Someone's got a case of the Mondays

What a good weekend I just had. Unfortunately, by having so much fun, I neglected my blog and forgot to post three things I was grateful for on Saturday & Sunday. Let me catch up on those now, before I fall behind (again):

1. My parents.
2. Vodka drinks.
3. Date nights.
4. Fireplaces.
5. Movies.
6. Prayer.

Ok, there. Whew. Now I can talk a little about my weekend, then post my three things for today, and maybe by then it'll be time for me to leave work. I am so tired today, way more than usual. I think the relaxing, easy-going weekend really put me in the wrong frame-of-mind, because it's been torture trying to focus at work today. I'll try not to dwell on that as I type, but don't be surprised if I doze off mid-sentence.

Saturday was lovely weather, so we had all the windows open (the ones that have screens, anyway) and the front door open so we could soak up some fresh air. UT spanked Kansas, which helped keep the mood light throughout the afternoon. Around 5:30pm, Aaron & I then left Z with Ken and headed to the Night of Generous Hearts benefit & dinner.

My parents met us there, and we had many laughs while participating in their Casino Night and silent auctions. As many of you know, I helped create one of the auction projects this year (not silent, but regular auction) so I got a small case of the nerves when our item was going up for bid. Of course, my parents were amazing as usual, and ended up making the highest bid for my item ($250.00) and then turned around & gave it to me to keep. My parents & I had exchanged some emails earlier in the week about how I had been secretly wishing no one would bid on it, so I could keep it. I guess they took that to heart, and it was such a nice surprise. (Thank you again guys!) The other funny thing that happened was I got my sister to donate a Mack Brown autographed football to the evening's coordinator, and my Dad ended up winning it. My sister works at the UT Golf Club, and Mack Brown is a chairman of the board over there. Apparently, he lets her bring things to him once every couple of months and he signs them for charities, gifts, or her own personal stash. She was kind enough to hand over one of the collegiate footballs she had him sign a few weeks prior, and the woman in charge of this past Saturday's event ended up using the football as one of four prizes from Casino Night. Long story short, my Dad put his raffle tickets into the box that was for this football, and he happened to get chosen as the winner. We all got a good laugh out of that. I told my Dad to recycle it and give it to Aaron for his birthday in a few weeks. We could keep passing this thing around for years to come.

Sunday was very low-key, but still had beautiful weather and more time with my folks. Z went over to Ken's again, and Aaron & I met my parents at the Alamo Drafthouse Village to see Quantum of Solace.

It was great! We all love seeing movies there, though the food seems to have gone down a bit in quality. When there was only one Alamo Drafthouse here back about 10 years ago, the food was stellar. The pizza alone was to die for. But, ever since they started opening more up all over town, the food has progressively gotten worse. Maybe they've gotten too big for their britches? Either way, it was a good movie with good company, so we went home happy.

Now, I'm back at work, and it's been rough since I got here. My eyes have been heavy all day, and I've had to keep getting up to walk around so I didn't embarrass myself and pass out at my desk. Since I'm apparently not thinking clearly, I made the poor decision to get Taco Bell for lunch, which only made my near-comatose state of mind even worse. I'm practically drooling on myself I'm so tired, so I think it might be time for me to have another lap around the office. [yawn] Before I go, here's my list for today:

1. Aciphex.
2. Streaming radio via the internet.
3. $1.92/gallon gas.

Hope everyone is having a good Monday, and keeping their eyes open better than I am. Until next time ...

Peace & pastries.