Getting Back Into It

It's been awhile since I've blogged. Really, since I've written anything at all. Nowadays, I don't seem to use my English AP skills as frequently as one would have hoped. Texting, posting a facebook comment and filling out my signature sheet for doctors to sign on a daily basis is really all the "writing" I do anymore. But after several hints and nudges from some friends and family recently, I decided to get back to it! I mean honestly, how much time can someone spend checking their facebook: scrolling down the screen on the fb iphone app so that it refreshes or "release to update." Or clicking back to your ongoing game of words with friends to see if your mom has finally taken her turn to post a word. Well, apparently I don't have a lot going on...I just checked my facebook 4 times in a 12 minute span while mindlessly watching HGTV's Divine Design with Candace Olson.

Time has become negligible on the weekends since David finished his 2nd year of law school. We kind of do, nothing. Literally. Unless there's a family bbq to attend, a 1 year-old's birthday, or we've decided to drive around town and look at houses, we're pretty much some darn lazy fools! It's interesting because I wouldn't typically name either of us as lifeless or slacking in our weekly regimen. But once the weekend hits, we can't wait to do NOTHING! Or as David would say, "kicked it this weekend!" or, "we are some lazy mo-fo's," or my personal favorite, "we chin-chilled all day!" And he's right, that's exactly what we d0. It may be in part because during the school year there's such a drive to hustle and bustle during not only the work week, but the weekend as well. We spend so much time, like many other couples and families, attending to our duties and roles that we get wrapped up in hitting deadlines and checking boxes. So once David has finally completed his last final, the summer for us, feels like a deep gasp of air after a long swim underwater. Essential.

Now, I don't want us to sound like complete losers. But, we've recently noticed a direct shift in our social life. No longer are we antsy to figure out weeknight plans at the newest Fresno hotspot. Instead, we oddly enough are perfectly content sitting in our backyard with a Coke Zero, having friends over for a small barbeque or rummaging through our collection of $2.99 used DVD's for a Friday night movie in our PJs. Just a general change in where our focus has gone. Does that mean we're old? I know we've been getting old. My friends have been saying that since my 26th birthday! But, I think we're actually here. I think we've finally managed to BE old. The good news is, when you hit this point and feel contentment and gratification at where you are, you know you're going to be okay.