Frankie says, "relax"

This has been my first day off in 2 weeks. the next time I have a weekend off, it will be 3 weeks from now. I am trying to cherish every moment.

I used Friday night to stay in Santa Monica a bit later after work, treated myself to some deliciously fresh sushi, had a glass of wine, and saw a French film I had been wanting to see. By the time I got out of the movie, the dreaded evening rush hour had passed, and it took me a mere 15 minutes to make the drive home (as opposed to the 1 hour it had often been taking). I went home, and tucked myself in to a nice 10 hour sleep - much needed.

Saturday I drove back to the Santa Ynez area, and met up with some people to get a ride up to San Luis Obisbo for the night, where I had been invited to catch up with an old friend I had not seen in about 8 years. I was taught all the - apparently necessary - drinking games one is meant to learn in college, and which I had not, and had a amazing time. I made it home early enough to run most of the errands my boss had given me Monday to do, so now I am going to use my Martin Luther King Jr. Day to go wine tasting, instead of to brave the Los Angeles traffic hauling myself from Home Depot to Bed Bath and freaking Beyond. Even my down time now is jam-packed with things to do, but hopefully they will all be enjoyable.