sox trade, date, football draft, seeing my nephew

08/26/2012

hmm well, I guess I can start with last night. (friday night)

My father belongs to a rotery club. Last night we went to a fund raiser which he organized to assist victoms who have been bunt out of their homes and lose everything. The Red Cross is a great program, they help for 1 maybe 2 nights but that's all. This program "project bridge" is going to help families beyond the first few days. They accept either money or donations in the form of gift cards. The gift cards they have recieved donations from in grosery stories in the city, restaurants, official supplies stores and pharmacies. Each family who gets burnt out of their homes will get a package with a check and gift cards...

My father was able to get a hall fol donated. (ok, it is one of his best friends who runs the hall but the friend still donated a night) We got an Itallian restaurant in boston to donate food for 150 people for the fund raiser and we got donations from 3 companies, I dont recall what it was, but they had a raffle and that raised even more money...

There was 3 commidians who are from boston who came and did their thing. (unfortunate for me, I've seen their skit before but still funny) Before thecommidians got there, I was sitting with a few of my fathers friends who although I knew 4 of the 8 for most of my life, I felt bored and like I didnt belong. But one of them did help me to the buffet and the food was good. The meatballs were very very good. mmm They had chicken palm, chicken broccoli and ziti, and egg plant palm. They had a salad and rolls. I'm sure I'm leaving something out.

At some point, my father saw I was bored and came over and asked if I would like to sit with the temple women. (a group of eldery women from the temple who I consider my family. I refer to them and their kids and their grand kids as my family) So I went and sat with them. It was anything but boring and the dessert came out so one of them went up and got a plate of desserts asking me what I wanted. when I was done with one cake they were like do you want to try this or how about this... I tried everything lol.

So that was a nice time. It shouldhave? felt wierd during the commidian's act. Here I was, a 34 year old guy sitting at a table with a bunch of 80 year old women and the commidians are talking about sex. lol but I was strangely ok and laughing along and as Jonathan does so well, I make little comments to them to get them to laugh more.

The fund raiser raised over $5,000 !!! dollars.

Saturday morning

My father and I picked up my Nana and we met up with my twin Justin, his wife Lindsay and my Nephew Devin at my pa's place. My pa wasnt having a good day but it was still nice to see him and my Nana. I think this was the 3rd time they saw Devin. We ttook a picture with the 4 generations. It was very nice.

Saturday afternoon

I'm in a fantasy football league that I've been doing for about 7 years now and so today was the draft. I went to my brother's house and we set up our computers and got ready. This league started with a bunch of guys in tampa FL when my bro lived down there, Lindsay worked at the student affares office at a college and she got to be friends with a lot of the people in the college and one of the guys who is now the head of financial office, he's the one who runs our league. So he hoast the draft at his place in tampa. He had a bbq etc and for those who cant make it, they do it via phone on a confrence call.

The league is what's called a keeper league. So we get to keep 10 of the 15 players on our team from last year. So every year we have a draft of 5 rounds and it's pretty complex. Each player has a value and we have a salary cap and contracts and oh it's feels like you are really running a team.

I was very excited with who I ended up with...

Saturday late afternoon

Lindsay had company. Her cousin with her husband and two kids and a friend of lindsay's friends and their two kids. so it was a big happy baby-adult play date. I stuck around for a little bit but went up stairs and took a nap so I wouldnt be tired to go out that night.


Saturday night

My father and one of his friends picked me up and dropped me off at Ruth's place. She invited me to a going away party for one of her friends who are moving out to Cali. So we walked from her place to the bar. She asked the same questions as she always does. how is your weekend. ... (I dont recall what before the bar and what q's were after the bar) we got to this bar that was a few floors. We went up stairs to meet up with her friends. She introduced me. I could barely hear but one of her friends was asking me where I work and where I'm from. Come to find out her bf works at a famous restaurant in my town so we talked about my town for a few mins and all the restaurants. Ruth asked me if I wanted a drink, we went over to the bar. I asked for a screw driver. I have NO IDEA what I got but it didnt have vodka in it. I drank most of what ever it was anyways. Besides the introduction, Ruth asked me once if I was ok and once if I was having fun. Besides that, she asked me if I wanted to go. (we were there for an hour) I told her no that's ok, you are with your friends, she said that it was ok, she can see them anytime. So I said ok. so we went over to pay the tab. She was standing next to me so I had my head turned slightly so I could hear if she said something but my focus was over there and I heard her say from right in front of my "the money" So she must have asked me at least once before I heard her. so I gave her money, paid for our drinks. She said to me "wait here, I want to say by to my friends" I was thinking... I want to say by too. but she was already off. One of her friends, I think it was the one who talked to me earlier, came over to me to say bye. "nice to meetyou... maybe we can all do this again sometime. take care, bye" and tapped my shoulder. (hmm something Ruth never did.) to let me know she was leaving.


So rth and I take a walk she asked me what I want to do. She asked me if I wanted to go to a coffee shop or something else hmm, I wasnt hungry so I told her and said but if you want to go. She said she didnt want to either but we took a nice long walk.

(again, I dont know if these conversations wer before or after the bar)

I was telling her since my father was setting up the hall the night before, he could drive me so he had one of his friends and and his wife pick me up and end up dropping me off too. But the wife told me she works at a day program (she's not too smart so trying to figure out what type of people she works with, was like pulling teeth) I think she works with people who have both mental and cognitive issues. She was telling me and I told Ruth about this... they have 2 blind women who go to the program and they are both really good on the computer. and she was going on about these two blind women. I told Ruth, it is like just because I am blind that I know every blind person. I mean they went to perkins and she asked me if I knew them. I said tht i never went to perkins. I dont get it (and in a very sharp tone ruth goes ) "I get it" (like, ok, enough of this topic) so I just stopped talking.


When I was telling her about how my grand father wasnt having a good day and my twin was trying to redirect my grand father with the baby to get him to think about positive things and not negative things that, well, arent all true. Ruth goes "you know, it wasnt a good idea for your brother to do that. Sometim Sometimes he needs to talk about what ever he needs to." so I said something like, well ya, ut it is better to talk about positive things, about happy things to change his thoughts and chang his mood. She goes "No, it doesnt always work like that" ok... next topic

She asked me about my prior relationships. We have simular past. She had a few bfs that lasted 4 months and 6 months and other people she has dated where some are good and some werent so good. I just wonder why she asked me about that. it was a bit awkward to me. but whatever.

Lastly, I was telling her something, I dont remember what, and I was getting a big excited and she goes "why are you yelling" I told her that I didnt realize I was yellling. (and I wasnt yellig, i was talking loud though, but I was excited. doesnt your voice go up when you get excited?)

hmm so as much as I enjoy dating.
This is not fun. *sad face*

so I dont know. We have nothing in common besides religion. she doesnt get sarcasm and she can be sharp with me which, I dont like.

And most of all, she still is not intooned with my blindness.


A note to mysef, so I can go back in here years later to read this...
The boston Red Sox completed a historicle trade today with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The red sox traded away: Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and nick ppunto
The Dodgers traded: james loney and 4 prospects.
The Red Sox are cutting 262 MILLION DOLLARS worth of contracts
Today, I am happy for this trade. Let the young kids play and in a few years they will be good.

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