Night Out, Light the Night And Projects
Posted on September 14, 2009 - Filed Under General, Parenting, Year Two
It is amazing what a night out with friends can do for my mood.
Friday was interesting. A last minute offer to go out with a friend I have not seen since High School ended up being a damn fun evening.
Met up with Barb, Stephanie and Alexis at the Rock for drinks and a meal, then walked next door and met Tad at the Swiss for more drinking and fun.
Have not seen Barb in 20 years or so, and Stephanie was also a Wilson grad but we ran in a different circle of friends. She looked familiar and it bugged me most of the night. I know it will click one of these days. Tad also graduated from Wilson, a few years ahead of me but turns out we know some of the same people. Funny how it works.
Anyway, a fun night and I finally made it home at 4am. Have not done that in a long time but man, did I pay for it. Was tired all weekend. I have no idea I used to do that every weekend and not feel a thing. I’ll blame it on age.
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Had to get up Saturday morning at 8am so Toni could drop Alex off. Four hours of sleep and then entertaining Alex was surprisingly easy.
I had to run errands most of the morning so we did not get out like we usually do, but still had fun.
That afternoon Travis and I participated in the Light The Night Walk for Lymphoma down on Ruston. We did this to raise money and honor his grandma Genie who died last February. It was an amazing walk and I was humbled by the stories of survival. Glad we were there.
Our team, Genies Journey, raised close to 4,000 bucks and we were one of the top teams overall. Thanks to the generosity of friends and family for the donations, you are all very special.
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I am still painting Alexanders room. I know it is slow going, but I am almost done! It is difficult to paint while I have him, so I can only do this when he is staying with Toni. I have him almost all weekend so the only real chance for me to paint is on Sunday afternoons.
I should have the last section of wall complete today or tomorrow. Then it is ceiling and trim time. Excited to get it done. I also need to make a trip to Ikea to pick up a hanging lamp for his room that doubles as a night ligt. It projects sun, moon and stars on the walls when lit.
Once I have his room done I am considering a repaint of my bedroom. My bedroom is a dark wine red color, and it is very dark int he room. This was a good thing and done because I was working nights at the time, and had to sleep when it was sunny.
I am no longer working nights and I am tired of the dark room. Need to lighten things up a bit.
I also want to repaint the living room and dining rooms. They are in dire need of touch up work, and it’s really at a point where I should just go all out and paint everything.
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That’s really good idea to change the color on the walls of the house to your liking making it “your” house. It is alot of work but good therapy and cheaper than a therapist. Have fun doing it.