A Holiday In The Middle Of The Week

     It’s always weird when a holiday falls in the middle of the week. I saw a meme on Wednesday that said: “This is the Mondayist Wednesday ever!” I have to agree. I laughed out loud when I read that. I gave the poster a laugh emoji, so I feel like I fulfilled the contract. But seriously, I’ve had to remind myself what day it is all week. I totally spaced on this yesterday. I even sat around for a ridiculous amount of time wondering what I should do. It never even crossed my mind that it was Thursday, and I should have been writing. Oh well, at least I caught it today. 7 months in, and still haven’t missed yet. But, this was a close one. I’ve got some stuff to get to later, and it is quite possible that this would have been forgotten, had I not woke up so early. I don’t know why, but I woke up early today. That’s good. It gives me more time to get things done. When I’m done with this, I’m going to the store to get some supplies to make Beef Jerky! I’m excited. I don’t do it that often, so when I do, I’m stoked. Tomorrow is my father’s birthday, so we’re going over to hang out with my parents for the weekend. I have to get the jerky ready today, so I can just get it in the smoker tomorrow. Delicious! I’m doing root beer habanero! I’ve tried it once before, and it came out pretty good. This will be my second go-round with this recipe. So far, I’ve done Dr. Pepper Jalapeno twice, the one I just told you, Ginger Ale Serrano, and Hot Dry Rub. Wow, in my mind it seemed like a lot more, but now, reading it, I haven’t really done this very much. That’s what makes it exciting! I’m sure once I get my own smoker, I’ll make it much more often. It’s something I wish to be good at. And as we know, it’s hard to get better at something if you don’t do it a lot.

     It’ll be nice to have a relaxing family weekend this weekend. The past few have been rambunctious. Last weekend the brewery show was a bit of a bust. Or at least it felt that way. So, as I think I may have mentioned, it was our friend’s brewery’s going out of business party. Initially it was supposed to be this big event, with multiple bands and all of our friends. That did not turn out to be the case. Very few of our friends showed up. Well, in full disclosure, we probably did have 20-30 people there to see us. I would hate for any of them to see this, and think we were not thankful for all of them being there. We were definitely glad to see everyone who was there. And, almost all of the 20-30 had seen us just 1 week prior, so that says something. Having just re-read that, I can’t believe I think 20-30 is “very few.” It must be mixed up in my head. It did feel, however, like a lot of the people there could have cared less about there being a band. Some all-female jeep club was there, dominating the parking lot. It seemed like a weird day to pick to have their party. They mostly stayed outside, and were having their own raffles and games. Not very inclusive. I’m not sure if it was a planned event with the brewery or not. It didn’t seem so. Very few of them came in for beers. There was also a large group of people on the patio. It was a little warm that day. And the breeze outside was definitely better than the feeble AC inside. However, it still made it seem like most people did not want to be inside. It was that way even when we weren’t playing, so I’m doing my best not to blame us. It just felt weird to play to 20-30, when there were easily 100 people there. Oh well, I know we’re not for everybody, and I know that some people like to be outside.

     We played well. I reviewed the recording, and we sounded good. But, there was supposed to be this All-Star Jam that was going to happen. However, none of the All-Stars showed up. A couple of them had good reasons, but overall, it was a little disappointing. At the same time though, it had me thinking that 4^th of July weekend might not be a good time to have a large event. People are usually on vacation, or doing other things. So I get it. The crowd sounded a lot louder on the recording than I remember them sounding the day of. That’s nice. Our 4^th of July was pretty mellow. We went to our friend’s house for a pool party. They’re a relatively new group of friends to us, but we seem to fit right in with their extended social group. I think this was the third 4^th in a row we’ve spent with them. It was nice. Sometimes there’s so many people that it’s almost uncomfortable, but this was a nice sized group. We knew everybody, and everyone was chill. I made my potato salad, it was a hit. People are starting to realize that I have some skills in the kitchen. I like that. I put effort in, and I’m glad it’s appreciated. The pool was great. The food was great. We got to interact with some people that we’ve never spent a lot of time with before, so it was cool. But sometimes I notice the hostess giving lip to her husband. I had seen, or heard, it before, but this time it got me thinking. I know some people complain just to complain. They’re probably not even aware that they’re doing it. I also know that some people kind of bicker for fun. But I can not for the life of me figure out why she keeps nagging at him. Whatever her problem is, I don’t notice it. I couldn’t handle it. And it makes me wonder if she just has to have some kind of drama. Some people can’t be “okay.”