Saturday

Why is the Saturday Sun so different from the rest of the suns? More beautiful, shimmering on the frozen land; more loathsome in my eyes, piercing cotton and down. A silent invader of many a depressed mind, the Saturday Sun explodes with violent directness refusing to be ignored or forgotten. Monday Sun only dreams of being as distinguished. But alas, Monday will never be the welcomed Sun. Is the Saturday Sun truly so different from all the others? Perhaps the only change is that we finally have time to look. 

Soccer Mom Week

This week, my parents are on a cruise for their 25th anniversary. Their anniversary isn't until April, but this was the chance they had, so they took it. Kelsey and I were thrilled because it means we don't have to plan a surprise party or anything for them. What that means, is that Anna (my 8-yr-old sister) has been left in my care from last friday to this coming Saturday. The beauty of my job and the way my life is right now is that I can have the flexibility to be wherever I need to be. So, this week I am at home through Wednesday so Anna can go to school. 

This weekend we were in the cities to spend some time with cousins, and Anna and I decided we wanted to see the movies Enchanted. I realize this is not really a new movie anymore, but we hadn't had time to see it yet! I looked it up online and found out it was playing at the IMAX at the zoo--right around the corner from my grandparents, where we were staying. That's perfect! Anna and I went to the zoo, and a lot of other people were there for the movie too, but something didn't feel right. There were no other kids. It was more like date night for Gen-X.  I brushed off the feeling of impending doom and got some popcorn. But then talking to the box office I realized the truth. They weren't showing Enchanted, they were showing U2-3D! They looked at my like I was an idiot. But the web told me.... I felt better when another mom and daughter came in, making the same mistake. 

I told her to look sad for this pic. She was a little bummed, but she was a good sport about it and we went home and watched Ratatoullie instead. We're going to try and see it later this week. 

Don't worry, I fully expect more mistakes and screwups this week. Ah,remind me to tell you about our granola making experience last night.