Day Off: I do not think this word means what you think it means...

Day off's in the middle of the week are not like a weekend. It's not even really luxurious unless it's a Monday or Friday.
I slept till 8:30 after a 6:00 a.m. phone call from mom.
That was pretty sweet.
but now...
I have a slew of stuff to do that can only be done during the week because of business hours.

All I want to do is lunch with my dad, knit Beans sweater, and make a ridiculous amount of pompoms

Oh and maybe find the pattern for my Shaken or Stirred Sweater for the KAL I'm running. It had all my increase notes on it and I'm not sure where it's landed in the yarn pile...

In the mean time, mom is getting ready to head back to the Minneapolis Burbs for the summer and I'm dreaming of our planned visit at the end of summer... but first mom and I are meeting up in San Francisco in 3 weeks and I can't wait!

peace out.
I should probably shower for the day but it's in protest.

Comments

Kim said…

Ha! Hope you find that pattern--Oh, and can I crash your party at that lake house? That looks sublime.
I have Fridays off and am sorry you had to settle for a Thursday...I think mentally it would not feel like a day off to me.
xoxox

May 14, 2015 at 11:36 AM

Carmel said…

that pictured is just the boat house, the actually house is up on the hill. You can see part of it's roofline in the photo. It's a beautiful place in Minnesota. I can't wait to get home for a week.

May 20, 2015 at 6:09 AM

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