THANKFUL FRIDAY

Sunshiny day

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I wrote this whole entry about how we set the camper up on Sunday to get it ready for the camper's first adventure this weekend. Then I had to delete it because we canceled the trip due to freezing temperatures and snow that is supposed to hit here on Saturday. I tried really hard to be stubborn about it and say that I could totally camp in the snow, but we all know that I can only grumble when it snows. I'm not good at being cold. I thought it was something I could get used to, but I notice that the older I get, the more intolerable the cold becomes. So, after checking the weather twenty times last night, I looked at Michael and held up a white flag. The good news is that the camper is ready to go for next weekend when we plan to take the Cabbage out for her first KOA experience. 

We have the wanderlust real bad right now and the camper exasperates it. On the weekends that the weather has been perfect for camping, we've had other obligations. The month of April has something on the calendar every Saturday except Easter. Which is great because that means we can be part of the big gay Easter egg hunt at Terry's. I was looking forward to a weekend away with just the two of us, one that wasn't centered around errands and chores. So you know what? I'm still going to treat this weekend like we are out of town. I'll go to yoga in the morning and then come home and drag Michael out of bed. We'll go the Nelson and maybe find an arcade. I'll dig out the Uno cards and make some queso dip or guacamole and challenge Michael to a game of strip Uno. We'll drink hot spiced cider while watching the snow fall. I am thankful for a weekend that has left us with no plans. I am thankful for giving myself permission to say no to camping this weekend in the snow. 

I am thankful for all the wonderful donations that have been made to my AIDS Walk Fundraising page. You guys are awesome! I am thankful for the random email from someone I don't know all that well asking me how I was doing because they know the winter is hard for me. I am thankful for free donuts. I feel like I've done some good work this week and I'm thankful for this. I am thankful for Buddha bowls with BBQ roasted tempeh. I am always thankful for you.

Here's to a weekend without chores and a truly Thankful Friday.

LOVE THURSDAYS

The busy season is upon us. Chris will be swamped at work until after the New Year. I will just be swamped with work until...forever. So we decided that this was the week to take a little time for ourselves. We are using this time to clean up, clean out, and re-organize, but it hasn't been all work and no play around here.

Sunday night Chris and I stayed in the Lincoln Motel on Route 66 which was no Hilton, but was clean and quaint and we had a lovely time. We've eaten at new places like the New Kaiser's American Bistro (great vegg selection) and Beatnix Cafe (not so new, but new to us). And last night? We dined at Ludivine. There are no words. Ludivine was fabulous.

OK, so we didn't run off for a week in Paris or frolic on white sand beaches in Mexico. But we did the kinds of things that we would normally do on vacations. We tried new places. We rested. We relaxed. And we're still relishing every last moment.

Happy Love Thursday!