How I Spent My Two Day Vacation
Janette and Gabriel headed off to camp Friday afternoon. I had lunch with them and with Janette's stepmom, bid them all goodbye, then embraced my semi-freedom. Hannah and I would hang out together Friday and Saturday mornings/early afternoons, but the nights were mine thanks to some extra nursing coverage. And I had plans. Big plans.
I might start writing that book outline percolating in my head. I might go to Fry's and purchase a new digital camera we couldn't afford. I might go to a dance club (granted, the last time I went to a club was in the mid 90s, but maybe I could find a retro night). I might.... well, the possibilities were endless that Friday afternoon. Two partial afternoons and nights lay ahead of me. What would I do? Here's just a partial list:
- Take a nap. With a fairly quiet house, I was quickly lulled to the luxury of an afternoon nap. Don't get those at work, you know.
- Go to Powell's Bookstore. Twice. Just 'cause I could.
- Restring the guitar my dad gave me. So far, I have tuned it twice and learned to play an A, D, and E chord. I played the chords repeatedly for Hannah. She was curious, but not impressed yet.
- Max with Hannah to the Saturday Hillsboro market. We tooled around a bit, grabbed a Starbucks (Stratford House is better, but has pretty difficult wheelchair access IMO)
- Watch a Steve Wright (comedian) DVD with a friend
- Go out to dinner with the family
- Try out a new restaurant
So, yeah, the speed at life in my late 30s is a bit different than when I was younger (and, to be fair, the speed of life then was pretty slow, too: dance clubs & late-night Carrows/Denny's fit because I didn't sleep much. Still wasn't exactly the life of the party).
Happy everyone's home, though. And the casual agenda above was actually pretty refreshing. For a Monday, today wasn't too bad with a little rest and fresh perspective.
-- Dad
