After a mostly uneventful week, this weekend looks like it will be much more hectic and stressful. I’ve been working hard to manage my stress level lately; to remain calm in hectic situations; to remain focused and clear-headed in the face of many rushed deadlines. So, while this weekend will be a good test of how well I’m learning to do those things, it still makes me anxious to know that it’s on it’s way.
We have yet to get my Dad a Father’s Day gift. So I’ve got to figure out what to get him, then figure out where to get it, and then actually go buy it. The first of those three steps is by far, the most difficult.
Some time this week, Joel and Emily metioned that they’d like me to take some engagement photos of them. Yesterday I spoke to Emily in regard to what she’s looking for and she said, “be creative”. I mentioned that maybe we should put some more thought into it and do it a different weekend, but, apparently, this is the only weekend they can, and, even then, they only have a few hours today to spare. So, I’m supposed to meet them at 3pm-ish, today. This morning, I’m going to spend a few hours driving around their neighborhood to see if I can’t find a few interesting locations so that we can save some time as they only have a few hours to spare. Emily did mention that she would like some cityscape photos, but, that isn’t really available near them, and I don’t really want to waste an hour of the little bit of time we have driving to Dallas and back; especially when I’m not even certain where the best spot to take a photograph of the city of Dallas is… since I’ve never had a desire to do so. So, needless to say, I’m a bit worried about how well they will turn out because of the stressful, rushed, unplanned nature of it all. But, we’ll see what happens.
On Sunday we’re going to my parent’s house for Father’s Day. Aside from the fact that we have to figure out what to get him and find the time to go buy it prior to Sunday, once we’re there, that day should be pretty stress-free. I love hanging out with my parents and just doing nothing at all. I have very few friends that I can sit around with without making plans first and without getting incredibly bored fairly quickly. But it seems like we always manage to find an interesting conversation, or a fun game, or something interesting when we’re at my parents house. So, once the stress of everything that comes before going there is over, it should be pretty fun.