Is it STILL fall??? and what to do when NO ONE is around...

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...