Holiday Season…

The beginning of the week has very little relevance I should think. I did, however, have the fortune of seeing Eileen and had glimpses of Erin. Poor Erin! Either my messenger would be horrid, or some sort of family plans would separate us. They are doing decent, as their lives can be I suppose, but it still leaves much to be desired. I can only hope they manage.

I did a bit more cleaning – diligence would perhaps be more specific – than usual because my father and brother will spend the weekend with us.

Wednesday went as usual until my mom came home from her massage. She wished to go to a sale being held at Belks. I accompanied her. She required shoes and socks for the changing weather. I was merely there to get out of the house as usual. I received three small purchases though that added up to being about 15 dollars, I would predict. Mother bought four pairs of shoes and some socks. She apparently saved greatly. I know little of such things, so I take her word on it. We ended the day by getting supper and then going home.

Tuesday and Wednesday were the bulk cleaning wise. Thursday were for finishing touches. My brother left with my mother’s dog around nine for my eldest brother’s house. I cleaned and made certain none of the cats were locked in any of the bedrooms. I then took a shower and a nap.

I had not received much sleep the night before – well, not exactly. I slept late afternoon until ten PM. My sleeping is odd.

My mother returned, waking me up from my one-hour nap, and we left for my eldest brother’s residence. We arrived two hours later and I lounged on the couch. Apparently, I was wrong about our plans. We were not congregating there, but at my first cousin’s home, which is about twenty or so minutes away.

The day went as expected. The food was cooked, we met, we ate, and we spent time in each other’s company. I did not keep my record of being the first to finish eating. I suppose it is because I have the tendency not to eat until everyone has their plates full.

I did my usual habit of eating “away” from everyone else. I took vacancy at the counter/bar with my back turned away from everyone (who all were at tables), more or less. I did listen though. I laughed and muttered things in response be the word heard or not. That is quite different from my usual disposition. It was interesting to say the least.

One thing that is sad is that there was a relative who I see every Thanksgiving who I never identified how he was related before. He is the brother of my “aunt” – first cousin. I lacked knowledge of his name as well and it was not until the end of the meeting did I find out – “Uncle Ron”. I do not know his daughters names either.

They separate themselves from the rest of the family, much like I do I suppose. I never knew much about the family tree in truth. I do not know why exactly. Perhaps it is because I rarely see any of them. Perhaps it is my lacking in social behavior. Perhaps it is because I am “so young”. Likely, it is all of those.

We left for home eventually. I went to bed around nine but I awoke again about two hours later. I could not sleep because of the drastic change of surroundings and the unfamiliar smell of the room. I stayed up until around three or so I believe.

Friday, I woke up at twelve. About ten or so minutes later, I went to get a haircut. I was intending it to be shorter, but oh well. My mother and I left and then did shopping. She needed things for her office. We did stopped to eat first. I have found my stomach has grown. I used to not eat much because it was small. The weight changes I am undergoing disturbs me some. The first quarter of the year, I lost around ten pounds. The rest of the summer I slowly lost about five more pounds. Now I am getting my weight back by around 5-10. That is a lot of change in my case.

We left for shopping then. My mom was quite terrible about navigating the place, so I was often telling her where to go. She finally accumulated what she wanted and then we went back to my brother’s place. Soon after, we packed to go back home. I slept through most of the trip, about an hour. I woke and my mother and I talked. Mainly it was of her recollections of the past and in regards to the family tree. Simply put, I was quite lost and still waking up. I also require visuals when it comes to something like a family tree.

Anyway, we got home and not long after I fell asleep. When I awoke I was able to see Eileen for a while, but a storm came and knocked me offline. That is life.

Today was spent viewing houses up for sale. I saw one I really liked, but my father complained about the size. Sigh. Well, after that we came back home. I went directly to my room. My mother went to Belks I believe and my father and brother went to Lowe’s for some blinds.

That is my week so far. I suppose I will take a nap. I had not gone to sleep until around four or five this morning I believe and awoke around nine.

Notes are the following:

My appointment with the psychologist is moved to December the second.

December the ninth, my mother will attend some party for work.

My birthday is coming up, how insane.

My brother’s birthday will come up on the twenty-second.

Christmas… wow.

~ That is all…