sleepy weekend
I made pancakes today, and now my hair smells faintly like pancakes. Mmmm, pancake hair. Nom nom nom.
It's snowing lightly outside, and it's supposed to get worse this evening and overnight. I should go to the grocery store while it's still light out, and relatively calm (not sure what kind of "storm" this is supposed to be), but I'm not sure what to get for the week's dinners. Hm.
I also should have gone to the barn this weekend, but I didn't get around to it. Next weekend though.
I was going to work yesterday, since I missed a day earlier this week, but I forgot to set my alarm for SATURDAY and by the time I woke up, it seemed like a moot point. Ah well. It will still be a nice fat paycheck compared to what I've gotten recently (I've been low on hours, for various reasons), and should get me mostly back on track. I still owe my parents money, and it doesn't look like I'll have paid them back entirely by the end of this month like I hoped, but I should still be able to make a dent in it around/after Christmas.
Speaking of Christmas, I have an insane amount of time off for it--the entire week of Christmas, plus the following Monday/Tuesday. Since Tuesday is New Year's Day and we have that off, Kevin gave me Monday too 'cause he doesn't want to come back for just one day. Sweet. This means I only have 3 weeks/15 days of work before year's end and a nice long break. I have a feeling December is going to go by pretty quickly.
Enough of the blah/housekeeping stuff.
I always enjoy weekends because I get a chance to experience real daylight. On workdays, I get about half an hour of the pale-ish morning light when I drive to work, and then am pretty much inside and/or in the dark until the next day. When I'm home in the day, I sometimes just like to sit next to the big front window on my futon, and I often end up with cats curled up on or next to me... they get the closest they'll lie next to each other when they are both lying with me, which always makes me feel warm and fuzzy... my little family, haha. Cats sleeping in general is a nice thing. They look so furry and cozy and peaceful. Although the other night, Emma was sleeping on my lap with her face tucked into my elbow, and I must have accidentally moved a hand under her, 'cause all of a sudden she lept up and about landed on my face, haha. Poor kitty.
I haven't gotten around to writing about Ohio yet, I know... but I did jot down a bunch of notes about the weekend, so I'll remember more than two things when I do write. ;) That weekend was actually not so much "Blue Man," 'cause meeting Christa was far more important/exciting, but the Blue Man part was great. I've been getting back into Blue Man again lately, as far as reading/posting on the message boards, and really wanting to revisit the Boston and Vegas shows--especially Boston, which I've only seen once in the past 2+ years. Someone posted recently about the Boston Blue Men, and that was followed with a bunch of photos of who's there now--most of whom I've never seen before, which is kind of fun. Not to say I don't miss Eric and Rick and the other Boston guys who've moved or retired... but seeing new/different Blue Men keeps it fresh.
Since I'll be living in NH again come June, I imagine I'll get down to see a Boston show or two summer 2008--especially if the fanmeet folks on the BML have been talking about actually happens. There hasn't been a Boston meet since '04!
Hehe, Emma is in my lap and Willow is curled up an inch from my right side. *warm fuzzies*
I'm looking forward to 2008. I know there's no reason to wait for a New Year to make changes or have a new perspective, but it's sure a good excuse. For me, the fact that I'll be going back to work after a long break, and spending a good chunk of that time in NH, means that when I come back to NY for "regular life," I'll be refreshed. And then later in the year I'll be moving, doing some other job(s), taking that piano course... maybe going on a couple trips depending on funds and whether my parents are going anywhere I can tag along... basically, next year will be different than this year. This year was my first one working full-time for the entire year, with no summer vacation or classes or anything to break it up, so I guess I've kind of gotten stuck in a rut of monotony. Hopefully the knowledge that I'll have less than 5 months left here will encourage me to get back out to Lena's/etc. I'll have to make sure to do that, 'cause May will probably come sooner than I think. I mean, I think it's been like 2 months since finding out about having to move, and I haven't really done anything about it yet...
I'm boring myself. I felt like writing, but I don't have much to write about. Maybe I should go get dressed, figure out a grocery list, and head to the store. Except that Emma seems so cozy, like she's gonna fall asleep, and I hate moving when that's the case. Maybe I'll just rest a while, hehe. *snooze*
oh hey, and I had a nice Thanksgiving. I spent the actual day at my aunt and uncle's, in MA (my parents were there too)... I sat at the "kids" table (haha, not really--the youngest is like... I dunno, 13 or something? ). It was pretty fun. My cousins are cool. And they think I'm funny. Ha! I went to NH for the weekend after that, where all of the immediate family visited (except for Jason and Stephanie), and had another Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. It was kind of a tiring weekend, between all the traveling, and the couple kids at the Holmes house, but a weekend well-spent. I'm looking forward to more visiting later this month. :)
It's snowing lightly outside, and it's supposed to get worse this evening and overnight. I should go to the grocery store while it's still light out, and relatively calm (not sure what kind of "storm" this is supposed to be), but I'm not sure what to get for the week's dinners. Hm.
I also should have gone to the barn this weekend, but I didn't get around to it. Next weekend though.
I was going to work yesterday, since I missed a day earlier this week, but I forgot to set my alarm for SATURDAY and by the time I woke up, it seemed like a moot point. Ah well. It will still be a nice fat paycheck compared to what I've gotten recently (I've been low on hours, for various reasons), and should get me mostly back on track. I still owe my parents money, and it doesn't look like I'll have paid them back entirely by the end of this month like I hoped, but I should still be able to make a dent in it around/after Christmas.
Speaking of Christmas, I have an insane amount of time off for it--the entire week of Christmas, plus the following Monday/Tuesday. Since Tuesday is New Year's Day and we have that off, Kevin gave me Monday too 'cause he doesn't want to come back for just one day. Sweet. This means I only have 3 weeks/15 days of work before year's end and a nice long break. I have a feeling December is going to go by pretty quickly.
Enough of the blah/housekeeping stuff.
I always enjoy weekends because I get a chance to experience real daylight. On workdays, I get about half an hour of the pale-ish morning light when I drive to work, and then am pretty much inside and/or in the dark until the next day. When I'm home in the day, I sometimes just like to sit next to the big front window on my futon, and I often end up with cats curled up on or next to me... they get the closest they'll lie next to each other when they are both lying with me, which always makes me feel warm and fuzzy... my little family, haha. Cats sleeping in general is a nice thing. They look so furry and cozy and peaceful. Although the other night, Emma was sleeping on my lap with her face tucked into my elbow, and I must have accidentally moved a hand under her, 'cause all of a sudden she lept up and about landed on my face, haha. Poor kitty.
I haven't gotten around to writing about Ohio yet, I know... but I did jot down a bunch of notes about the weekend, so I'll remember more than two things when I do write. ;) That weekend was actually not so much "Blue Man," 'cause meeting Christa was far more important/exciting, but the Blue Man part was great. I've been getting back into Blue Man again lately, as far as reading/posting on the message boards, and really wanting to revisit the Boston and Vegas shows--especially Boston, which I've only seen once in the past 2+ years. Someone posted recently about the Boston Blue Men, and that was followed with a bunch of photos of who's there now--most of whom I've never seen before, which is kind of fun. Not to say I don't miss Eric and Rick and the other Boston guys who've moved or retired... but seeing new/different Blue Men keeps it fresh.
Since I'll be living in NH again come June, I imagine I'll get down to see a Boston show or two summer 2008--especially if the fanmeet folks on the BML have been talking about actually happens. There hasn't been a Boston meet since '04!
Hehe, Emma is in my lap and Willow is curled up an inch from my right side. *warm fuzzies*
I'm looking forward to 2008. I know there's no reason to wait for a New Year to make changes or have a new perspective, but it's sure a good excuse. For me, the fact that I'll be going back to work after a long break, and spending a good chunk of that time in NH, means that when I come back to NY for "regular life," I'll be refreshed. And then later in the year I'll be moving, doing some other job(s), taking that piano course... maybe going on a couple trips depending on funds and whether my parents are going anywhere I can tag along... basically, next year will be different than this year. This year was my first one working full-time for the entire year, with no summer vacation or classes or anything to break it up, so I guess I've kind of gotten stuck in a rut of monotony. Hopefully the knowledge that I'll have less than 5 months left here will encourage me to get back out to Lena's/etc. I'll have to make sure to do that, 'cause May will probably come sooner than I think. I mean, I think it's been like 2 months since finding out about having to move, and I haven't really done anything about it yet...
I'm boring myself. I felt like writing, but I don't have much to write about. Maybe I should go get dressed, figure out a grocery list, and head to the store. Except that Emma seems so cozy, like she's gonna fall asleep, and I hate moving when that's the case. Maybe I'll just rest a while, hehe. *snooze*
oh hey, and I had a nice Thanksgiving. I spent the actual day at my aunt and uncle's, in MA (my parents were there too)... I sat at the "kids" table (haha, not really--the youngest is like... I dunno, 13 or something? ). It was pretty fun. My cousins are cool. And they think I'm funny. Ha! I went to NH for the weekend after that, where all of the immediate family visited (except for Jason and Stephanie), and had another Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. It was kind of a tiring weekend, between all the traveling, and the couple kids at the Holmes house, but a weekend well-spent. I'm looking forward to more visiting later this month. :)