Monday Morning Coffee *3/15*

 

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope that you had a great weekend!  Even though I haven't been at work since about 9:30 Friday morning, my spring break officially starts today.  My parents should be arriving some time today & will be here until Friday or Saturday visiting.  This time under much different circumstances as last time they were helping me move into my new place after I left Danny.

Friday

Friday was a teacher work day & an asynchronous learning day for the students.  Despite the fact that I took the day off, I went into work from about 7:30-9:30 for a couple of meetings.  If it hadn't been for the fact that I needed to tell my department chair & skills specialist that I was planning on not back to MN after the school year, I would have just Zoomed in or not showed up at all.

When I got home Nash & I headed off to the vet.  As soon as we arrived he realized it was not just a fun car ride.  Everything checked out & this time not a word was said about his weight; unlike last time when they told me he was getting too chunky.

After the vet I ate lunch & hung out with him for a bit before I headed off to Goodwill.  I wanted some new clothes but didn't want to spend a ton.  I spent about $45 but for that I got those cute little bloomers for my friend who has having a baby in a couple of months, a couple books for said baby, & like 8 or 9 pieces of clothing for myself.  I also stopped at a cute little boutique where I bought a shirt & saw the Texas flag mural on the side of it that I just had to take a picture of.  One of my 101 goals is to photograph 10 Houston area murals & this was a great one to kick it off.

I planned on being productive when I got home but instead just hung out with Nash, did my workout, & then watched some Netflix.

Saturday

Saturday morning I was supposed to take my first MN real estate course exam.  Except my computer was acting a fool & so I wasn't able to do it.  Now I'll have to lose the $25 & the exam.  I am still hoping to have all 3 courses taken care of by the time I get back to MN this summer so that I can start real estate stuff up there ASAP.  I also applied to my first MN teaching job!  I'm waiting around for others to open up though because I'd really rather be in a different area.

I wasn't super productive.  I did get my laundry done & the living room vacuumed.  I decided to go back to my Audible books too so that I could also tackle the read/listen to 33 books goal on my 101 in 1001 list.  I had already started The Dead Drink First so I jumped in where I had left off.

That night I met up with my friend Meg for dinner & drinks since I hadn't seen her in 9-10 months.  It was great to catch up!  Pretty sure the food got us both sick though.  Needless to say I won't be going back there.  Nothing there was good enough to make a second attempt.

Sunday

Sunday we did nothing.  I was going to get all of my cleaning done, maybe pack up a few things that I didn't need/want here so my parents can bring that back with them when they leave next weekend.  I thought it was supposed to be rainy all day so it seemed like a good use of my day.  But it was so bright & warm in the morning that Nash & I soaked up some sun for awhile.  Before I knew it, it was all over.  Nash & I were relaxing & finishing up House of Cards on Netflix.  Soon I turned the lights off, I found myself under a weighted blanket, & then the calming rain started.  Ok I *did* go to the grocery store for a couple of things.  And we also went to McDonald's for supper because Aunt Flo is on her way & the pizza rolls I had eaten earlier just weren't cutting it.

In hopes of starting your week off with a little laugh, I'm going to leave you with the message I sent my friends about my slightly awkward laundry experience from Saturday...

Excuse me while I add those handshakes to the list of things that now randomly keep me up for the rest of my life...

Have a great week!