Usually I'd be at the 'lodge' on a Sunday morning, but since the breakup, I've been staying closer to home. It looks like Emily and her boyfriend will be getting back together, so our daily routines will once again be changing. There's a lot of things I could say at this point, but, I'll keep it short. I've always liked Emily's boyfriend, and if I had to make a choice, I'd say he's a good one. I just wish they weren't so young. And it was so hard to see her heart broken once, and know that it's a good possibility it will happen again. If you were to ask me what causes the most conflict and heartache in my life, I'd have to say it's being the mother of a strong-willed teenage daughter. If you asked Emily, it would be having me as her mother. Really. And that's all I'm saying for now.

We went to the 'not' surprise party for my Cousin Jill last night. We were a little late, so I put the Fumi salad in the kitchen and joined the rest of the guests to wait for Jill's arrival. I hadn't mixed the dressing with the rest of the ingredients because you do that at the last minute. I guess Emily walked over to the food table in the dining room because she came over to me and said, Mom, someone else made Fumi salad. What? I walked over, and sure enough, there it was. First thought? I have to blog about this! So, after the guest of honor arrived, I put the salad in my car. I was just bringing an appetizer to the book club meeting today. Now it'll be that and salad. Bonus!

Time to get moving. Happy Sunday!