Busy, Busy

Ever since getting back from Thanksgiving, it's felt like we've been going non-stop. I rolled from the holiday into a week of 12-hour days. Well, they were 8-hour days, but they were a two hour drive from my house. And they were full of meetings. Nothing but meetings. By the end of it, I was so exhausted that I skipped my Christmas party.

That weekend was spent cleaning and catching up on things I'd intended to catch up on while Kevin was in Hawaii. And continuing to recover from the extended work week. And just feeling down. I canceled my Sunday afternoon plans, opting to stay home and write and wrap presents. Then I just watched TV instead. It was frustrating to want to do things and just not be able to find the energy to do any of it.

But I rallied on Monday, and we went over to watch the football game with Kevin's mom. I actually only stayed for the first half, because I do need my sleep.

The following weekend was Mudd's 60th Anniversary Party, so we met up with a bunch of Mudders for an early happy hour in Adams Morgan. It was fun to see people we haven't seen in many years, and we got some light-up shot glasses. Though I think I'm past the point in my life where I want more shot glasses. Not that I was ever that big on shots anyway.

After the happy hour we went to a party at Jen's house. It's a little awkward arriving at a potluck with no food, but we tried to make up for it with alcohol. After a delicious dinner, it was back to Zach and Sarah's place for beer and card games and the first part of our fractured gift exchange. Sarah got me a Jedi dress, that I've been waffling on buying for several months. I'm so glad she got it for me, because I may never have bought it for myself (I have a thing about buying clothing without trying it on first), and I love it dearly. It's super comfortable with deep pockets and a deeper hood and I get to pretend I'm a Jedi when I wear it.

The next day, Zach and Sarah came out to our place so we could go to a sports bar that airs all of the football games and serves relatively cheap mimosas ($30 for a magnum of champagne and a pitcher of orange juice). We did the second part of our fractured gift exchange, watched some football, and then watched The Empire Strikes Back in preparation for the new Star Wars movie.

All in all it's been a very busy couple of weeks. As much as I look forward to a big holiday, it's nice to not have to worry about cleaning too much this year. This week has been all about relaxing and regaining some balance in my life. That's usually reserved for the beginning of January, but it's nice to have it come a little early this year.