her mom still has all sorts of tubes up her nose and in her chest, but she was still in pretty good spirits. I'm glad it's over; Vic was a wreck.

Also on Monday, I found out that I got an A in A&P class. Yea! My stupid 3-week online class starts next week, but the A&P II class doesn't start until April 2nd, so I've got a little mini break. I celebrated today by treadmilling a bit and then working on the scrapbook. I'm hoping for some nice quiet days at work this week. I'm also hoping to win the lottery. Wish me luck!