OK!!! What’s with this weather in San Antonio! I was talking to my college roommate the other night, who was saying that her weather forecast looked awful… She lives in the eastern part of Iowa, and she was talking about possible dips down to 38°. So, of course, I had to go and google her city… and sure enough, fall/autumn is upon us! When I say “us”… I don’t mean the people here in San  Antonio. Our seven day forecast ranges with temperatures from 67° to 95°.

So, probably many of you are wondering… Is this woman ever happy!?! How can you complain about those types of temperatures!?!

The answer is this: I have lived in Connecticut, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska… Maryland and Virginia (on very cold days!) and I just expect certain things to go hand-in-hand with the first sightings of the bright yellow/orange school buses, and those things certainly don’t include shorts and sleeveless shirts!

I guess it’s just that time of year: I’m going to have to get out my seasonal cozy mysteries and my 3-D fall/autumn stickers so that I can be reminded that yes, indeed… fall/autumn is on the way…

I know that I wrote about this last year, but already I miss my daughter. Luckily, my son lives right here in San Antonio, but my time with our daughter was way too short this summer. She interned (again!!!) for most of the summer, but she was able to “give us” two weeks at home before returning to college.

When I was growing up, my summer jobs consisted of just that… summer jobs. It seems like today, students who want to get ahead have to intern in jobs that are essentially “try outs” for the jobs they will hold when they graduate from college.

I remember some of my summer jobs: salad “girl” at an Officer’s Club, dessert “girl” at that same club, greeter at a lake resort, envelope stuffer at that same resort, neighborhood newspaper girl… not anything that actually contributed to my formal education. Those jobs, however, did contribute to me learning the importance of holding a job, showing up on time, and working for my wages.

Although my jobs weren’t anything like today’s society (almost) requires of our college students, my jobs did actually fulfill their roles of teaching me that, in short, money doesn’t grow on trees and that you have to strive to be the best you can be in any situation in which you find yourself.

Of course, as I proof read this blog I am struck with how I totally lost the initial point of my blog… Summer is over and students are back in school… whether they still live at home or they are off to other locations… those of us who are parents miss them terribly.

I am back from my niece’s wedding>>> What a wonderful time! My sister (mother of the bride) sure worked her tail off! She decided to do the wedding herself, rather than hire a wedding planner, and let me tell you… weddings are now a big business! It’s amazing to me how many little details there are to take care of>>> from the little gift bags my sister left at the hotel to the gorgeous flower arrangements, hors d’oeuvres, main dinner course, location of the wedding, location of the reception, musicians for the wedding, wedding cake, photographer, monogrammed napkins, ETC. (I think that you can get the picture!)

My husband and I were married as an elopement thus saving loads of money and time. (We also managed to get the down payment for our first house in lieu of gifts.) I guess that we were just less romantic, more practical, and the fact that he was stationed in Panama at the time sort of ruled out a big wedding with lots of friends and family flying in… It’s one thing for people to go to another state for a wedding… but we drew the line at another country!

It’s good to be back home. I just thought that I would check in and say hello to any site readers who happen to catch the blog…

I have been remiss in blogging! Let me just say…I am having a wonderful time at my niece’s wedding here in the Windy City, and I should be heading back to San Antonio before too long. The bride is my very favorite niece. I have done two cross-country trips with her, and have felt a very deep love for her since she was itty-bitty. It is hard to believe that she is old enough to be getting married!

Actually, I am still at home but post-dating this blog. Some of you might wonder how I can unequivocally say that I am having a wonderful time… since this blog is being written days before I actually set out to Chicago.

Well… it’s like this! I am seeing my very favorite sister (my only sister, but indeed someone who I have looked up to and loved for many years), my younger “baby” brother (who happens to be one of my very favorite people), my mother and her beau (both truly appreciated by yours truly!), and of course, but sister’s family… husband, son, and the aforementioned daughter. I just cannot wait to see all of them… I haven’t seen my favorite nephew or brother-in-law for several years, so it will be great to finally get out there and give them hugs in person… rather than through my sister!

Anyway… as I said… this blog is being written before I even head out to Chicago, but I think that I can safely say that it will be a great time for all of us to reunite and watch our lovely bride step into married life!