Full
You know that feeling you get when you’ve had too much to eat. You start by feeling full and satiated … but, when you fail to stop eating, you kinda feel sick? Yeah, that feeling not only sums up my Friday night, but it really sums up my weekend.
Friday night, we asked our neighbors over to watch the Blackhawks-Flyers hockey game. We started with chips and homemade bean dip. And then we ordered pizza to eat during the game. By the time the pizza arrived, I was feeling on the verge of being sick. But, I hadn’t even had any pizza. And I didn’t want to be rude. So, I grabbed a couple pieces and headed into the living room with everyone else. Two small pieces later and I really wasn’t feeling all that well. I forced myself to make it through the first period of the game. And then, I really felt full. Like I had completely over-indulged. I quietly left the living room and went into the bedroom. Just to lie down for a few minutes. And then I proceeded to fall asleep. At 8:30 on a Friday night. Thankfully, we have very understanding neighbors who were not offended at all that I bailed on my own party. ha.
Needless to say, come Saturday morning at 6:30AM, I was wide awake. As was the dog, who is always ready to go by 6:00. Knowing Sweets came to bed much later and that he’d likely want to sleep in for a few more hours, I took SoMi on a nice, long walk. We both enjoyed exploring the city streets at that quiet, early hour. She loved the 3-4 squirrels we saw on every block. And I loved how peaceful the city is at that time during the weekends.
Sweets, SoMi and I spent the rest of the day in the suburbs. We picked up Sweets’ parents’ dog from the kennel, picked them up from the airport, ate a late lunch with them, hung out at their house and then dispersed. Sweets’ parents were off to the symphony. Sweets was off to a soccer game. And I was off to a very special dinner with girlfriends. (The dogs were left behind.) Although my gathering was supposed to be one of these Brand About Town events, it turned into a small, intimate dinner with a few fabulous women. During this dinner, I realized I really miss these special moments with girlfriends. These days, when I get together with my group of besties, it usually involves our significant others and children. And while I love those gatherings on their own, this night, I realized how special it is to have those women-only moments, too.
Sunday was a mostly gorgeous day in Chicago. I was determined to stay outside for most of it. A routine we typically do on at least one weekend morning is take the dog on a long walk with our destination being Dunkin Donuts (Sweets is a self-admitted addict). After we got home from this walk, we spoke with the baby’s mamas and agreed to meet them for brunch. So, Sweets and I walked to the brunch spot and picked an outdoor table where we’d eat. A few hours later after a great meal with our adopted family, we walked home and spent some time in the yard. Sweets mowed the lawn. I futzed for a few minutes in the garden and then sat in the sun with the intention of reading a book, but actually spent my time talking with our neighbors, who joined us outside.
After we were done with our lawn chores, we decided to take a long walk with the dog. Sweets wanted to scout out a few bars for the World Cup (he’s a big soccer/futbol fan and wants to be in an exciting environment next weekend when the games begin). We temporarily sought shelter under a big awning when a massive thunderstorm passed through, but the heaviest parts lasted only 10 minutes and the spitting that remained actually cooled us as we walked. Upon our return, we crashed. All three of us. We caught up on some DVR’d shows and spent the evening flipping back and forth between the Hawks game and the Cardinals game.
My weekend was full. My body aches for more rest. More down time. More me time. But, you know what? Pretty much everything we did this weekend? I wouldn’t not do it. I wouldn’t change a thing. Because I spent my weekend with people who mean something to me. Doing things that enrich me as a person. And I got to share much of it with the man I love. No way I’d change a thing. This full feeling is so very worth the exhaustion.
What made your weekend full and/or exhausting?
June 7th, 2010 at 7:30 am
Oh I both love and hate those weekends where, at the end of it all you just reeeally need some more time committed to napping. But it sounds like you had an amazing time!
My weekend was full of yard work, getting our garden beds ready for planting (so behind!!) and crafting. But it didn’t feel too full, because there were definitely naps =)
June 7th, 2010 at 8:25 am
It seems like the best weekends are the ones where we are left exhausted. But it sounds like you had a great time. Maybe next weekend will be a quiet one for you?
As for me, this weekend was a weekend o’ chores. I finally tackled horrible organizing jobs, like the file cabinet and the hall closet. It was awful. But now that I am done, I am so pleased. It feels good not to have those tasks hanging over my head. I could have done with a little more fun though, and a little less beer and couch time (which, while fun, didn’t jive with my urge to get out of the house).
June 7th, 2010 at 8:31 am
What made it exhausting? Finance homework.Staying up too late. Evidently I think I’m 21 again.
What made it full? Saying bye to my brother as headed back to his college town for summer class and adventures in Vegas for his new job. Patio lunch with my parents. Walks with Jack. Reading. Time with friends. Late night movie that had me doubled over with laughter.
I love those girlfriend-only moments too. They are definitely special and always well-deserved. Definitely sounds like you had a full weekend!
June 7th, 2010 at 8:42 am
this weekend was a good one. by friday of last week, i thought i couldn’t recooperate. i was so tired and SO longing for a weekend. usually, ours are so jam packed that I can’t think straight. this one was o.k. lots of new things with some relaxation thrown in!
June 7th, 2010 at 8:54 am
LAst night, when I was cleaning up the dishes from our bonfire/birthday party, I was thinking, “Oh no! I didn’t get the laundry done, I haven’t vaccuumed, I’m going to be out of town next weekend!” And then I looked at the wreckage from the party and realized that it didn’t matter. Not one bit. Because being with people I love is WAY more important than laundry.
And blogger’s broken, so I can’t tell you about it. Hrmph.
June 7th, 2010 at 9:16 am
I have had that full feeling all weekend too. Not that I have been eating too much, but my stomach is upset from the meds I have been taking. My weekend was literally me in bed, watching movies, reading and putzing around online. And that was nice actually.
I am feeling sort of better today and by tomorrow I hope to be back on my feet.
June 7th, 2010 at 9:25 am
Torsten is obviously a big football fan too, and Germany has a shot at doing well in this tournament, so needless to say there has been some serious bar scouting going on. I’m excited!
June 7th, 2010 at 9:26 am
The weather yesterday was just ridiculous. I was downtown all afternoon and it must have rained about 3 or 4 times, just a torrential downpour that lasted 10-30 minutes. Crazy. We kept dashing into stores and restaurants just to get away from it!
June 7th, 2010 at 9:28 am
We crammed in a beach weekend, and NCAA baseball tournament games. I spent good, quality time with each of my parents and my sister. It was very definitely FULL.
June 7th, 2010 at 9:31 am
This weekend had the fun and relaxing bits to it. Our local farmers market opened yesterday so we went exploring, then spent part of the day running errands and then relaxing. I spent part of Saturday with a friend we met over lunch and then went to the movies.
It was a great weekend but I can use one more day of downtime.
June 7th, 2010 at 9:43 am
This sounds like a lovely weekend, Nilsa. I’d have traded mine for yours :)
Even though I do understand the longing for more sleep and more me time… I always need some more of that on the weekend :)
June 7th, 2010 at 10:01 am
That sounds like a lovely weekend. I had a similar one- hanging out with the man I love, garage sale shopping with my mom, a casual dinner at my place with friends, farmer’s market with my sister and nephew, Target and burgers with Mr. Darcy and a mellow Sunday night doing laundry and watching whatever was on the tv.
June 7th, 2010 at 11:07 am
ha, my last weekend was overfully full, foodwise -- i literally didn’t eat on monday, and couldn’t eat a full meal until about thursday. i’ve never had that happen before!!
this weekend was full, but not quite so indulgent on the food front.. although we did eat at an amazing local steakhouse last night, which was deeeelicious.
June 7th, 2010 at 11:24 am
We were exhausted after two days of house hunting!!
June 7th, 2010 at 11:52 am
My problem is that I eat too fast so I’ve already stuffed my face before I even know I’m full.
June 7th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Weekends like that are what my life is made of. Spending time with people I love is by far my most favorite activity. I will take fewer hours of sleep and fewer books read in exchange for spending the time with friends or family.
This weekend the weather was pretty crappy here so I stayed in (for the most part) read, baked, relaxed, spent a little time with friends and just enjoyed the down time.
June 7th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
we had the same kinda weekend. and i blogged about it too :)
June 7th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Sounds like a fantastic weekend! My weekend was pretty quiet. I am still fighting a sinus infection, so I made very few plans! The highlight of my weekend was helping out at my nephew’s birthday party. he turned 5 & had his first party where he invited friends. There were about 13 kids in total? I thought that I would be so exhausted at the end of the party, but the kids were actually pretty well behaved, so I wasn’t nearly as tired as I thought I would be!
June 7th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
I definitely had a full weekend — in both the food and activity sense. I’m still full from eating (and, yes, some drinking) but after two days of non-stop socializing --it was my high school reunion--I’m wiped. Full from being “on.” Full from going back to a person I was 10 years ago, one who I feel a tad bit disconnected from now. So, today… rest! You deserve some too!
June 7th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
I love hearing about your weekends, they always sound so inspirational and I feel like I’m learning a huge life lesson after I read your weekend posts.
My weekend was spent working on wedding stuff with my mom, who flew into town for 4 days. We went to get makeovers (and, subsequently, bought a whole bunch of moisturizers and cleansers and face-maker-uppers), dress shopping (where I found my dress!!), and to a huge mess of a bridal show for the heck of it. It was also a really good time to get to talk about our fears and things we’re looking forward to in the next year.
June 7th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Oh I know that overeating feeling you’re talking about! I’ve done that a few times and it’s a terrible feeling of sickness in your stomach.
My weekend was similar to yours -- very busy -- weekends like that usually end up with me crashing into bed, which is why I fell asleep at 8 pm last night :)
June 7th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
I love those weekends where you feel like you’ve thoroughly enjoyed yourself and got things accomplished, too. My weekend was pretty full, too. I worked a bit, did a ton of cleaning/organizing, went to the Farmers Market, had people over for dinner last night where we all overindulged in food and wine :-)
June 7th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
It’s really hard to work in the Me Time when you have wonderful people all around you who want to hang out. I overbook myself a lot because of that, too. Hopefully you’ll get some Me Moments this week.
Mr. W and I hung out with a few people from my high school Saturday night. He can’t believe that I’m friends with these people… It’s really funny to compare them to the friends I’ve made as an adult. I was actually thinking yesterday “Even my blogger friends are so much more like me than my old friends -- and I haven’t even met some of them in person!” ;) If only we lived closer…
June 7th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
I definitely know that full feeling. I was like that on Saturday when I was starving after running errands and then overate a little bit because I was so hungry. THat feeling when you’re really full is a little gross. Like need a nap and a tummy rub. Sounds like you had a good one!
June 7th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
I think I got enough me time this weekend for the both of us. Although it sounds like yours, filled to the rim, was an excellent one indeed.