Fri-YAY!

mrsconn23

Looks like we made it!!

I had a lovely dinner with my friend L and her son last night.  I made butter chicken and it was so good.  

What's on tap for the weekend? 

I guess DefConn is going to spend the night with FIL tonight.  FIL called him last night for the first time ever 'just to chat' and was telling him about the minibikes he's fixing up.  DefConn was sooo... adorable about how happy it made him.  

I have a wild day/night of laundry and general house pick up while I wait for DH to get home very late tonight.  LOL 
I'm not sure about tomorrow.  Sunday is our day at the track. 

Have a good one, everyone! 

short+sassy

I have to pick up prescriptions and a few groceries at Walmart, when I get off work.

Other than that, my main plan for this weekend is to catch up on sleep!  It's been a bad week for that.  I haven't had a night where I got more than 5 hours of sleep for a variety of reasons.  Last night, we had bad storms and my dog was velcroed onto me.  It's hard to sleep when she is upset and like that.

Nothing very exciting, lol.

banana468

Busy weekend and an empty nest!  Chiquita is backpacking and Chiquito and DH are camping - separate locations, both starting tonight and ending Sunday.  Tomorrow I'm on a trip to see local vineyards and with a friend and I'm totally excited.  

Chiquito finished a science project last night and now we have to work on Chiquita's presentation this week.  I swear the anxiety of kids' projects hits me like my old projects! 

mrsconn23

Um, your wine trip sounds amazing @banana468.   Have fun! 

@short+sassy, I feel you on the lack of sleep this week.  I stay up waaayyyy too late when DH isn't home with me because I either lose track of time watching TV, reading, or effing around on my phone or I'm just not tired. 

ei34

That sounds wonderful @banana468 and I hope sleep finds you his weekend @short+sassy
it’s hard to be running on empty

Weekend isn’t insanely busy but also not light. Really not many more weekends like this though, it’s all kid-end-of-season/year stuff.  I actually only have one more full week of work left til summer, between Memorial Day weekend and some planned sick days and personal days, so I’m playing that on repeat to keep me going. 

levioosa

Gym today, tomorrow H has people coming over for a nerdy game that I will not be hanging around for, lol. But I love that for him. I did ask SIL A if she wanted to go to dinner. I'm not over my birthday by any means, but I can see that she's been trying in her own way. She'll never apologize because she doesn't ever apologize. But I'm tired of trying to avoid her (hikes, around town, etc). I have some new boundaries in place, and I'm going to distance myself in other ways, but it was causing me more distress to actively avoid. I still haven't decided if this is rationalizing or not but at least I'm aware that's what I might be doing? 

Sunday I'm supposed to see a friend, the only downside is she's two hours away. I have to text her later today to see if we're still on track to meet. The good thing (besides seeing her, of course) is that she lives in an area with literally some of the best food options in the country, so it's always exciting to go somewhere new to eat. I just have to fight for my life with LA traffic to get there. 

Casadena

We had a good day yesterday! G did great with his first blood draw from his arm - understandably nervous though. He was SO shy about ringing the bell, a few nurses and doctors gathered and you could tell he was excited but needed mom to help him do it Then he picked Mcdonalds and a trampoline park for his celebration day! It was really fun - almost brand new facility near a college campus on a Thursday afternoon so we were the only 4 in the place and had free reign of all the trampolines and equipment. 

I messed up my schedule today and booked a pilates class that i'm now going to be late for. So annoying, i was really looking forward to it, but i've already rescheduled my other meeting twice and then blocked my calendar at the wrong time. Oh well. 

Trying to get some muffins and banana bread made today, clean the house a bit, and mow the lawn before the boys get home, so i'm hoping for a quiet afternoon!

mrsconn23

Awww sweet G!  Sounds like a great celebration.  I love seeing pics/vids of people ringing the bell, because it's so amazing and hopeful.  

levioosa

Aw yay for G! 

Ladies who do Pilates--is it always astronomically expensive for classes? Tik tok has been showing me clips and it looks like the most fantastic work out and I know objectively it has pretty good data but all of the classes around me are like $40-60 a piece. 

ILoveBeachMusic

We are going to DS2's this afternoon to drop off the pup. DS2 will be keeping him while we are gone on our trip. Tomorrow morning we leave early for DD's so we can catch the twins' soccer match. Our flight for Portugal leaves Sunday mid afternoon. I've been editing the suitcase this morning because the forecast looks warmer than predicted earlier. I think I'm done now.

I was up way too early this morning. I hope I can get a nap in the car this afternoon. I usually don't sleep well the night before a trip but two or three nights just won't work! I also don't sleep well on planes. We are really looking forward to seeing our friends with whom we are traveling. Have a great weekend everyone. See you in a couple of weeks.

mrsconn23

Have the most fabulous time @ILoveBeachMusic!!  I cannot wait to hear about Portugal. Definitely on my ever-growing list of places I want to visit.  I know my grandparents went at least 2-3 times and they loved it. 

short+sassy

@Casadena, Yay G!  I'm glad he enjoyed the celebration.

@ILoveBeachMusic, Have a great time in Portugal!

ei34

Yay G! Wonderful and sounds like the perfect celebration @Casadena
Have a great time @ILoveBeachMusic
@levioosa I do workouts at home streaming Bodi (formerly Beachbody) onto my tv. They run specials in early January, I most recently got two years of unlimited streaming for $175 (just over $7/mo). (When I do their Pilates I like all of the instructors except for Autumn Calabrese.) Working out alone, in my living room, works for me, but I know that lots of people are more motivated in a gym/class/around others.

levioosa

ei34 said:

Yay G! Wonderful and sounds like the perfect celebration @Casadena
Have a great time @ILoveBeachMusic
@levioosa I do workouts at home streaming Bodi (formerly Beachbody) onto my tv. They run specials in early January, I most recently got two years of unlimited streaming for $175 (just over $7/mo). (When I do their Pilates I like all of the instructors except for Autumn Calabrese.) Working out alone, in my living room, works for me, but I know that lots of people are more motivated in a gym/class/around others.

I'm really good with some at home workouts but I feel like pilates would be one of those things I would *need* to go into the gym to do because at home my motivation would be terrible. I don't necessarily need the group dynamic but sometimes when I get home my motivation just flies out the window. Also part of the reason I want to do it is to get to the Reformer classes because they look so cool. I'll have to try Bodi maybe on a monthly basis to see if I like it. 

charlotte989875

Yay G!! Sounds like a great day! 

I made it through 3 days of work now home chilling with J before going to dinner and to see Once with my BFF. I’m already tired but need a night out so bad! 

Casadena

@levioosa I do drop-in classes at ClubPilates (I think it's a national chain) and around me they're $35 per class. Every once in a while, they run a $99 per month special for a 4 class commitment which is a great price. My problem is that because reformer classes are so small (12-15 ppl usually), they fill up fast and if you don't have solid times you are always available it's hard to actually get into them. OR you have to guess your schedule and book weeks out. When i get to them though, i think it's my favorite type of workout i've ever done!