My Relaxing Weekend Tuckered Me Out
Posted By Kristabella on July 25, 2011
I am tired. I actually made sure to go to bed early Sunday night, knowing that I had spent a majority of the two previous days in the sun, swimming. But then even after 8 hours of sleep, I couldn’t stay awake on the train this morning and ended up passing out with my book open and sleeping almost the whole ride.
Sleeping on the train is weird. Usually I don’t fall asleep, I just doze. Or rest my eyes, as my dad used to say.
Me: Daaaaaad! WAKE UP!
Dad: I’m not sleeping.
Me: Yes you are! Your eyes are closed!
Dad: I’m just resting my eyes.
(Another of his favorites was, when we would ask “Are we there yet?” and he’d say “just a couple more hours.” That could mean anywhere from 30 minutes to six hours.)
Anyway, on the train, it’s hard to sleep. I mean, there are a lot of people and announcements and doors opening and closing. Plus the whole I-don’t-want-my-bag-stolen thing. It doesn’t really lead to restful sleep. But today, I really fell asleep. So much so that when I woke up, I was shocked that the train was packed and the annoying gum chomper was nowhere around.
And of course, then I was even more tired.
It wasn’t as if I did much this weekend. On Friday night, my mom and I went to dinner at Rick Bayless’ restaurant Frontera Grill. And it was AMAZING! The drinks and food were so worth it. After dinner we went to see West Side Story. It is my all-time favorite musical! I know all the words to the songs and I just love everything about it! I was SO EXCITED I finally got to see a live stage performance of it and it did not disappoint!
And then after an insane amount of rain overnight (close to 7 inches!) and convincing myself that I was going to get fired at work (I didn’t. I’m fine. I just overreacted, shocking I know), I drove up for a pool party at my brother’s house. Because it was hot and they have a pool. And I hadn’t seen them in awhile and Skyler was asking when Auntie was coming for a visit.
It was a lovely weekend of lounging around and playing games. And eating and drinking and watching TV. It was just what the doctor ordered. Although, to be honest, it is how I spend most of my weekends, but this time there was wine and people besides my cats to talk to.
At one point, I said to my brother “Pools aren’t any fun without a swim-up bar.” And then my SIL, who I thought was at the grocery store, came outside with a fruity rum drink. Now that is my kind of party!
I even played Life with Skyler, even though I really don’t like that game because it’s so long and SURPRISE! My life is no better as a board game! I think I lived in a mobile home and owed the bank more money than I had! SAME AS REAL LIFE! Well, minus the mobile home.
Yet Skyler was a lawyer, lived in a mansion and won American Idol AND So You Think You Can Dance. To the tune of $200k!
Skyler also has a new kitty (in real life, not on the game of Life). Her name is Princess Mimi and she’s so little! And it made me want another cat. Until I remembered that I’m a man deterrent enough with two cats. One more would definitely make me a crazy cat lady.
And now I’m going to go back to bed. Because I’m still tired and need to rest up so I can read on the train in the morning and not fall asleep.
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What a CUTE kitten! And now I want my own pool…with a swim-up bar. 🙂
Sounds like a perfect weekend, K. 🙂
eeeee kitty!!! every time i see one i want a new kitten as well. but then i, too, remember i already have 2 cats, and that they’re plenty annoying / loud / destructive enough and OH MY HELL i can only imagine what a third would do.
(but.. KITTEENNNNNNN!!)