MGR's Weekend Wrap Up!

5 MORE DAYS OF WORK.

The kids were nuts last week.

I can't even imagine what this week will be like.

Bring it on...

I was so busy during the week and didn't get a lot of sleep. When my alarm went of Friday morning, I could barely move. 

Work was okay. The kids are nuts. It's not their fault. They're kids and it's the week before Christmas...

The low point was when I dropped one of my pieces of bread in the stairwell on the way to lunch. I asked two of my friends if the 5 second rule applies to the floors in school. Apparently, it doesn't. Especially since like 25% of our school was home sick from a stomach virus.

FUN FACT: I HAVE NOT THROWN UP FROM A STOMACH VIRUS SINCE COLLEGE!!!! (I have thrown up from anesthesia and drinking.)

After work, I had so many errands to run. I had some Christmas presents to grab as well as groceries. I didn't get home until 6pm but I felt very productive.

When I got home, Paul and I played cards and watched Colbert. It was a good night. I was so happy to be able to relax! When I climbed into bed I was so relieved to not have to set my alarm for the next day! I literally screamed with delight as I cuddled into bed. I love going to bed... especially if I don't have to set my alarm the next day.

I got so much done on Saturday morning that I don't even want to go into it because it will make you think I am Super Woman! (I'm not!) Part of the reason I got so much done was because even though I didn't have to get up for literally anything, I ended up getting out of bed at 6:54.

The first thing I did was finish this puzzle. I didn't feel like filling in the trees and grass so this is where I called it quits! I do what I want!

Since it had snowed and iced a bit the night before, I wasn't able to get out to run safely until after 3. I had to do a lot of tiny out and backs because the roads were slippy. But I felt strong and it was a good run.

Conditions were much better several hours after I took this picture.

Annoying route...

I love this reindeer filter!

That evening we had Holiday Game Night with some of our best buds- Maren & Max, Randy & Michael, and Bob & Rachel!

Do I have enough food and drink?

Randy, Maren and I have been friends for 20 years.

We grew up doing musical theater together.

My best times during my high school and college years were spent with these two!

God Mommy!

Christmas and Jelly's mother is Maren's cat... Miss Marbles. So Christmas and Jelly spent their first weeks at Maren's house. So she is their God Mommy.

Maren and her funny hubby, Max!

My Mar Bear.

Michael is young, he can get away with sweaters like this!

Randy, Michael, Bob

Paul and Max

Homies

Code Names = BEST GAME EVER!!!

Me and Rach!

Michael + Randy = FUN!!!

Bob held Jelly! Proof!

Funny story: We had a party guest who has Celiac so I made "real" brownies" and G-free brownies. Well, as I went to put it in the oven, I dropped the pan of G-free brownie batter on the floor! Honestly, for a minute I contemplated just putting it back in the pan (the consistency was weird and all stuck together) but ultimately I threw it away and drove like a bat out of hell to the grocery store to buy a pre-made G-free dessert.

Oh, I have to tell you something I am proud of myself for in regards to game night. On a "normal" night, I have 1-2 glasses of wine. Some nights I don't have any, but when I do, it's no more than two. Well, game nights last like 5 hours! And everyone is drinking! So I end up having more than I normally drink... more like 3-4 drinks over the course of 5 hours. Well, for the past year or so, it seems like if I have more than I am used to- even if it is spread out over the course of many hours, I wake up in the middle of the might feeling very dehydrated and not able to fall back asleep. So THIS game night I decided that I would only have 3 drinks and that I would drink a big glass of water after every drink. And lo and behold... I wasn't dehydrated or anything. I felt like a champ!

OMG what did I do today? Well, since I didn't go to bed the night before until 2:30am, I slept until 10:00! Score! I would have slept longer, but Chrissy likes to wake me up by being a baby. "Being a baby" means he lays on my chest (all 15lbs of him) and licks my face and neck, burrows his face in my neck, and generally just cuddles me until I am wide awake. Oh my gosh, I love him so much.

It looked really gross outside and I wasn't in the mood to run. But I wanted to run 8 miles. I simultaneously wanted to run and didn't want to run at the same time.

What ultimately excited me to get out there was downloading a bunch of new true crime podcasts. Thanks a BUNCH to Ali who recommended these podcasts to me. I already listened to several episodes of The Generation Why podcast and I am really enjoying it.

The rest of the night was spent doing puzzles and just putzing around with Paul. He was nice enough to take a break from watching football to eat dinner and watch Colbert with me. We love Colbert!

 Look ay my little fucker on my puzzle!

I can't even eat my dinner in peace.

Do you watch Colbert?
Are there any true crime events that fascinate you?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU THREW UP?