Thanks, everyone, for your kind words about my coworker. There's still a lot of sadness around the office today, and anxiety, as the team he was a part of was just notified that the "large e-commerce client" we all work with has decided to go with another vendor for their work scope, which means they will either need to switch to a new team within our company, find a new position with our client's organization, or be absorbed into the company that is taking over their scope. This on top of the loss of their colleague has them all reeling.
Our weekend was kind of stressful. We spent Saturday with my family at my parents' house, and having everyone together can be intense. We came home feeling stressed out. And we found out that my two brothers are going on vacation together (with my older brother's wife and son) to California, and the only time they thought to bring it up was when they asked BF and I to feed their cats. So not only were we left out of the plans, they decided last minute to ask us to take care of something they should have planned for.
We said no.
I feel sorry for all of you who are experiencing the heat wave! As I've gotten older, I've become less and less tolerant of the heat. We've had a few heatwaves and droughts in the PNW, and they are no joke. Here's hoping for some relief soon!