Another weekend has come and gone! I know I say this over and over, but I just live for my weekends and am so grateful for the two days off each week. I get to recharge my emotional battery and gear up for another week ahead. I’m so perplexed by how people can go to work on the weekends. I don’t know if I’d be able to do my work each week if I didn’t get the time off in between.
Anyway, let’s do a little recap and picture walk.
Friday:
Friday was a day of meltdowns. Students. Teachers. All the people. So a happy hour after work was mandatory.
I call it the Detox Detour. It was needed. For my mental sanity. And it worked.
Saturday:
On Saturday afternoon, we decided to drive up to Marin County for a hike. A long drive [nearly 2 hours!] up a windy road, but it was definitely worth it to hike somewhere new.
We did the Cataract Falls Trail in Mount Tamalpais State Park.
It was about 6 miles round trip and there was a small little lake and waterfall where we decided to turn around. Just beautiful.
Later that evening, we went over to Kent’s for some BBQ-ing and Mexican Train Dominoes.
I didn’t think I would ever love another game as much as I love Bananagrams. But I’m borderline obsessed. I ordered it on Amazon right then and there [That one-click feature on the Amazon app is WAY too dangerous!!!] and it should be coming in the mail today!
Sunday:
It rained through the night so when I woke up, it was BEAUTIFUL outside. I love the way all the colors shine so bright after it rains. We took advantage of the beautiful morning and went for a walk to the park.
Post-walk, we parked it at Starbucks to get some work done. I’m really taking advantage of the Order feature on the Starbucks app. I didn’t feel like waiting in the 3-person line so I ordered coffee from my phone as I set up my laptop and work things. That takes laziness to a whole new level. Or maybe it’s just efficient. Let’s go with that.
I have a lot of internal angst when I’m cooped up inside and it’s GORGEOUS outside. So, every half hour or so, I got up from my work and walked up and down this trail next to Starbucks. Man, I love this time of year.
After working for a bit, I braved the crowds of people at Trader Joes and did some light shopping for the week. “Light shopping” because I started feeling claustrophobic and overwhelmed with so many people pushing their carts around me.
The rest of Sunday was spent working a bit. And curled up in bed with my Kindle. I just finished reading The Nightingale.
So good. So many tears. So worth the read. Do it.
Questions of the Day:
- What are you currently reading?
- What’s your favorite board game?
7) After the class, we watched The Bachelor and made some roasted veggies and spring rolls. We decided to hold off on the pizza making since we’ve been a little pizza-crazed lately.
8) I’m not sure how I feel about The Bachelor Finale. In other news, I’ve found something that I can watch for 3 hours straight without having to get up and move around. This reality TV show stuff is addicting.
On another note, I should probably stop running in the dark. But it’s just been so pretty watching the sun rise!
