Lovin' It

I think I'm infatuated with this whole not going to work thing. I predict a rough time dragging my butt back tomorrow. That's the thing about taking vacation, but not going anywhere. When you take off work and head to the beach or whatever, you have a blast, but it doesn't feel like "real life." You know you're on a hiatus, and it isn't just the fact that you aren't going to work that's different. Your surroundings and your whole routine are shaken up.

When you take off work and stay local, it starts feeling dangerously like "hey, this is how life could be." Or at least it does if you're me. I'd better buy those lotto tickets quick.

I haven't done a whole lot with the time off. Saturday after our fishing jaunt we went to the pub to catch the Ravens pre-season game. Well, Lee caught the game. I pretty much ran my mouth with all the regulars the whole time. Sully came up and ended up crashing at our place overnight.

Sunday we went to my parents and I had my dream birthday meal - big fat spicy steamed crabs and corn on the cob. I wish I'd brought the camera to show just how big these suckers were, but I'd killed the battery while we were out Saturday so I'll just leave them up to the imagination.

Yesterday and today I spent a lot of time just catching up on things around here - cleaning, laundry, weeding and your basic suburban rituals. I've spent a lot of time reading up on diabetes and meal planning. Yes, I know that to those who know me well the idea of ME planning a meal that is anything other than a can of green beans and some cheese and crackers or a carry-out pizza is friggin' hilarious. But although Lee is an amazing cook and actually LIKES doing it, he needs some help with the planning and balance aspect of things, and I'm the one who actually enjoys reading and researching stuff. He goes back to the doctor in early September, and I'm sure we'll get lots more ideas and guidance then, but in the meantime I'm amazed at how much help there is out there.

I also joined Facebook today - probably about a million years after everyone else I know. I was reading Mello's post about joining, and for some reason, it just sparked me to go sign up myself. Funny thing, I only played around for an hour or so, and I've already found quite a few friends I haven't seen in years!

I wanted to do a lot more writing with my time off, but I still have a serious case of word constipation. My brain may need a little more time off than I can take to get back in the swing of things in that respect.

 Happy Tuesday!