Relaxing

So, a brief check in to tell you how my relaxing is going.

Awesome.

Friday I got my haircut and we went out to dinner.
Saturday we went downtown and I graded papers in a coffee shop while John worked, then we headed over to Lint for some yarn. (John is patient. He brought work into the store and sat quietly and didn't complain.) We decided to do some yardwork at 2:30, and the neighbor came over and said, "That would be easier if you used a rototiller." We don't have one of those (and dad, we don't want one, ok?), but our neighbor does. He fired it up, and then he did it for us, which is good, because he's a big guy, and his brother-in-law (who helped) is a bigger guy, and they were getting pulled around by this thing. John would have embarassed himself. My arms would have been ripped from their sockets. Over post-rototiller beers, the neighbors invited us over for grilled pork chops and corn and potato salad. I mean, who's gonna say no to that?
Sunday we did morning chores, got the house cleaned up, got lunch at New Seasons, watched a movie, and I knit while John played video games. I sat in the bog green chair. I napped. I did not think about work.
Today we slept in until 9:10. Decadent. I have some grading left to do, but it's minimal, and then there's some knitting to do, some sewing, some gardening, some baking...all of which makes me happy that I've taken some time for myself.

I'll be back tomorrow with new knitting.