Weekend Work

"You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind." - Unknown

I am definitely keeping busy. Let me start with the weekend before last. I worked over the weekend for the first time in a while. It made the week feel over two weeks long. My life is going to be very busy work wise until mid-June and then I can go back to being a normal person working at a normal pace. It is exciting, but it takes a lot out of you. That Sunday, I called my mom to wish her Happy Mother's day just as I was getting out work. Of course I had to work late on Monday as well. I mention all this because it is so new for me, but I'm working hard. I'm looking forward to vacation as the summer the reaches its end.

Then I finished up my 11 days of work and took last Friday off. The 3 day weekend did not feel long enough. It was a good day of rest, but somehow I kept waking up super early each morning anyway. At least it was a productive weekend.

Last entry I shared a story about my cat Koki being the deal breaker on my renting a new home closer to Austin before we decided to stay in Buda. I left out my second cat Mia and surprisingly, people noticed. I was touched by the concern I got and not only changed the entry, but let those people know that Mia was ok. Almost karmically, Mia got out for the first time a week ago Thursday and was lost. After a call from the neighbors and leaving work mid-day, I was able to find her hiding in a small depression in the grass next door. I let her walk back inside on her own and she is now ok and is not as excited about checking out the outside world. I'm glad she has a collar and a name and number tag which she got as a gift. I would let my cats enjoy the outside, but the danger of being hit by cars and diseases they can pick up from other animals worries me.

I was having a debate recently about the benefits of having a king sized bed versus a full sized bed. I know it is a no brainer, but I currently have a full sized bed. I had actually moved down from a queen for some unexplained reason a few years back and haven't updated my bedroom since. Now not only is a full somewhat small for one person, but I sleep on only one side of my bed like a widower (right side if you are laying on bed). That makes it way too small. Now, yeah, add a person and it is nice and snuggy, but sometimes you need your space. Now with all that said, my ideal size is still a queen because I feel like a king is way too big. Now when I get married, then a king of course, but in the mean time, I think a queen will meet all my needs, even I only use half of it.

So I wrote the last paragraph about a week ago, but haven't had time to update. That story has come to a conclusion. I decided it was time to buy a bed, but I would take my time and look for a good deal. I was in the market for a queen sized tempurpedic bed, slightly used. I would not pay full price and many people gave me grief over my ability to purchase an even somewhat used bed. What I found was an amazing deal on a King sized tempurpedic bed, brand new in the box and still in plastic. It was cheaper than a used queen. It was so good that I drove all the way to Houston and picked up the bed in the rain and drove it back to Austin in my brother's truck. It killed my day on Saturday, but was well worth it. After purchasing the box springs and frame from a local mattress store, on Sunday I had a brand new King sized bed. That is how my mind works, it gets excited about something and then gets single tracked on that goal until it is complete. Then off to the next thing. Here is a photo I found online, though I don't have a headboard for the bed. I'm excited and hope it makes for a great night sleep.

I also purchased new sheets which were super expensive for a basic set. My other trouble is that I have a full/queen sized down blanket with duvet cover. Then I have a second full/queen sized blanket that is my personal favorite. I don't know what to do, they are too small for my new bed, but I don't need more blanket. They just look funny and small now. I'd get new ones (yeah more costs), but I really really like my blanket.

My full sized sealy bed I'm going to sell/give to my sister Ana for my niece Sarah. It is a great bed despite the size issue. I slept on a twin bed until high school where I moved up to a full I got from my sister Vero. It was a good bed and did me well. So it is a good time for Sarah to move up to a full sized bed. I'll probably sell the bed part.

Friday night, I was finally able to go out with Christina and celebrate her passage of the Texas Bar. I feel badly that we had to wait a week, but it didn't change how excited I was. We met up with friends and had a great time. I'm still extremely proud of her and my worry after all this time has passed.

On Sunday, Christina dropped by to surprise me with a painting that she commissioned from Ryan (see Art Show a few entries back). It is of a robot with a flower called "She Love me Not." It was a very nice gift and my first real piece of art. Here is a picture of the original, but mine is a different color.

My sister Ana was in town this weekend. On Saturday night I went to a BBQ with her and Rick at the other Rick's house. Rick made some great ribs and I'm rarely a person that compliments food. Ana's rice, which is usually my favorite, was made in a different way and my observation came out like a dig on the rice which everyone thought was great. I felt bad about that since it comes off as ungrateful, but she understood. You can't always please everyone. I had a nice time hanging out and chatting.

I'm off to the Valley this coming weekend for my niece Bekkah's graduation party. She just had prom this weekend and looked wonderful. It feels like I was just home a few weeks ago when we went to buy Abram's new truck. (same truck that allowed me to carry home my bed.) I'm looking forward to the party and seeing everyone. My cousin Rino will be driving down with us.

ignorance is bliss, but at a price