Everything is set in place. "The car" has been delivered to it's next destination. Furnishings of the house are almost all gone.
Extra trashed picked up. Artwork and collectibles ready to go.
No - the house deal fell through. At least the Denver house. The Hawaii house is ready to we are closing on Thursday.
Thursday - Nolan's 21st birthday. The first time we ever went to Kona was on Nolan's 12th birthday. This has always been my weekend.
But oh no, we can't just "go".....
Going away party is tomorrow night. Seriously, well, who else would throw my going away party???
Nothing is in place. Tons of stuff still in the air.
Although, I think I have some new friends to meet and rent one of our places - a traveling nurse and her husband. On to the next adventure.
Tomorrow night is the "A hui ho" party (A hui ho - until next time) - 6:00pm - 10:00pm on a Saturday night during the middle of COVID (I guess I will have to explain COVID later).
Nolan will be there, "but I might be late"
Duncan (coaching an Under 14 hockey team) - "tryouts don't end until 8, I'll get there when I can"
We are all doing our best to "social distance", but DAMMIT, you can miss you (or at least leave your hockey try-outs early for your mom's going away party).
Duncan coaches for the team whom he played for, the team I hosted Russian hockey players in the basement for a year.
I pulled the mom card.
I called the head coach.
Please don't tell Duncan I called you. Here is the situation: "I'm moving to Hawaii, the going away party is Saturday night starting at 6. He let me know try-outs don't end until 8 and he would do what he could to get there".
The coach and I had a nice wonderful conversation. He promised me he wouldn't let him know I had called him. Paul (the coach), I understand it's try-outs, but can you do what you can to let him leave early? He will NEVER ask you if this is okay.
Couple of hours later:
"Mom, what time is the thing on Saturday"
"Six - Ten"
"I'll be there"
Me: "Thanks for making it happen"
Him: "Of course."
All those years of volunteering. All those years of hockey mom, carpool, exchange student hosts. Carpools, Mother's Day brunches, trampolines, sleep overs and on and on........
The victory lap was worth it all.......
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