Elephant

2-17-14

Awkward!

I am pretty sure I did just as much exercise as some of the kids at the school. Sure, they ran around the track we set up for 20 minutes, but I jumped up and down, cheered, and was all around a crazy mom keeping these kids motivated to keep going for 40.

When I showed up to volunteer for the Jog-A-Thon, Dr. Smart instantly told the ladies in charge that Mrs. Brenan should be one of the people misting the kids with the spray bottles since it was a job that needed to be done by someone energetic. I didn’t disappoint. LOL!

I had a blast. I loved how many of the kids that I now know. I loved seeing them all happy and it was super gratifying when a few of the kids would ask me how many laps they had done and when I told them to get a certain amount for me, they busted their ass to do it. I am sorry I had to leave when I did (especially since I was unable to get my TB test at I had hoped for) since I would have liked to stay for the 5^th and 6^th graders, too. Next year!

Since I had a good chunk of Friday to myself, I took advantage of the free time by hitting up Target. Honestly, I tend to prefer to shop with people, but it was nice to be able to take my time in certain areas of the store without feeling bad about boring anyone I might be with.

For Valentine’s dinner, my three handsome Valentines and I went out to dinner. The plan had been to go to Olive Garden. I happen to have a gift card for there and thought this was a perfect time to hit them up. Sadly, I was not the only person with this idea. Who knew that Olive Garden was the destination for so many couples! LOL! No worries, really, since TGIFridays is next door so we went there instead. It was most likely better food, and Bobby tried ribs for the first time and enjoyed the heck out of them. I call that a win!

Saturday was adventure day with Stephanie! We set out for our appointments with a doctor to get the magic letter indicating we could legally purchase marijuana. I am so glad we opted for the doctor we went to instead of some creepy place in Venice. The doctor’s office was really nice, and I adored her. She was super nice and helpful and we bonded over homework issues with our respective kids. Stephanie was able to bond with her on similar things along with their medical knowledge. I was actually pretty excited at the idea of using this to calm some anxiety attacks instead of using something like Xanax. I had no idea that there were strains you can use that give you more of the relaxing effect and less of the high. It truly is a shame our country doesn’t understand how great legalizing this would be.

After a nice lunch, we hit up a dispensary that employed a friend of Stephanie’s. It confirmed what Ken and I had thought about other places we have seen that clearly look like they run a business, but look all secretive. Those places most likely are also dispensaries. This one took us forever to find despite being next to it. Then again, not being able to find it made for even more fun.

I was super impressed with how nice the facility was. I don’t really know what I expected, but I guess it seemed liked this candy shop that had special candy. In other ways, it felt like we were in the adult section of a local video store because of the blacked out windows and whatnot. It was super strange, and I felt so out of my element, yet felt comfortable at the same time. They seemed like super nice people.

Saturday night allowed for a tv binge. Ken and I caught up on HIMYM and I was pretty drained after all of that. I also was still recovering from the deep discussions Ken and I had from my morning outings. Ken was a bit jealous of my getting the certificate without him and on top of that was frustrated from a day of failed Eydie workings. When I had returned home, there was definite tension that was resolved, but it still was a tough afternoon. So add to that the final handful of episodes of a beloved sitcom that happened to be tear jerkers, I was ready for bed!

Yesterday should have been spent working, but we ended up going to see the Lego movie again. It wasn’t a bad thing. None of us were very energized about anything. I did set up the boys with a math game website, and Bobby enjoyed it so much I don’t think he played Minecraft all day, which is saying something.

We got an invite to go out to dinner with some friends since Greg was in town. It was at PF Changs, so really any excuse is good enough for me! I also decided the boys are invited from here on out and they came along. I didn’t visit with Greg or Aaron, sadly, but did get to chit chat with Chris and Kathy. I was thrilled to be able to talk with them. Kathy seemed pretty amused by Dax, which made me all kinds of mama proud. 

Actually, the boys were incredibly well behaved and I was pretty pleased with them. Of course, there was the vegan elephant in the room, but it went fine enough with no eye contact made. Since she decided to make it so I don’t exist, I didn’t exist. It was fine, really, and if anything, it was a good way to determine that I don’t have to worry about her in social situations. I was particularly impressed that Bobby didn’t say anything during dinner but waited for the way home to ask if she and I were still not speaking. He was very sweet about it and it was actually kind of nice to explain to him how not all friendships last.

We got home late enough that I contemplated calling out sick this morning. I was so freaking comfy in bed and I just wanted to stay there all day. LOL! Oh well, it is ok. I am here now and I will manage just fine.