Scenes from the Weekend
I know for many people it’s still the weekend, and if that’s you, I hope you’re enjoying it. I work today, so it was a regular weekend for me (but don’t worry- it will be a chill day, with a morning run, afternoon nap, and dinner cooked by SOMEONE ELSE). Here’s how the weekend played out for me. Saturday was almost a carbon copy of last week- work in the morning, afternoon nap, late afternoon trip to the gym, and then Chipotle! Last week Birchie asked what’s in my Chipotle bowl. Well, I’ll tell you! Brown rice, sofritas (tofu protein option- it’s really flavorful, spicy and delicious), fajita vegetables, pico de gallo, medium salsa, guac and lettuce. It’s so good!!! Side tangent- by the time I left the gym and headed to Chipotle, it was almost 7 pm. I felt so energized and excited that I still had the whole evening ahead of me. I reflected that I really am a night owl. When you have kids, you have to force yourself to be a morning person, and I’m realizing what a struggle it’s been over the years. Not that my early rising days are over, but I’m slowly but surely shifting things later in the day, and I like it. ANYWAY! I ate my Chipotle while watching a baseball game, then wrote a blog post and read my book. I finally got in bed a little after midnight. Sunday I slept in! My alarm was set for 9, but I woke up around 8:30. I had a leisurely breakfast while reading blog posts, and then headed out for ERRANDS! I wanted to take advantage of some Memorial Day sales. First up, Athleta. They make my favorite running shorts, and I wanted to get a pair while they’re 40% off. Then, DSW. They’re also having a sale. How is it even possible that they have hundreds of shoes, but none of them are what I want??? This time I actually tried on a pair, and confirmed my suspicion that I’ll never be able to squash my rectangular feet into pointy dress shoes. I left in a huff. After stopping at the library and grocery store, I came home and ORDERED SHOES FROM THEIR WEBSITE. This is what I got: But even on the website, they didn’t have my size, so I went up a half size. So I have no idea if they’ll fit. I may be returning them to the store. However, I also ordered the “ridiculously comfortable” flip flops! I may not have shoes for the ceremony yet, but I know what I’ll be wearing for the reception. Later in the afternoon (after a short nap and some house cleaning) I went to the gym WITH MY DAUGHTER! We used to go together all the time- now she usually goes with her boyfriend, but he was working. We obviously didn’t work out together (that would be crazy) but it was still fun going together. It felt like the old days. The rest of the evening was the usual- dinner, cleanup, etc. The “Sunday Scaries” weren’t too intense- since there’s no school tomorrow everything feels more relaxed. What were the highlights from your weekend so far? Are you a night owl or an early bird? Tio ohoto by Hansjörg Keller on Unsplash