Monday Update

It was really really really cold here this weekend. Below zero wind chills, but at least it was sunny! Today is cold, grey, and flurrying. Is flurrying really a word? My spell check says it is, and who am I to argue with the mighty spell check?

Last night the S.O.* and I went to see Juno and celebrate the 5th anniversary of our first date, which was actually on Saturday. The movie was really good and conversation-provoking. He gave it a B+, I gave it an A.

After that, he watched the football playoffs and I watched the season finale of the best reality show on television EVER, the Amazing Race. I think this was the best season of the show ever AND the best finale in a long time. I'd been rooting for TK and Rachel for many weeks now, so I was thrilled to see them cross the finish line first. Actually, I would have been happy to see any of the final 3 win, as they were all really inspiring and deserving of a win. My S.O. is concerned that I will go through some withdrawal now without the Race to watch, but I still have Project Runway for a while. After that, I'll just have to learn to read again.

Speaking of reading, I spent much of Saturday night reading a book I got for Christmas (I requested it), Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I rarely carve out more than 5 minutes a day to read a real book, so taking a full hour to read was welcome. This book is like crack to me, as I am obsessed with the whole "local foods" movement. It's also given me spring fever, and I can't wait to start planning out this year's veggie garden, which will be bigger than last year's.

For some reason last night, I woke up at 3:30 AM and couldn't get back to sleep. This was bad because I don't think I went to sleep until Midnight in the first place, so I spent the next 2 hours trying to relax enough to sleep. I had a cup of herbal tea, I read a magazine article, listened to classical music...nothing worked. Whenever I got even close to sleeping, my nose would start running, my mate would snore, the space heater would start up (loudly), and even though I was wearing industrial-strength earplugs, I was going crazy. I finally ended up on the couch and had a very light 30 minute nap before I heard my alarm go off. I then called work and told them I'd be a few hours late, and went back to my real bed. I tried again to sleep, now with the comforting thought that I didn't have to go to work with less than 4 hours in, and I somehow fell asleep for a few more hours. It really sucked.


I finished sock #2 this weekend, and pictures will be posted soon!

* Significant Other. He prefers to remain anonymous. :)