Thanks, guys.
My sister had offered to come down to DC for the day of my dissertation defense, and while it would be great to see her (haven't seen her in way too long), and it would be nice to have her there to hang out with after the defense, I know that having her stay over the night before would just be too stressful for me -- I need my space, and there's really no way to have a guest in a studio apartment without tripping over each other.
Connie, wow. Really don't know what to say.
Hil, can your sister arrive the day of? So her first night with you is after you are done?
I'm glad for your DH, Connie. But still, whoa.
good luck, Connie. May everything be smooth and easy
Kara paid me an odd compliment, telling me that I should get over the step- part of the relationship, saying "You've been married to my dad for longer than my mom has been married to any of her husbands altogether." So she can see her mom in a clear light, which has been a dread of Hubby's, that his ex would succeed in raising her to have the same disposable-husband mentality. *Kara* has been married to her husband longer than her mother has been married to any man. The infinite variety of relationships is weird.
Why don't I live in Venice? Seriously WHY DON'T I LIVE IN VENICE????
If you watched the sixth episode of the current season of Doctor Who, you would know.
Sounds like she has grown up. Very Cool.
I am up and having breakfast before I go down to personnel on Deck 4 to get my ID reencoded for yet another new cabin. Hopefully I won't have to wait too long before I can get into that cabin.
Connie, it sounds like an actual happy ending - reconciliation for your husband and his daughter, without dreaded neediness for you to deal with. But yeah, some processing required.