Funny how it happens every week, huh?
The last few weeks, I've been feeling kind of sad on Sunday afternoons and evenings, and I couldn't quite figure out why. I don't have a job to dread, or any unpleasant activities that happen every single week on Monday, so it was a bit of a puzzle.
Then it occurred to me - during the week, I'm on my own the entire day. Yes, the cats are here, but unlike the weekend days, The Tim is at work. Thinking about it more, I decided that it's more the idea of someone else being around that I like. Some weekends we have plans, so we do things together for most/all of the weekend, but frankly most of the time, we do our own thing. Since I get nothing but alone time all week, I try to give him as much alone time as I can when the weekend comes, because he's not a fan of being social 24/7 any more than I am.
Anyway, once I figured that out, it made sense to me. And who knows, maybe I am just biologically tuned to feel a bit down on Sundays, after a lifetime of having other, more intense, reasons.
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Last week, my niece La Liz sent us a text, asking us to make a video for her husband Greg. He is turning 50 on Thursday, and she had asked a bunch of family and friends to make a video, saying one thing they liked about him. You may or may not remember that Greg is a HUGE Baltimore Orioles fan. We went to the Phillies-Orioles game in Baltimore with them last summer. And he doesn't just love his own team, he can't stand some other teams - the Phillies included!
So Saturday, we got dressed in our Phillies t-shirts and sat down to make our video. We talked about the reasons we loved him, and then as we were ending it and saying "Happy Birthday, " we both put on our Phillies caps. Then The Tim said, "Oh and one more thing, " and we both said, "Go Phils!" La Liz said she was watching it with tears streaming down her face because it was so lovely, and then almost passed out when we "pulled out the Phillies hats!" She can't wait for him to see it and neither can we. 😂
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I was watching a YouTube podcast a week or so ago, and one of the people on it was knitting a sock in the most amazing yarn combo I'd seen in a while. And I could not resist, especially because the accent color in the sock set was turquoise, and I'm a sucker for that color. So I placed an order for it from Hopemade Yarn Co. It arrived really quickly, and I cast on the next day. I just love it, don't you?
The colors just scream SUMMER to me, which is funny because when I wear socks in the summer, it's white athletic socks with my sneakers - otherwise, it's too hot to wear socks for me. So these will remind me of the good things about summer, while keeping me warm the rest of the year.
So that's it for now. I hope you have a good week, and have a chance to do something that's just for you. See you again soon!
5 comments:
I've been getting the dreaded Sunday feeling because I know I have to go sit the Grands on Tuesday. I love the dear little things but I HATE having obligations anymore. Monday is a rush of activity getting ready to leave the house for a couple of days.
It's funny how folks love their teams. The Mister, being a Miami Dolphin fan, will pick up on anyone in a several mile radius wearing their gear just to make eye contact and give a knowing nod.
That sock is to die for. I had to stop watching knitting videos because I was buying everything I saw people using.
I still have trouble doing things on Sundays as it always seems like a day of rest to me even tho, I'm retired so every day can be a day of rest if I want!?!
I love the idea of a video of heartfelt thoughts from loved ones (especially the GO Phils! at the end... that is just hilarious! Team rivalry's are such fun!) But that sock yarn! Perfection!! (I might need to make a pair of those as well!)
I love those colors! And i'm in a turquoise phase myself.
Very Summery, sherbety colors!
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