Distractions

I had a lovely Saturday afternoon with two good old friends, who were kind enough to remind me that we hadn't hung out since the day after I got engaged. Tempus fugit indeed. They do live ALL the way in Maryland... but I know that's no excuse for hiding in DC and VA for as long as I have. I also heard from my college roommates this weekend, and hope to get together with them in September. I never understood how people could still enjoy friends and never see them- but now I know. Life is very random, and it really does get in the way. The people I see daily and weekly are the ones who are close by- which is sad, because the ones who are far away are no less loved. Geography just sucks when you work full-time and are planning a wedding, apparently. On the plus side, part of my absence from everyone's lives is going to culminate in seeing all my nearest and dearest on our wedding day- so hopefully they'll all forgive me my distance. I definitely need to plan more (small, non-momentous) parties next year.

I think we are at the point in wedding planning where for every item I check off on the to-do list, I have to add three. This is exceedingly unhelpful at feeling any sense of accomplishment. But so it goes.

Besides hanging out with one of my favorite couples, I was mostly relaxed this weekend. I didn't go to the gym (horrors!) because Gym Buddy was out of town. Instead I was half-lazy, half-productive. Saturday morning G and I ran a bunch of errands, getting some of those wedding to-do's out of the way and picking up some prescriptions and some gorgeous farm-fresh eggs and berries at the Farmer's Market in Courthouse. Sunday I made a frittata and ate some berries, and did the laundry while watching Mad Men and cooking up my lemon chicken and potatoes. Dinner was scrumptious, with a Virginia Chardonnay alongside, and then we watched a few episodes of True Blood while I continued knitting nonbloggable thing 2 (only 3 repeats to go!). I was really really hoping to finish thing 2 in August, even though I knew it would take four weeks and it's only been three since I cast on. I was delusional in thinking I could somehow knit 25% faster than before! It's frustrating, because I know the next few weeks are booked solid with activities. All I can do is keep knitting on my commute, and trying to sneak in rows wherever I can. Thing 3 will just have to wait a bit.