Can the Adults Please Smoke? Chapter 34: Good Times Galore! — Page 162

My youngest sister got married at a clothing optional spa in NoCal - with only solar power and a very strong sulfur smell. I got my own room, but there were community bathrooms and showers outside, except of course in the bridal suite - which had its own shower and bathroom. Other guests stayed in bunks kind of like summer camp.

There was a Wiccan in her wedding party.

And plenty of herb.

When the wedding was over, I went to friends in SF and took the longest shower.

She is the highest maintenance hippie I have ever met.

And she is coming for a visit next month.

Happy Monday.

Not during the day.

At night in the spa/hot springs, I think a few. She rented out the place and it had a max of 66 people.

We cooked group meals, and at least I don't recall any vocal vegans/vegetarians. We had to bring in our own potable water, because the place is off the grid (and all of the water smelled like sulfur). It is actually quite beautiful if that is what you want/like, and I think they may have actually had very limited non-solar power - but nothing was well lit or particularly clean feeling.

I hid in my room with a flashlight and read late at night, or just tried to find something useful to drink.

There were also plenty of guitars, banjos and ukes.

I swear, it was the perfect set-up for a horror movie. Somewhere there is a crazy person with an ax just waiting for this moment.

Switched at birth was I.

I would have totally skipped that wedding. I skipped my sister's second wedding - a muy expensive 5 day shindig in Aspen CO over the New Year's weekend - and paid the price with family discontent. That price I paid was a bargain in comparison with the price tag for the wedding I thought was a huge mistake anyway. There's one in every family....

Happy sort-of anniversary!

Wasn't she with you and the cups yesterday?

Boobs! awww!

Chris and my wedding date (that we smartly cancelled 8 months before) would've been 6 years ago yesterday.

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Happy Birthday Mr. Moony!!!! Tell him his birthday gift from me is that I am remaining gay.

Yes, Mother Cup was with us yesterday. She brought the treats to eat and drink, so that's why we take her. I even bought her a magnet. She collects them from the broadway shows she sees. The "Follies" one is nice...they didn't have it in D.C.

*Tinky hugs*

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I had an odd flash of a We-Ho version of Chinatown.

Happy Birthday to Mr. Moony!
Happy kinda Anniversary to Boobs!

And happy Monday to the rest of us.

Took Mom to see Kelli O'Hara at Caramoor on Saturday evening.
The evening was so lovely (muggy, but no rain!) with a gorgeous sunset. Kelli was as wonderful as she always is. Sang a delicious collection of songs and looked stunning. It was nice to have an evening like that to enjoy with Mom.

The rest of the weekend we started to go through drawers and closets. Not so easy. In fact, quite difficult.

This week will be busy as I prepare for client meetings next week. And also have some appointments with the lawyer and accountant. My other full-time job. But, a labor of love...

Glad to hear the weekend festivities in the city were fun!

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Hi Addy!

Going through the personal belongings is very hard. My mom couldn't do it so my brother and i went through Dad's closet, drawers, etc together. So many memories stirred by each article of clothing. We each took one or two things to remember him by.

((HUGS))

I still have my grandfather's robe. Even though it's ripped I can't get rid of it. I remember when he passed away, I was around 10 yrs. old, I asked my grandmother if I could have it. It's a wine colored cotton robe. When I would miss him I would hug the robe (of course when no one knew) and I felt he was with me. It's still hanging in my closet.

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I'm keeping my father's robe.

We haven't gotten rid of anything yet, but have started to sort through things. I'm probably going to keep more things than I *should* at first. I'll pack them in a box and put them in storage. At some point, when I'm ready, I'll donate them. But, for now, I have to let go slowly.

And some things will stay with me always.

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I think I'll be the one to want to keep stuff that I don't have the heart to throw away... I tend to be overly sentimental that way. I'm just going to let myself do this in stages.

I was just reading your post about the wedding! Oh my!! I'm sure it was a beautiful setting, but... quite a story!

Kelli O'Hara is singing with us again this year. In April.

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