Mini Spring Break

Life has been really good as of late. I've been trying to not let myself get so worked up about whether or not I get things done, and I've been letting myself relax a lot more without letting myself feel guilty. So what if I haven't picked up a book in over a week? I'm already 8 or so weeks behind on my reading for 50 in 365... I know it's not anything I *have* to do, and if I do it, great, if not, oh well. Trying to keep up with 1 book per week has been a little stressful, so I'm just going to let it go. I don't think I'll read 50 books this year, but the fact that I'm trying is probably making me read more than I normally would anyways.

I've also been trying not to stress out over my weekly To Do list. I'm always trying to find ways to make the list as minimal as possible by trying to get things done during lunch or after work, but sometimes, I'm just too tired and/or lazy. I took last Thursday/Friday off of work while Matt was out of town for a friend's graduation, and had all these grand plans for getting things done. I did get a few items checked off the list, but mostly, I had my butt glued to my bed and my hand glued to the TV remote. It was super relaxing sleeping in late, eating junk food, and vegging in front of the TV. I was even able to start watching a few shows I had never seen but have always wanted to watch.... House and 30 Rock. My mom has just recently started watching House and has been bugging me to watch it, so I watched the first 4 discs of the first season, and since I didn't have any more discs to watch, I started watching season one of 30 Rock on Netflix. I'm really enjoying both shows a lot... I have a feeling I'm going to fall even further behind in my reading, haha.

I also managed to watch a few movies... Juno, The Assassination of Jesse James, and The Golden Compass. Steve came down on Wednesday night to watch The Golden Compass with us, since he had just finished reading the book. The movie itself was good, but I think it was easier for Steve and I to watch because we had read the book and understood more of what was going on. They did leave out a lot of parts from the book, and I'm sure the ending was disappointing for a lot of people. I don't know whether or not they will make the next two movies, but if not, then the ending certainly left a lot of things unanswered. Juno was really good - I loved it. The Assassination of Jesse James was okay... it was a little slow to me, even boring in some parts.

On Friday I even went and saw a movie by myself. I really don't mind going alone at all... I think it's fun. I went on Friday afternoon so the theater wasn't crowded at all. I saw "Made of Honor" which was another typical chick flick, but I can't help it, I love watching romantic comedies, even if they are predictable. Plus, I really love Michelle Monaghan... I think she's beautiful.

Overall, it was a really nice mini-vacation, and I definitely wasn't ready to come back to work today. I really wish I still had summer vacations, where I could only work 5-6 hours a day and do whatever for the rest of the day. *sigh* Maybe it's time to think about going back to school... jk!