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If you guys could spare it, my wife and I could use a little positive smoke Friday-Friday. As some of you know, her father passed away in January. Part of the planned closure of his death is to scatter part of him in a trout stream. The other part will be mixed with my mother-in-law once she passes away.
This originally was planned to be a trip out to california where he grew up and often traveled to for the fishing. However, my mother-in-law has decided that we should make a big trip out of it. They went to Ireland three times over the last 10 years, and loved it. He loved to fish there. Also, this is the primordial pool from which both my wife's family as well as my own sprung from (she was a McCormick. I'm a Kelley
). So, mom is treating us to a trip across the pond to see all the green and leave a part of dad behind.
A little smoke would be so appreciated. We're going to be there to have a good time, but we're also going to have to let go of some of dad. Also, I'm not really big on planes. This will be my first time going over the water, and I'm not super excited about it. Ativan should help.
Now for a special concern of mine: I am going to be stuck on plane with my brother and sister in law for like 8 hours. Also, I'm going to be spending a week with them. I love them to death. I really do. However, it's in more of well-thanksgiving-is-over-so-get-the-hell-out-of-my-house kind of way They are large people. They are loud people. They are extremely passionate people. They will literally be slobbering all over one another making baby coos one minute, then nearly coming to blows the next. It really depends on their level of medication at the moment. The cars in Europe are small. A little smoke for patience would be very appreciated.
On top of that, my poor mother in law needs her knee replaced. She's needed it for years, but has always had it take a backseat while dad was sick. She was going to get it done this summer, but her quack of a doctor gave her the wrong meds and she passed out, fell, and tore her rotator cuff. She had to get that fixed instead of her knee. That procedure is coming this winter. Ireland is not known for it's flat even terrain, so a little smoke for mom's locomotion would be great
So, jet lag, flight anxiety, a hobbling mother-in-law, overly passionate siblings, and the emotional strain of letting go of the physical remains of one of the greatest men I have ever known. Am I leaving anything out? My wife and I were worried that she could be up to 3 months pregnant at the time of this trip. However, blessing or not, this has not come to pass yet. I think maybe the Big Guy Upstairs is just throwing me a bone.
Thank the good Lord for pubs and pub food:thumbup:
This originally was planned to be a trip out to california where he grew up and often traveled to for the fishing. However, my mother-in-law has decided that we should make a big trip out of it. They went to Ireland three times over the last 10 years, and loved it. He loved to fish there. Also, this is the primordial pool from which both my wife's family as well as my own sprung from (she was a McCormick. I'm a Kelley
). So, mom is treating us to a trip across the pond to see all the green and leave a part of dad behind.A little smoke would be so appreciated. We're going to be there to have a good time, but we're also going to have to let go of some of dad. Also, I'm not really big on planes. This will be my first time going over the water, and I'm not super excited about it. Ativan should help.
Now for a special concern of mine: I am going to be stuck on plane with my brother and sister in law for like 8 hours. Also, I'm going to be spending a week with them. I love them to death. I really do. However, it's in more of well-thanksgiving-is-over-so-get-the-hell-out-of-my-house kind of way
They are large people. They are loud people. They are extremely passionate people. They will literally be slobbering all over one another making baby coos one minute, then nearly coming to blows the next. It really depends on their level of medication at the moment. The cars in Europe are small. A little smoke for patience would be very appreciated. On top of that, my poor mother in law needs her knee replaced. She's needed it for years, but has always had it take a backseat while dad was sick. She was going to get it done this summer, but her quack of a doctor gave her the wrong meds and she passed out, fell, and tore her rotator cuff. She had to get that fixed instead of her knee. That procedure is coming this winter. Ireland is not known for it's flat even terrain, so a little smoke for mom's locomotion would be great
So, jet lag, flight anxiety, a hobbling mother-in-law, overly passionate siblings, and the emotional strain of letting go of the physical remains of one of the greatest men I have ever known. Am I leaving anything out?
My wife and I were worried that she could be up to 3 months pregnant at the time of this trip. However, blessing or not, this has not come to pass yet. I think maybe the Big Guy Upstairs is just throwing me a bone.Thank the good Lord for pubs and pub food:thumbup:
). About the only thing it's not good for is watching movies or reading a book. I read a book cover to cover between layover and flight. Have no idea what it was about save the Knights Templar
