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Saturday evening was not a good one for me.  I had been invited to a birthday party at a local restaurant and had been told that I could leave work early if my co-worker showed up.  That didn't happen, so I was unable to leave.  I was not happy about this, as you might imagine.  When I got home, I found my housemate was still at the party.  


I felt hurt because not only was I unable to attend the party since the co-worker didn't show up [though I shouldn't have been surprised by this], but because after they finished eating dinner at the restaurant, they decided to go to an area Starbucks for coffee and continue celebrating the birthday.  I had been told that they wanted me to attend the party and were hoping by giving me advance notice of the details, I would be able to get away from work.  


Okay - their words said one thing, but their actions told me something completely different.  When they left and went to Starbucks, it obviously occurred to no one to grab their cell phone and call me and ask if I was still at work or what, then let me know that they were going to Starbucks and invite me to join them there.  This made me feel like they didn't really want me to attend the dinner party in the first place but had invited me because they felt obligated to do so.


I found out they had moved on to Starbucks as a result of calling one of the people attending the dinner party.  She had opted to go on home, but she told me that the rest of them had gone to Starbucks.  When my housemate finally got home, she and I talked for about 30 minutes about the situation.  


I went on to bed, but could not sleep - I might have slept 2 or 3 hours the entire night.  I got up Sunday morning and got ready for work, even though I didn't sleep much or very well.  I went in to work, but never left the parking lot.  Instead - surprise - my co-worker showed up!  So, when the supervisor arrived, I told him that I hadn't slept much or well and that I would like to take the day off.  He agreed to let me, although I felt like it was with some reluctance on his part, as he didn't seem to be sure how long my co-worker would stay or if he would be able to handle the work since he had been sick.


I returned home, changed out of my work clothes and into shorts and soon got in bed.  I was asleep when my housemate left for church.  I woke up and got up shortly before she returned; I was in the kitchen trying to decide what I wanted to do about lunch when she came in.  I expressed my surprise that she came home instead of going out to lunch with this circle of friends from the previous night, but she said that she had told them that she was going to take a pass on lunch since she had gone out the night before.


She went on to fix lunch - for both of us - and we talked some more about how I felt about the situation.  She insisted that they did want me at the party and that it was an oversight for them not to call me about going to Starbucks afterward.  I kept saying that regardless, their words tell me one thing but their actions say something totally different to me.  


I told her that I don't understand why - if they really wanted me to attend - they couldn't set the time for the party to a time that they knew I could make without having to try to get away from work early since I'm in the position I'm in - of only being able to do so if my co-worker is there and they know it.


I went back to bed later and slept some more.  Then in the late evening I got up and had supper.  When I went to bed for the night, I did sleep - fine - and woke up around 5:30 AM this morning, but stayed in bed till about 7:30 AM and got up before my housemate left for work.


I found out that when she went to the post office last night, she went to get a couple of books of stamps, but was unable to get them because the machine [Automated Postal Center] wasn't working correctly - the system apparently was down because she said that a man was in there also trying to use it to buy stamps but it wouldn't work for him either and he said that he had been to a different post office and couldn't get their machine to work for him either.  


I learned that she needed just one stamp - to put on a birthday card for her grandson so she could get it in the mail to him.  Well, I told her that had I known she needed just the one stamp, I could've provided that - as I had about a book and a half in my wallet.  She said she needed to get a couple of books anyway.  


Well, I went and got the one stamp she needed and put it on the envelope.  I told her that I would be going by the post office as I had some items to mail and that I could take the card and mail it for her and if she wanted, I would go to the window and get a couple of books of stamps for her.  So she gave me $20 to get them with.


I ate breakfast, then cleaned up behind myself.  She went on to work and I made some phone calls.  I learned that there were some extra tickets for today's "Midsummer Celebration" at One Great Lunch Break available at the door - if I got there early.  So, I let a friend who wanted to go but didn't have a ticket know that I would make sure to be there at the time necessary and would secure a ticket for her and leave it for her as a "will call" and then she could pay me back when she joined me at the table.  


I went on to take a shower and get dressed and ready to go out.  I headed over to the post office and picked up my incoming mail, then dropped in the outgoing mail.  I went and waited in line for 10-15 minutes with just one clerk working out of 4 stations.  There was a person there taking care of those who needed to pick up certified mail, mail that was held, etc.  I finally reached the clerk and purchased the 2 books of stamps for my housemate.


Then I went on to FBCJ and parked in the CLC garage.  I went into the Cardio Room and got on the treadmill for almost 40 minutes, then went on over to the  Fellowship Hall East for One Great Lunch Break.  I went to the ticket booth and paid for the ticket for my friend, then wrote her name on a piece of paper and clipped it to the ticket and left it at the booth.


I waited in line for the lunch to start.  They were having just one line - instead of a "lite" and "hot" line today.  I made my way through and got my tray of food and drink, then went and found a table.  I secured a couple of chairs for the 2 friends who would be joining me.  I was joined by a couple of other ladies; finally my friends came and the one that I had taken care of the ticket for said she had no trouble getting her ticket.  She paid me back; then she needed to pick up a CD she had ordered and so I went and got it since I was finished eating.  


The program started - Laine Lawson Craft was introduced.  She had handouts and those were given out.  There was no soloist today - this surprised me.  She had a great message.  The title of Laine's message was It's Not Over Until It's Over and You Can Have More Than You Imagine - An ABUNDANT LIFE!


Afterward, I went and met her briefly.  I asked for extra copies of the handout to share with my housemate and a friend of mine out of state.  I got them.  I also picked up a couple of copies of another handout she had on the table.


Then I left and went on to the grocery store.  I did a little shopping - made a quick trip through there - and then checked out and came on home.  I find that my bedroom temperature is holding at 75.0 degrees.  I just checked and see that rain is coming down quite heavily, although I've heard no thunder or seen any lightning - which I'm happy about.  


Sukiey is sleeping on my bed.  She's content!  I've been watching FOX News but will likely change over to WLBT momentarily, as oddly enough, I'm not a fan of Glenn Beck.  


This is all I've got for now....