Monday Montage

Unlike most people I know, I wasn’t given a Thanksgiving break (aka Black Friday off). But I did have the whole weekend free and a bunch of PTO stocked up, so I decided to take a belated break and asked for yesterday and today off. I couldn’t have asked for a better weekend. It started with a surprise party for Brad’s cousin, Christmas shopping, zip lining, and cuddling with Brad, and is ending with so much lounging in PJs, zoning in front of the TV and reading my current book. It is just what the doctor ordered. If only I could relax like this more often!

Brad asked for Monday and Tuesday off like me, but ended up having to do some work today.
So yesterday was our completely work-free workday.
In honor of that, here are some photos I took of our little day of R&R.

Brad and I spent a lot of time in PJ pants and our super comfy socks from Old Navy.
Cali all sleepy, guarding the top of the stairs.
We had dinner at 12:30 a.m. Monday morning. Brad made pork chops and apples. So good. And why not eat late? It’s vacation!
The only time we got out was to take a nice, long walk around the neighborhood. Foliage is basically gone, except for some headstrong leaves.
Christmas decorations popping up!
Dairy Queen is closed. No need for ice cream when it starts to get icy!

I’m in a totally happy place.
Usually I’d be completely bummed about going back to work, but I feel so renewed and refreshed, I’m ready.
Plus, it’s a short week. Not too shabby!

Yay!

And so begins a 4 day stint without work. I know I should be upset, because I need the hours and the money. However, I couldn’t be more excited to have a huge chunk of the week to myself. If it becomes a habit, though, I’m going to have to ask for more hours again.

Anyway, I have a bunch of things planned to make this week extra special. Some are definitely going down. Others I hope to make happen.

What I Will Be Doing: 

• Receiving two extra-awesome packages tomorrow
• Bar-hopping with my “homies”
• Day trip to Jim Thorpe (hopefully with the Holga)
• Sleeping in
• Exercising
• More organizing in my boudoir.

What I Hope To Do:

• Go to the Hometown Auction if it doesn’t rain
• Find a bathing suit I feel comfortable in
• Shopping at Wal-Mart (I want a bunch of vegetables, a plastic drawer set, and some basic toiletries)
• Not go through all my money
• Take plenty of pictures to remember these moments…especially Holga photos!

Plan on seeing pictures and hearing good stories…I hope anyway.

The Thing About Being Home

1. It's nice to sleep in, because breaks mean that I have nothing to do for most of the day.
2. I missed soft toilet paper. And doing my laundry for free.
3. There is nothing to eat and yet I keep finding unhealthy things to snack on.
4. I have to wait around all day to find out if I got dressed for a reason.
5. I still stress about money, because break means I have to find something to do or go nuts instead.
6. I basically live out of a bag.
   
7. I cannot wait to have my own place.

Aside from getting an MRI today (a checkup on a problem from the summer that will hopefully be nothing big), I have done nothing today. Slept in a little, finished watching Being John Malkovich (I don't know why Charlie Kaufman's movies get put in the Comedy section, as they are almost mostly depressing), and showered up. I'm supposed to go out tonight, but its hard to find things to do when its not as simple as an IM or a cross-campus walk away. Break is already going by too fast and I am still debating whether or not I really want to go to Philadelphia.
Good thing I like to do things on a whim when I'm alone.

It's sunny today...but the snow is still on the ground.
I've been looking at plenty of blogs and sites out of sheer boredom.
Here are some of my favorites.

The Stylish Wanderer
Punky Style
Fashion Fille
Flying a Kite
Cupcakes and Cashmere

Oh. And if you're an occasional computer gamer like my nerdy self, but you also like fashion, you should definitely go to Playfirst or Arcadetown and check out the Jojo's Fashion Show series. It is just about the most fun!