So, this weekend was … eventual eventful (thanks Phoenix).
I put the final touch on a problem I’ve been having for a couple of weeks. I think I can safely put that behind me now. It’s been on my mind a lot. I looked back over the evidence and realized that there were a lot of signs that I chose to ignore. Maybe I should have acknowledged them as they happened, maybe not. I suspect nothing would have helped and the outcome would have been the same anyway – and that has put my mind at ease. One cannot fight the inevitable. /sigh Such is life. We handle, mourn and move on.
Mum and I cleared the kitchen utensils … for the most part that’s taken care of. Next order of business, some junk she’s been storing for years and just won’t get rid of. I had grand plans of tackling that today, but I woke up feeling like proverbial CRAP. I know why, and I know how to fix it, but I just can’t seem to …. do it. I’ll get it.
So, I finally called the mother-in-law to be. I was SO nervous and it’s funny … I didn’t need to be. She was happy to hear from me. And we talked for 30 minutes about stuff. First I had to explain to her that when I called her Mrs. MIL (as she will be known on here from now on), it was purely in a cultural perspective since Caribbean peoples see it as a sign of disrespect to call elders by their first names. She was amused and told me to call her whatever I felt comfortable in calling her. 
You see, when I met her back in January, she introduced herself (as did her husband) by their first names. And that just … startled me. Just one more cultural difference that we’re gonna have to get past. It’s no biggie – so long as I make it known when they come into play.
She then went on to tell me that NASCAR races are hosted there every year and that it is a madhouse that I may want to avoid. So that put our wedding date completely out of the question. It was to be my birthday – hehe – smart hubby. 
Anyway, we’ve decided that maybe a week later will be good – and on a weekend to give everybody who works or whatever the chance to have a little breathing space in terms of getting there and back home without too much disruption to their schedules. It will also give us an extra week to get stuff sorted too. So all round, it’s much better this way.
Then finally, we talked about the reception. Something honey-sunshine and I had said that we probably could not afford – certainly not in the extravagance that is customary. We have a plan – sort of. But Mrs. MIL made sure to remind me that little can be done before I get there. And the thing is, that’s fine. What I really needed to know is that I had someone on the ground who could react at a moment’s notice in the event of … well, in the event of anything. All of you who know me well will know what a worry-wart I am, and how I can’t rest easy until I think I have everything thought of and measures in place to counteract any snafu’s that may arise. I am good, cos Mrs. MIL is right there, willing and able to pick up and run with stuff if necessary.
I wanted to send off the dress order today, but that needs my Mum … and I woke up too late to get her to do anything. That means that tonite it MUST be done. And that puts any plans of raiding out of the question for tonite. I am a little miffed … cos for the first time in WEEKS, I actually FELT like raiding.
I have honey-sunshine to thank for that … he helped me discover that the game CAN be fun again. My warrior who has been sitting idle for MONTHS suddenly is back into play paired with his healer druid. And something ELSE just occurred to me. Honey-sunshine and I have these alts (oh so MANY of them) because we wanna keep having fun with the game. We get tired and weary of the grind to 70 or the grind for gold or rep or whatever, and it’s just nice to hop on a fun alt every now and then and remember the fun part of the game. He’s a smart man, my honey-sunshine.
And speaking of the warrior, and if you’ll pardon me for waxing WoW-ophosical today… I was leveling her fury all this way. Fury warriors are duel-wielding damage doers. Like a rogue but in heavier armor and without the sneakiness. I liked that … until honey-sunshine told me I can still do damage as protection. A protection warrior is a meat-shield. The one who leads the groups, taking all the damage while the less armored classes can nuke the mobs to death. So for the first time EVER yesterday, I tanked for 2 groups. It was both frustrating and fun at the same time. I think I kinda like this. It still is a lot of work, much like healing … but it’s also fun too, unlike healing. I had grown weary of the healer responsibility.
I don’t think I’ll be as focused in getting my warrior to 70 as I am with my rogue. If she gets there, fine … otherwise she’ll serve as one of my fun toons from now on – like my shammy, mage, paladin …. well, u get the drift.
I’ve met so many people in-game who are leveling characters for friends, husbands, sisters, brothers …. it can’t be a bad thing then, can it? Of course, that everyone is doing it doesn’t make it right … I hear ya. But still….. thoughts forming
I wish WP’s “more” was like LJ’s lj-cut … But it isn’t, so I’ll just slip in whatever else I have to say up top and leave this for WoW.
I’m still focused on getting my rogue to 70. She’s almost 68 now. And while I can see me getting to 70 fairly easily with focus and dedication, it’s a long hard grind and I am weary of it. It used to be fun because I had honey-sunshine right there beside me. But since I allowed my greed for 70 to get the better of me, she’s gone beyond honey-sunshine’s level and it’s become boring.
I am finally realizing that half the fun in this game for us now is simply being together, doing stuff together, being ABLE to do stuff together. When I take my toon and advance it beyond his, it gets … boring. I am thinking that another hobby or pasttime is in the cards for us – cos soon we will be both so weary of this game that we will find ourselves at odds with it. Whereas that’s not a bad thing, considering it’s where we met, we might want to prolong the fun just a little while longer.
What’s also getting to me is the fact that once my rogue gets to 70, there is going to be little I CAN do with her. She’s not my main, she’s not even my “main alt”. But I am going to try and get her into at least SOME Kara (beginner level-70 raid dungeon) gear and certainly spend some time in the battlegrounds (BGs). I am not a PVP person (player-versus-player), but doing it with the rogue is actually kinda fun. I may just end up in there more often now.
K – enough blather … I’ma go do some googling now.
YUSH
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