What weekend??

We have firmly established here that I am a big dork with an inability to say the word No.  This weekend was a shining example.

Saturday was fine, had a nice lunch with nice people honored one lady show served her year well, and she spoke for about 2 minutes, opened her gift and we're done.  I went running all day Saturday afterwards - spent longer with one errand because she wanted to chat... also discovered that Burger King's version of iced coffee mocha was chocolate milk with ice.  yuck.

Every where I went Saturday there were lines, and waits and people and people... Trader Joe's the grocery store - heck my pop in to Good will was forever to check out.  So, I got home from "lunch" at 5 PM.  upside was I had the week's grocery shopping done, I got lunch stuff prepped and I made dinner. Home made pizza... life was good.

Sunday - we did breakfast together, he went off to get a massage I went  home, walked the dog and then got ready to lunch again - after an hour plus drive north.  Thankfully someone else drove, it was nice to have company and fellow suffer... this "lunch" started at 1 with a miss-aligned greeting line, in a hallway, were you could go either direction and apparently folks were... fun!

Then lunch started at 2 - yes 2 PM... the "entertainment" was some old lady with a Prince Valiant hair cut a guitar and singing songs written in the 1900's... thank goodness there were only 3.  Then the speeches started, but it's not just "thank yous" it's the introductions, its unwrapping gifts, its no one paying attention to 1 gift rule, it's no one paying attention to 3 minutes to thank everyone you know and that is how you end up with lunch going to 6 PM.  I got home at 7.  By the time they were done I swear it was 2 minutes I had my stuff, my coat and was standing at the door waiting for my ride to get out of the bathroom... LET'S GO!

Fun part of this story - I was asked to serve on the committee, there 2 others from my Ladies' group (local) also on this committee.  I got a message, first one all year, the day before the event, tell me to show up early.  I already had coordinated a ride and that wasn't happening.  I sent a message stating that fact.  Haven't heard a word - don't expect to.  The fun part, I was on the program but when the Chairperson read out the names of the committee she left mine off... I laughed.  But it did niggle at me because through no fault of mine I wasn't included to do anything.  The lady on the committee said "she didn't have your correct email"  for months?  My phone numbers haven't changed, and don't you think when you didn't get a reply you would 1) reach out to the committee members who are in the same local group, 2) try another method of communications? i.e. phone, letter, whatever...

I really don't care, but it also goes to a reputation thing that I was put on a committee then didn't bother to do anything.  That isn't the case but it could become the story told.  I need to find something else to do with my time... I can promise you that is the LAST state office luncheon I go to... regardless of who is holding a state office. 

Back to work, nice to be busy.