Weekend Update

"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."  ~Mark Twain

Several people were sort of shocked on Friday at work when my response to the question, "Where are you off to this weekend?" was "I'm actually staying in town."  Guess maybe I have been running around a lot!  Here's a little recap of my weekend!

Friday

On Friday night I was running some errands and needed to know what shade of blue Loud Oklahoma Girl is using in her wedding this coming weekend.  I was texting the Matron of Honor trying to figure it out and we were having a hard time communicating shades of blue over the phone.  Until this happened:

Yes, safe to assume my head never leaves college football season.  :)

Then, I got a text from my friend Pharmer Girl that another friend, Teddy Bear, was in town and they were all going out.  So I decided I'd meet them for dinner but told them I probably wouldn't last out very long.  I got back to my house at 2 in the morning.  Sigh.

We had dinner and did a little bowling--I won the first round, thank you, thank you--and then ended up in the bowling alley bar, where they just happened to be....drum roll, please....singing karaoke!  Now y'all know I've done karaoke once or twice before, but no one else in the group had.  Of course I'm a bad influence and convinced everyone that this was something that they needed to do.  TB, Pharmer Girl, and I chanelled our inner Johnny and June and sang Jackson and then Pharmer Girl and one of TB's friends sang some Pam Tillis Mi Vida Loca.  Pretty sure we were awesome.

Also pretty sure you never know what kind of people you're going to see in a bowling alley bar.  I mean, seriously.  There are not words.  TB, being himself, wound up friends with every crazy person in there.  I've known this kid since he was about 6 years old....nothing has changed!

Saturday

On Saturday, I realized that I'm far too old to hang with these young kids anymore.  This girl needs to be in bed by 10:30!  I cancelled spin class and slept in.  Great for my fitness goals, huh?  I had a lot of errands to run on Saturday and had some crafts to work on (can't talk about that just yet....) and I took a nap.  I'm super exciting, huh?

I spent most of the evening watching the US Olympic Trials.  Is anyone else as excited about the Olympics as I am?

Let's talk about swimming.  Totally my favorite summer Olympic event.  Hands down.  I love me some Michael Phelps.  I'd marry that boy tomorrow.  Yes, he's lanky and goofy and has big ears, but he's amazing.  I know a lot of people cheer for the underdog, but I just refuse to cheer for anyone besides Michael Phelps.  I've loved him since he was 16 years old swimming in Athens.  Plus he would totally give me the Olympic athlete children I dream of.  Anyone have his number??

I also watched some track and field.  While sitting on my couch.  Eating a baked potato.  Sheesh, Tiffany.  I'm a total fan of Sonya Richards-Ross and Lolo Jones.  Those girls are hard core!  Oh, and sidenote, while I have the utomst respect for hurdlers (particularly after a horrible experience I had in 8th grade when some track coach thought it made sense to get the short, slow, chubby, white girl to run hurdles and I almost killed myself), the rodeo fan in me feels like it should be similar to barrel racing and if you knock one over you get a penalty.  Just an idea.

Sidenote:  How are there enver any false starts in swimming?  You see them periodically in track, but I've never seen one in the pool.  And if they happen, what do they do?  Get everyone back out and on the blocks?

Sunday

I got up early to go to church.  I went to a different one than I usually go to because it was closer to the appointment I had that morning and it turned out that the priest was one who I knew from growing up back home.  When he walked in I thought, "That guy looks like Father John (the former priest in my hometown)."  When he started talking, I knew for sure it was him.  I could never forget his voice after being at a funeral once and my grandma not-so-quietly whispering to me, "That Father has a funny voice."  Ha!  Small world!

I was supposed to spend Sunday on a Make-a-Wish shopping spree, but my kiddo woke up sick and had to go the hospital and we had to cancel.  Please say a little prayer that everything is okay and he gets to feeling better. 

So instead I did a little grocery shopping, had some brick oven pizza, did some work, chilled on my couch watching movies, and got in a good work out while watching this round of Olympic Trials at the gym.  A good hour and ten minute run later, I called it a night.  I had to redeem my lazy self from Saturday!
So there ya have it...my weekend in a nutshell.  It'll be my last one at home for the next month, so I guess it's a good thing I enjoyed it!