Random Weekending

It has basically been a relaxing weekend around here, with the exception, of course, of football.

Yesterday morning we took down the Christmas lights outside. We'd tackled the tree right after New Years Day, but with Lee being sick we put off the outside job that required him climbing on the roof. Neither of us wants me - The Poster Girl For Clutziness - up there! So that was Saturday morning, with frequent warm-up coffee breaks.

After that I pretty much just did laundry and cleaned the bathroom. We had been planning on watching the game at home, but as it got closer to kickoff Lee realized he really wanted to be around the crew and share in the moment with a bunch of other rowdy Ravens fans. So we went to the pub.

I'm glad we did, because he really had a blast. The bartender who was working generally only works daytime, so we don't see each other much and don't really know each other. She noticed that I was one of the quieter people in the place, and said "You don't get into football much, do you?"

Lee and four or five others immediately ALL chimed in with "Oh, yes, she does. She's just (and here they leaned in and whispered for dramatic effect) ... a STEELERS fan."

During a Ravens playoff game, this is kind of like being the person who shows up to an AA meeting with a bottle of vodka!

We left pretty much right after the game, and I still feel sort of run-down today. I should have stayed home and rested as I'd planned, but I'm a dumbass.

Lee got up and went to the grocery store this morning and is now making a pot of his delicious chicken chili. We'll eat that and watch the Steelers game this afternoon, and that's about it. Next week, we drag our butts back to the gym. We took this week off between him being sick, me teetering on the verge of feeling sick and working such long hours, and neither of us wanting to deal with the "New Years resolution" gym crowds. But we're jumping back in this week.

We'll have to adjust our schedules and be more on top of our game to keep caught up with things around here now. We got spoiled by his old job, where he got off for the day at 2. He'd do most of the erranding and chores and figure out what we were doing for dinner all before I even got to leave work at 6 or so. Then we'd go to the gym, and even though I was pretty much gone from 7 am - 8 pm or so most days, I didn't have too much to worry about once I did finally make it home. He works almost as late as I do now, so we'll have to get ourselves adjusted and organized!

At the moment, I'm feeling an overwhelming urge to curl up on the couch with a blankie and re-read the first Harry Potter until the Steelers/Chargers game comes on. I'm not sure why I'm thinking about Harry - I actually have 2 new books to start. Maybe I just feel like I need a little childhood!