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This was a good weekend
Dec. 11th, 2006 06:57 pmFriday was pretty low key, ended up finishing a book (Girl-Bomb) laying next to P as she rested from the week.
Saturday amazingly we were up and out the door by 10:30? the schedule we like this:
1) bank - withdrawl
2) bank - deposit
3) library - return and re-check out
4) library - tour and pick up gifts for #5
5) church - drop off gifts for "share the spirit"
6) groceries - good savings
I find this funny because of the duplicates. Yes, I had to go to two different banks and two different libraries.
Once home, cleaned the bathroom (including washing the floors which REALLY needed it) and started on the kitchen floors which also really need it. P cleaned the garage so I could park in that stall (the other one's panels must have moisture in them because they freeze and it's hard to open). We then had a bonfire in the driveway, invited friend J over and roasted hotdogs. Such FUN, who would have thought we could do that during the 2nd week of December in Minnesota!
Sunday we skipped church (my fault, I set the alarm wrong - couldn't get ready in 15 minutes) We did go to Menards (to get my christmas present from my love), Rx's and then to our retreat reunion** and skipped the play that we considered attending. We did stop at my mom's house she decided to purchase a minivan and wanted to ask my opinion but really, she was excited and wanted to show it off. Hurry to bed, do some reading and off to sleep. We didn't get enough sleep but whatever...
Today previously mentioned gift got delivered (yeah, no more dishes by hand! GRIN). I had hoped it would come sooner than it did so I could get my hair cut or get the oil changed in my cars. Guess it will be another day.
***regarding the retreat reunion this was a "marriage encounter" type retreat that was open to all committed couples (I liked it because it was not exclusive but inclusive to heterosexual couples, homosexual couples, married couples, couples that didn't live together and etc). Anyways, the lead couples that were there attended something similar in the 1990's and have been leading retreats like this since then. They also participate in a couples group which meets once a month to continue the work on their relationship. It's just really amazing to hear the stories of other committed couples and all they go through. We're planning to do this and I'm looking forward to it. What a great thing for a couple to do for themselves, to find an environment that is supportive of your relationship, helping you explore your relationship and growth within it. P who is normally rather shy in group settings talked more than once, I was shocked!
P and I have been through some tough times and this weekend I realized some of my issues. Hopefully the identification of them will help us continue to work through the tough stuff and help us to maintain our healthy relationship.
Saturday amazingly we were up and out the door by 10:30? the schedule we like this:
1) bank - withdrawl
2) bank - deposit
3) library - return and re-check out
4) library - tour and pick up gifts for #5
5) church - drop off gifts for "share the spirit"
6) groceries - good savings
I find this funny because of the duplicates. Yes, I had to go to two different banks and two different libraries.
Once home, cleaned the bathroom (including washing the floors which REALLY needed it) and started on the kitchen floors which also really need it. P cleaned the garage so I could park in that stall (the other one's panels must have moisture in them because they freeze and it's hard to open). We then had a bonfire in the driveway, invited friend J over and roasted hotdogs. Such FUN, who would have thought we could do that during the 2nd week of December in Minnesota!
Sunday we skipped church (my fault, I set the alarm wrong - couldn't get ready in 15 minutes) We did go to Menards (to get my christmas present from my love), Rx's and then to our retreat reunion** and skipped the play that we considered attending. We did stop at my mom's house she decided to purchase a minivan and wanted to ask my opinion but really, she was excited and wanted to show it off. Hurry to bed, do some reading and off to sleep. We didn't get enough sleep but whatever...
Today previously mentioned gift got delivered (yeah, no more dishes by hand! GRIN). I had hoped it would come sooner than it did so I could get my hair cut or get the oil changed in my cars. Guess it will be another day.
***regarding the retreat reunion this was a "marriage encounter" type retreat that was open to all committed couples (I liked it because it was not exclusive but inclusive to heterosexual couples, homosexual couples, married couples, couples that didn't live together and etc). Anyways, the lead couples that were there attended something similar in the 1990's and have been leading retreats like this since then. They also participate in a couples group which meets once a month to continue the work on their relationship. It's just really amazing to hear the stories of other committed couples and all they go through. We're planning to do this and I'm looking forward to it. What a great thing for a couple to do for themselves, to find an environment that is supportive of your relationship, helping you explore your relationship and growth within it. P who is normally rather shy in group settings talked more than once, I was shocked!
P and I have been through some tough times and this weekend I realized some of my issues. Hopefully the identification of them will help us continue to work through the tough stuff and help us to maintain our healthy relationship.
