01 September 2008

It was a regular weekend for me. No extra time off for the holiday. That's retail for you, and what I'm used to. I spent the morning being lazy. It started off nice and cool, but the sun was so brilliant that the house soon heated up and I closed the doors and windows. I went out to the deck while I was on the phone and discovered how wonderful it was in the shade, and I did something I haven't done for a while. I put up the hammock, got my audio book CD's and listened to my book for hours. Yes, hours. It was delightful!


I decided to go to the pool afterwords. How could I not on the last day of the season? It was bittersweet. I stayed true to my vow not to swim. I'm still sore. If I wasn't going to swim I didn't want to get my hair wet, so I just stayed on the lounge chair and finished my book. I loved the book: Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. I didn't stay too long at the pool. Came home and cooked a summer meal of grilled Flat Iron Steak, garlic grilled potato wedges, and fresh green beans. Emily and I went out after dinner; a run for her and a walk for me. It was a nice thing to do together. It was a nice peaceful day between the two of us.

I'm tired and ready for an early night. Hope ya'll had a great weekend!

14 comments:

Mary said...

Love the hammock. Maybe I'll get one after the storms subside. Glad your day was peaceful.

Billy said...

We grilled this evening as well. The weather was perfect for it. I can't wait for it to get a little bit cooler though. Glad you had a good day!

Jamie said...

What a perfect day!

I'm still loving the blue toes...

I did not finish that book, I started it and i don't know what happened, that's unusual for me, Jodi is one of my favorite authors. I will have to look it up again...

Happy Tuesday Cheryl. Hugs.

heiresschild said...

i liked that you referred to the hot, bright, blazing sun as "brilliant." LOL! good word. glad you had an enjoyable weekend, especially yesterday.

i'm doing 2 online courses, so that's what i was doing, in between resting, watching movies, eating, and cleaning up a bit.

have a great week Cheryl!

Lone Grey Squirrel said...

Like the toe nail colors and the picture of your hammock. Looks so restful. I am glad you are having good times with Emily.

fiwa said...

Good for you for enjoying some hammock time. I love Jodi Picoult, she is one of my favorite authors. I can't remember if I've read that one or not - I'll have to go look on my bookshelf.

Gin said...

Great nail polish!! Love that shot!

Peaceful days rock. Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Ruth Hull Chatlien said...

I notice you still have the blue toes!

I had a quiet day too--ten mile bike ride and then computer game with my husband.

Mo said...

Sounds like a great way to spend the day.

Glad you had a good time with Em and the dinner you had, Yummy!

Brad said...

Glad you had a relaxing day - pretty slow around these parts.

cute blue toesies!

Summer said...

I see you still have those blue toes! Sounds like a great day. I hope you're rested and feeling good.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a nice relaxing time. I finished up that book a month or so ago...I really enjoy Jodi's writing.

And those blue tootsies! How fun :)

Neponset River Bridge Dig said...

Nice nails!!

SOUL said...

i wanna come hang out on your hammock-- you have to sit somewhere else tho !! :))
i like the blue toes too

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