You know what I wonder? Why do I have a calendar? I mean, I occasionally write things in it, but then I close it up, stick it in my stack of stuff that I tote back and forth every day, and never look at it again.
Case in point: last Friday. Though just two days before, I’d sent my friend Christelle a note on Facebook saying how much I was looking forward to our scrapbooking date on Friday, I sat at my desk that afternoon and thought, “Hmmm, what am I going to do tonight?”
And then, because my life is so very exciting, I logged onto TVGuide.com to see what was playing on the old boob tube.
Thankfully I had an occasion later on to open my calendar, where I saw “Scrapbook with Christelle” written on my Friday box. I say thankfully, because a) it would have been quite embarrassing to have Christelle find me in my usual Friday routine (you know, lounging on the couch in my stretchy pants watching Wife Swap), and b) it was pretty slim pickings on TV and I had decided I’d just watch Kate & Leopold again.
I didn’t even like it that much the first time. Mainly because Meg Ryan has her weird fish lips in that one, and it’s just too distracting for me.
Let’s pause for an important disclaimer: Yes, Pysch is on Friday nights, but I tape it, so Mark and I can watch it together over the weekend. Now, carry on.
So, I remembered my scrapbooking date in time to order pizza and pick up the toys decorating our floors. And more important than organizing my photos and picking out the perfect rub-on or brad, I had a great time catching up with my friend.
Which is a good thing, because I wasn’t so successful in the scrapbooking part of our evening. I am either on or off with that stuff, and I was off.
I don’t really remember what we did on Saturday, although I distinctly recall it involved an extremely pleasant afternoon nap.
Oh yes, we also went to the park – for 15 minutes. Because by the time we got there, somebody was getting cranky and needed a nap.
No, I don’t mean me.
But kind of.
Anyway, Saturday night was a big deal: Mark’s dad watched Annalyn for the first time, while we went with Smitty to a birthday party. I could bore you with details about how the restaurant we went to used to be called Johnny O’Quigley’s but now it’s Paddy O’Quigley’s but I didn’t know that and assumed the invitation had the wrong name but then I saw it was right but still Smitty wanted to mock me and assume that I was crazy.
But really, all you need to know is that they served green tortilla chips – because dying the Mexican food green makes it Irish. And Annalyn had a great time with her Grandpa Jim.
We wrapped up Sunday with choir practice and church, the longest 90 minutes ever (also known as our monthly service in the toddler nursery), another nap for the whole family, lots of giggles and Mark’s awesome grilled chicken.
How was your weekend?
You are so funny. I hear ya' on the nursery duty. We threw a big fat birthday party, worked our tails off, and then recovered the whole weekend. And "recovered" may be too strong of a word because I still had a hard time getting out of bed this morning.
Eesh. I think I'm getting old…
Ha! We started working in another ministry simply to have an excuse to get out of nursery duty.
This was one of those wash weekends for me – a baby shower that took up most of Saturday and an extended stay at church for a meeting which monopolized Sunday. And now we're back to school!
Hey, thanks for the link in the post below! :)
I'm drawing a blank….what exactly did I do this weekend? Oh, yeah, some napping, some cleaning, some reading, some church.
Oh, yeah, you've inspired me to watch Psych. I'm going to try to figure out my DVR and record it this Friday.
It's a good weekend when you can get more than one nap. When we are little we hate naps and then as adults we are always looking for ways to get a nap.
So much good stuff here.
I write everything on my kitchen calendar and look at it several times a day. That is a good way for me to not forget plans. Glad you didn't get caught off-guard and had fun with your friend. We have a cute new scrapbook supply store nearby. I love the way it's decorated with white wood floors and a cozy plump sofa.
So Paddy O'Quigleys is Mexican food? Green chips just do not sound good unless the green is guacamole. :)
I took two naps on Sunday! One was officially planned and then later I dozed off while reading. That's what happens when I wake up at the crack of dawn.
our weekend started out great. and then it ended a little weird… (we had a funeral visitation…)
anyway, glad you survived your nursery, and that you remembered it this time! :-)
hope you have a great week!