Sunday, September 30, 2012

Too Old For Late Nights

Last weekend, I didn't write a new blog post. I barely made it this weekend. I think it has something to do with my age. The older I get, the less capable I am of managing busy weekends.

Let me just start by saying I had the best weekend even though it prevented me from updating my blog. Here are some of the things that went down last week. (You will probably notice that my "best weekend" consists of pretty simple pleasures.)

Friday, September 21: 
6:00 p.m. - I danced all night with some of my best friends at a wedding. (By "all night," I mean that I was in bed by 12:30 a.m.) These best friends of mine were also theater friends, so you can imagine how uninhibited that dance floor was.

Saturday, September 22: 
7:45 a.m. - I met my school team for the Women's Fitness Celebration 5K. I had a blast running with my students. Yes, I am one of those crazy teachers who would choose (and sometimes prefer) to spend the weekend with my kiddos. However, I came home and crashed for a couple of hours because, apparently, I can no longer stay out all night (until 12:30) and get up early the next morning without feeling very tired.

8:00 p.m. - Dan and I saw Les Misérables at the Morrison Center. It was fabulous, but it meant another late night. (Again, late night translates to 12:30 a.m.)

Sunday, September 23: 
10:00 a.m. - Woke up - I don't usually sleep in past 7:00. Incidentally, I skipped church because, even though I woke up, I didn't really wake up until Monday afternoon . . . when the school bell rang at 3:15.


Some of the festivities at the end of the race on Saturday. I'm not allowed to post the cute pictures I took of my students without parent permission.
In conclusion:
In college, consecutive late nights used to be nothing. Now I know why I have no social life. Last weekend, I discovered that I am too old for late night social occasions, but it was still one of the best weekends I have had in a while. Next week, my brother and his wife are coming to visit, and I am expecting to have yet another fun-filled, busy weekend. We'll just see if I can keep up with them. 

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