Okay, so I wasn't wrong about my sister going home for the weekend of the 15th.
The mistake was believing that Columbus Day weekend and the weekend that she was going home were the same weekend.

So things remain pretty much as they were.

I may have added plans on Friday, though. If the shop gets the part I need this week, I might be taking the day off entirely. In the evening, I already had plans to go with my mom to Gina's party. Later, if I get out early enough, I will probably join Brianne to go see her brother's play. I am probably give Gina a ride to her party, though, so I will definitely be there for the whole time.

So, yeah, I got together with Brianne today!
I don't think I've seen her since Sondra had her baby! That's over a year and a half ago, and I didn't see her much before that.
It was really great to see her, I missed her a ton.
I went to visit at her new apartment (she moved out in Aug). It's a nice place, and I don't know her roommate too well but she seems very nice and a good match for Bree. We had so much to catch up on. I would have stayed longer, but I had to get back here to do laundry and feed the puppy. Hopefully I'll get to see her next weekend or sometime soon. I really needed some good time with an old friend.