Summer recap: (lots of 'poor me' stuff here, sorry)

In short, this summer sucked. True, there have been some moments of delight and lovely relaxation, but overall: suckage.

It started off well enough. I seem to recall having a blast over Memorial Day weekend, hanging out with friends and predicting an awesome summer.

Mid-June, however, brought the sad news that my brother and sister-in-law had decided to separate. Soon after, I got sick. For a month. The illness has passed, but the drama back Home continues unabated. I have tried to separate myself emotionally, but it's only worked partially. It still saddens me ... I feel like someone broke up with me and I didn't even get to enjoy the good times!! And it bums me out to no end that I won't get to see Lily as much as before.

So I've been hermiting it for a while. Even when I went to Dallas, I could only get myself out once to see my friends. And September starts my Season o' Family Birthdays, so I can't make weekend plans 'cause I'll be travelling all the time. Poor me.

Some good stuff:
I learned to go to the movies alone
I found Lost
and sudoku
My hair has cooperated almost all summer
The vacation to Dallas did me more good than I thought possible
I haven't gained any weight
The opera season starts next Friday
I bought plane tix to NYC in October

Stuff I have come across that I feel either relates strongly to me, or that I need:
Hostess Twinkies® Non-Stick Baking Pan [via MildChild]
Thigh rubbing, in a bad way [via Jennie]
Card Wheel [also via Jennie]
(trying to catch up on my rss feeds, can you tell?)