My last two or three weekends have been so busy, it’s almost felt like I haven’t had weekends at all. Know what I mean? Being sick throughout one of those weekends didn’t help—all the work I’d intended to accomplish then was postponed. The good news is I think (hope?) I’m finally caught up.
Last Thursday and Friday I glommed researching universities for Youngest Son for next year. I always get waaaaaaaaayyyy too caught up in research, whether it’s for writing or another purpose. But it had to be done. Then, a lot of bookkeeping (5 months’ worth…I’ve been procrastinating) for myself, plus helping someone else set up books for a new business (not that I’m much help, but I had to be there). By the time Sunday rolled around, I was sooooo ready for pizza with pepperoni, feta cheese and black olives (yum!), hot wings, and hours of TV. Now that I’ve overdosed on Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters, The Amazing Race, Dexter, and the finale for So You Think You Can Dance Canada, I’m feeling refreshed! Can’t beat the idiot box for releasing stress.
A girl named Tara-Jean won SYTYCD. I was rooting for her—and also the runner-up, Vincent (say it with a French Canadian accent), a very talented 20-year-old. Also, Saturday night, My Liege and I watched a couple of movies on the DVR. I fell asleep during “his” movie, then both of us enjoyed Renee Zellwegger and Harry Connick Jr. in NEW IN TOWN. Classic romantic comedy. When it was done, My Liege said, “Now I know why you like these kinds of movies. They make you feel good.” Yep. Well stated, My Liege.
How was your weekend? Do you ever feel like you can never accomplish enough on the weekends? Or are you one of that special breed of people who actually uses weekends to relax?
I have great plans to relax next weekend—and not because illness is forcing me to. Nope, I have nothing more stressful on my calendar than handing out Halloween candy and watching fireworks over a glittering lake while I stand on the beach with my husband and a steaming mug of hot chocolate.
I really like NEW IN TOWN, too. And we watched Brothers & Sisters last night. The new actor is HOT! Yum. Loved the scene where they were sitting in lawn chairs around the pool watching him swim. lol And I’m glad Holly lost her money. She deserves it.
I really enjoy SYTYCD, too. Ours was just narrowed down to the final 20 last week.
Hi Edie,
I’m spoiled – I get to watch the American SYTYCD and the Canadian version. They work it so the Canadian version starts when the U.S. version ends, and vice versa. Not the auditions – those overlapped. So the last couple of weeks I’ve been doubling up!
This season for the U.S. is the first time they’ve had a crumper and a tap dancer. We just finished the second season in Canada. We had a tap dancer make it to the top 4 (he was VERY versatile) and we had a female crumper in the top ten. The shows are very similar. Our U.S. guest judges, however, are sometimes surprised by how risque some Canadian dances can be compared to those shown in the U.S. They’ve also been impressed with the quality of our dancers, and, I must admit, so am I. I had no idea that a country with such a small pop. base compared to the U.S. could turn out just as talented dancers. It’s nice to see.