Fell asleep at 7pm, and woke at 1am when yx called from San Fran. Still feeling lonely, although I've had some good chats with my family and showed them digital photos. Also took some time to plant some of the bulbs I bought at the Chicago Flower Show - these are what I bought:

Tuberous Begonia x 1 (planted)
Calla lily x 1 (in water tray for planting tomorrow)
Vodoo lily x 1 (in water tray for planting tomorrow)
Mini Gladiolus x 10 (planted out 1 of them)
Asiatic Lilies (!!!! yay !!!!) x 8 (planted out 4 of them)
Lily of the valley x 1 (planted)
Tuberose x 3 (planted) - should have bought more, the scent is heavenly
Daylily x 1 (planted)
and 10 bulbs of this blue, bushy-flowered plant, of which 4 were planted out already.

Really hope they grow (was thinking while gardening, "Am I burying money in the ground?") and I really should have bought more, damn!! Especially that packet of 100 Gladiolus bulbs for $5, which was a STEAL. Of course, there are those 4 paperwhite bulbs (narcissus) that I planted in a bowl of water in yx's room back in Madison, which were already happily putting out good, strong roots by the time I left - hope they brighten up the room for her!

Oh ... will be helping Ken move house this Fri, and he asked me to be his best man at the wedding reception this May. I haven't really agreed yet, but I'm hoping he meant "best man" as the formal role, which is to bear witness to the signing of the documents and rings exchange, and not dual role as the M.C. and host a stag party or something. =\ Well, will talk to him this Fri and ask about it. Which also means I'd have to go and buy another suit - my old one really can't make the mark.

I know I should be sleeping now, but Popol (the sinfully delicious stuffed polar bear yx made for me) is staring at me from bed and I can't help but re-read this blog again and again and missing the holiday. Guess I really am enthralled by Madison, small as it may be.