Recap...with a night cap

Hey there, A.

Sunday night, sipping amaretto, after a great weekend with W. We often have so much planned and just go, go, go, but this weekend was different--beginning with starting the weekend on Friday morning (vs Friday evening during the school year, or sometimes Saturday morning). It would have been even better if we could have had one more night, but he has a job fair tomorrow so the end point was the same. But it was more about what was in the middle...

I guess I can describe it best by saying it was less like a mini vacation and more like...living together. Yes, I know that every time we spend a weekend together we live together, but as I mentioned, it's always scheduled to the minute--including our time to hang out, it seems. This time we were a little more spontaneous. We let our plans slide a little, and for me it felt more like having him around and share my life for a weekend. We spent time by the pool both Friday and Saturday and I got a chance to write while he was napping. In the end yesterday, we didn't go out at all. When he woke up we decided to stay in. We ate and watched TV and went to bed around 11. I can't remember the last time we didn't have at least one drink, one meal or appetizer out. It was nice, therefore, after a good breakfast and a little late morning shopping, to be content to stay home. We hung out by the pool, I made us a late lunch, he had his late afternoon (into evening) nap, and we had dinner and drinks here. Bonus? He didn't really snore (that I know of) or have nightmares last night, which means I got a good night's sleep...and which made it even harder to say goodbye today...

But I'm good. I have this week to do nothing but count the days until I leave for Seattle (Yay!)and hang out in the sun. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like there is going to be much of it this week. (Waah! I'm going to lose my tan!) But I have some writing to do, pieces I started and need to finish, so with or without sun I'll be happy.

Hope you had a great weekend, too.

xo,
Barb