Today is November 12... It is only about 45 degrees outside but the sun is shining and there has not been any snow on the grounds of the F/M area. This BEAUTIFUL weather is causing me to question whether or not Thanksgiving really is less than 2 weeks away... hard to believe!
However, I am hoping that my weekend plans will change all of that!
Jordan is out of town this weekend! He is at the Rodgers' farm FINALLY beginning work on our 2 Chevy pickups (by the time we are done with the 2... it will be one... hence we are naming it "Frankentruck"). I am SO glad it worked out for him to go... Jordan thrives by tinkering. Living in a one bedroom apartment does not allow for much tinkering (although he did fix my broken hair dryer last weekend). The stress of grad-school will be temporarily numbed, Jordan will get to spend some quality time with Papa Rodgers and the rest of the family, AND I AM GOING TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT!
Allow me to explain:
I have to admit that, at first, I was really bummed about this weekend. Jordan left on Wednesday night, so there was no way I could take those extra 2 days off of work, plus I need to spend some time with my Easter Seals friend, Dave, this weekend. I am an extrovert... I rejuvenate by spending time with people... so BEING ALONE is never really something I am excited about. Knowing I would be all alone this weekend... I attempted to make plans with some girl friends early this week. To make a long story short... I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH OUT PLANS THIS WEEKEND... EVERYONE ELSE IS SUPER BUSY!
-Maybe God has something to teach me through this... haven't figured it out yet but I'll keep you posted if I do -
In my distressed state early this week, realizing I seriously would be ALL ALONE this weekend, my husband came up with a plan for me! (He said I HAVE to follow the rules... ok... here's the plan). Tomorrow I will NOT step foot out of our apartment (only to do laundry), I am to sleep in as LATE as possible, I am to watch at least 3 Classic Christmas movies while working my Christmas gift crafts, bake something fun, read a book, and just RELAX! I seriously can't remember when I have had an entire Saturday to myself... just me (and God). I am kinda nervous about it... I like to stay busy and, again, I like to spend time with people. But, I think God must think that I need this time of peace and quiet...
I realize that most of you reading this would give just about anything for time like this... a few years ago while I was in college I would have LOVED a day like this too... no obligations... just time. But now that I have the time.... I don't know if I appreciate it as much as I should.
I really am going to try and enjoy this as much as I can... too much of our lives are busy and I need to learn to slow down..... so....
Here's to the quietest weekend I will probably ever have...
