It’s Sunday night, and I’m reflecting on another weekend that sped by too fast. M was down visiting me, and it felt so nice to stay put this weekend. After weeks of driving and sleeping in different beds and eating out, I’m feeling much more grounded after a full week in my own apartment. Even though I did eat out a few times.
We had a little bit of a lazy weekend. A lot of time spent sleeping in and laying on the couch. It seems like our weekends together go one of two ways: furiously jam-packed with meals, dates and activities or luxuriously quiet and slow. And I can’t decide which I like better. Our busy weekends are exhilarating but exhausting, and our quiet weekends are so relaxing but leave me feeling like maybe we should have done something more exciting. But whichever way our weekend goes, I’ve noticed that there are some things we always do together. Little things that remind me of us and make me feel grounded in our relationship. Here are a few:
1. Bacon, egg and cheese. We started eating these every Saturday morning at Brueggers in South Side when we started dating. I would occasionally try different types of bagels, but I’ve been firmly rooted in the BE&C ever since finding Brooklyn Bagel Bakery in Courthouse. Crispy, buttery and the biggest bagels you’ve ever seen. Deliciousness.
2. Friday night movies. I think the last time I went out on a Friday night must have been in college. These days I’m much more content cozying up on the couch and picking out something from OnDemand. I think the only movies I watch are with M. And I can never seem to remember what we’ve already seen.
3. Mimosas. Whether it’s fancy champagne from one of our favorite brunch restaurants with fresh squeezed OJ or ingredients I purchased from CVS in my pajamas with no make-up on, mimosas are always a part of our weekend mornings. Yummm.
4. Saturday morning walks. This is a relatively new tradition. We’ve been going on walks for awhile, but I recently decided that every weekend we’re in Pittsburgh, we’re going to find a new park to walk Saturday mornings. I’m not exactly the best at waking up in the morning, but knowing that we’re going to share moments outside in fresh air, catching up on our weeks and having the silliest conversations makes getting out of bed 100 times easier.
5. Cheez-Its. Why are nearly all of our weekend traditions about food? One of my biggest short-comings about trips to Pittsburgh is my extreme frustration when I can’t find a street parking spot after driving nearly five hours on a Friday night. M has discovered that my cranky-ness quickly subsides with a big bowl of Cheez-Its during our Friday night movie. I’m so easily distracted.
One last little thing. I’m watching the pilot episode of GCB. And I’m loving it.
To making new weekend traditions,
Lia
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