Today is the last day of my 5-day weekend. Friday was a pretty good day. Julie was working, I had a list of things to get done and errands to run, and since I had my momentum from the week behind me, I managed to have a good and productive day and then to relax a little. I even made my first gumbo! For a guy claiming to be a Cajun, it's pretty sad that it took me 26 years, but it came out awesome.
Saturday was another great day. Julie & I went pumpkin picking, and we drove out to Lexington to do it just to get out and see a bit more of Kentucky. On the way home, we strayed from highways for a while and drove through some really pretty country and cute small towns. We both love Louisville, but we came to Kentucky for something a little different than the way we're living now. It was good to get out and see it, to remind ourselves of the ultimate goal.
For the last three days, though, I've been totally in a funk. With as little free time as I usually get, a 5-day weekend seems like having an eternity stretched out in front of me. After 2 days, I completely failed to make or stick to plans to continue getting everything done that I wanted to. The attempts I did make to put up a gate in the backyard so we can finally let the dog out without a leash or get ahead on my homework were frustrating flops. I tried to have band practice Sunday and to make plans to hang out with friends last night, but nothing came of it.
In a normal week, I get about zero time to stretch out or relax. The only downside of having 3 days off should be missing 3 days' pay, but somehow--poor as I am--that feels like the least of my frustrations right now. If only I could pinpoint what the most of them are, instead of just floating around here like a potato in a funky stew.
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Ha, I love the writing style Austin. Sorry you had such a funk of a time. How did you like my town (Lexington)? It's a city with a town feel to it. Hope all things worked out for you and eventually you fell out of the funky soup! My problem is that I seem to be doing everything but my homework, the thing I need to get done the most.
It took getting through the 3-day week and to last weekend to get me un-funkified. I finally got the gate up, too!
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