finally like Florida weather

I'm going to Florida this weekend, and I'm desperately trying to add a little color to my skin so my friends will recognize me.

time to find warm, sunny weather.

The weather here is so unpredictable. Last Saturday, I got sunburned playing frisbee in the park. This Saturday, it was fifty degrees, cold, and wet.

Time to run away and find a nice sunny, Florida day.

another weekend trip

I'm off again on a little jaunt this weekend. And I took Friday off work, so we're leaving first thing in the morning. Yay for four day work weeks!

My paternal grandfather just turned 80, and they are flying my older brother and I up for the weekend for the celebration.

It sounds like virtually the whole family is going to make it. I haven't seen one of my favorite cousins in probably two years, so I'm really glad that I'll get to see her.

I will also get to see my parents' new house for the first time! Either they or I are delinquent, because I've only seen one picture of it yet also, and I'm pretty sure that was the real estate ad. Hey, life is busy.

My little brother is coming home for the weekend too, leaving the camp where he's working, my sister will be there. I'll see my parents... Seems like I'll see them now, then for maybe a week in August.

After that, I'm off to London and may or may not come back for Christmas, so it may be a while before we're all reunited. It's a good thing I rarely get homesick.

holiday weekend wishlist

My fabulous former roommate, Kristi and I are headed to the western-most point of Florida for the holiday weekend: Pensacola. The land of the Blue Angels, uniforms, and military bases.

Pensacola is practically Alabama, which you can see from her parent's dock. A dock? Sweet haven, yes. Her parents have waterfront on a small bay there. When we were there for Thanksgiving a few years back, I dragged every willing body out of bed to watch the sun rise - beautiful.

Katie will already be there, along with their parents and grandma, and Kristi and I will join the throng.

I have a lot I'm working on now, plus holding down the fort while MB is off meeting her new grandbaby. I think the dog misses her mistress, and I'm a poor substitute. My goal: work hard for the next two days and then relax for a few, before picking up the stress for another month of so.

While I'm getting a mini vacation, I hope to get a few fun and a few necessary things accomplished.

- Read a whole book. Thinking about Who Moved my Cheese? but up for suggestions
- Start making support-raising phone calls
- Mail out all out-standing thank yous to supporters
- Apply for my London background check
- Develop some photo editing skills
- Blog a bit

What are your holiday plans? Anyone want to come to Pensacola?

work for the weekend

I like this type of work. It's different from the rest of the week.

I've managed to do a million errands, and now I have to settle down and do homework.

:: Take an online test

:: Finish an excel assignment

:: Do paperwork for London

:: Start drafting a support letter

:: Go running

:: Finish watching Chocolat

:: Pull out my mad cleaning skills and clean up the flat

weekend list

It's going to be busy but good too.

:: Complete a super-confusing xhtml project for a class

:: Run my 5k

:: Take a quiz for another class

:: Have dinner with an out-of-town friend

:: Hangout with four very energetic kids

:: Do laundry, the dishes, and tidying

wonderful weekends

I get off work at 4:30. I work all week and I don't work on weekends (unless I pick up random jobs). Thus, I get unadulterated weekends!

A friend and I sometimes muse about the balance between resting and laziness. When I have finished hammering out my opinion on the matter, I plan to philosophize on it. What I know now is I work very hard with work and school work during the week, and the abrupt drop-off of scheduled responsibilities starting Friday night is wonderful.

Even if I end up doing cleaning, doing bit of homework, or doing laundry, it's great. Last weekend, I hosted a little breakfast party for a visiting out-of-town guests and mutual friends (I adore breakfast). Eggs and bacon, baby.

This is how my weekend is shaping up:

- Running in this sunniness after work (signed up for a 5k in March! A bit nervous; been a while)
- Dinner with two old friends
- Attending a Saturday morning budgeting class with one of my bestest friends
- Seeing my brother if I can possibly help it
- Homemade blueberry scones, if I wake up early Sunday morning