Well, I should be in Philadelphia right now. By my not being there it should be obvious that we didn't go. My Mom's still not 100%. What turned out to be the problem is that the antibiotics that she was given made her sick by killing the good bacteria in her intestines and she got dehydrated. It'll be a while yet till she's back to full.

My Dad did also have two weeks off in August, so we thought about delaying Germany till then. But when my aunt (a travel agent) called back, she told us that not only were we losing $600 on canceling the plane tickets, but the same tickets in August would be $1,000 more <i>a piece.</i> Plus everything there would be "season rates" so it would be much more expensive. My Dad guessed about double. So... we're going to have to wait till next year.

Oh well. . .

Dream:
I just had this one last night. I wonder what the hell it means.

I was somewhere and I meet this girl. Nice looking, good features with long brown hair. Anyway we're talking and she proposes. I remember it was June 5th, but apparently it wasn't yet May in my dream because June was a while off. I don't say no and am generally confused but happy.
Next thing I telling my parents about it. I decide that I should date her a few times so I can get to know her before I marry her. My parents and I also go out to buy wedding cards. Not the cheapest mind you, I remember the lesson from that. (Ask if you don't get that because it was in my dream.)
Now I'm talking to her again, but I'm in this interrogation room like chair. She showed me the cards she bought (much nicer than mine) and we were both in a pretty good mood. I don't remember asking her for a date.