It all started Friday afternoon, when I got dolled up and went for a few drinks after work for a friend’s birthday. From there I went out to my aunt’s 40th birthday bash, stopping for a quick visit with my mom en route, where we designed a funny card for my grandmother, who’s not well at the moment. At the party I got to hang out with my aunt, my cousins and Big Bro; then bro and I headed on to Little Bro’s house, who was having a LAN party, and stayed for a while swapping funny anecdotes and obscure in-jokes with him and his friends. (Among other things I learned that if you’re ever offered home-made rum by a college student, you should firmly decline. :-p )
I stayed over at my mom’s, and spent Saturday with her. We ran a few errands, cooked a delicious meal together, and visited my grandmother with the card (which delighted her :o) ) and some lovely flowers. Then Saturday evening I headed back into town and went to my best friend’s house, who’d invited a few of us over to meet his new boyfriend; he was very quickly one of us, and we had a fantastic evening filled with talking and hugs and dancing and laughter.
After all that I needed a rest, so on Sunday I made myself breakfast in bed, then went back to sleep for a while, then (to crown the decadence :-p ) had lunch curled up in bed with my book as well. In the afternoon I went to visit a dear friend who I only get to see once every few months, and had a lovely long by-turns-funny-and-serious talk with him. Then back home, picking up pizza on the way (mmm, pizza :o) ), and spent the evening chatting with my beloved and watching multiple episodes of QI.
It’s been the perfect combination of friends-time, family-time and me-time. It was lovely to catch up with people I hadn’t seen in a while; I had buckets of fun and got to do nice things for others as well; and having spent so much time with people who care about me, I feel comprehensively loved. I did have a fleeting wish that I’d gotten a couple of practical things done, but then I figure I can do those anytime, and it feels like this weekend has replenished my heart and soul, which is more important in the long run. I think it definitely counts as splendiferous. :o)
