A non-laborious Labor Day weekend

Ah, three-day weekends. This one did not involve many incidents of actually leaving the house (Ian was sick and I was on a full-out Morrowind bender), but it was a welcome respite from reality nonetheless.

Friday night I met up with Lindsey, whose blog, photography and general sauciness I am a big fan of. We had some drinks and food stuffs at Mellow Mushroom in the ‘Boro, and then I drug her to my house to meet my cats and Ian, and then over to a friend’s house where she was subjected to our weekly drunken Texas Hold ‘Em game and lots of crude, un-PC jokes. I am so stoked I finally got to meet her, and if y’all don’t already read her blog, go forth and read it. NOW.

Saturday I went to the eye doctor to get a new prescription because the lenses in my favorite frames are finally cracked enough where it’s interfering with my vision. When I was done with the exam and had the prescription in hand, I hauled ass across town to Bella Optical (Wal-Mart is cheap for exams but I am not letting them make any more lenses for me ever again. They suck.), only to discover they were closed for the entire Labor Day weekend. So now I have to drag my ass out of bed early AGAIN next weekend.

Saturday night Ian and I were hoping we were going to get together with a good friend who was in town from Florida (he crapped out on us Friday night), but he ended up having other plans involving family, so we just hung out at home. Which was better anyway because Ian was really feeling like shit by then, and I was able to take a three-hour nap to rid myself of the never-ending hangover induced by the night before (I am such a lightweight).

But I would soon discover that taking a three-hour nap that ends at 6:30 p.m. isn’t the best idea if you want to go to sleep again later that night. Luckily I was on my aforementioned Morrowind bender, so I stayed up til 5 a.m. playing the game until the xbox quite literally told me to get my ass to bed, am I crazy? Do I think I’m still in college or something?

So obviously I slept through half of Sunday, and woke up to play more xbox and hang with Ian. That night our friend was finally allowed to see us (HA! I kid, I kid… Kind of?) and so we met up with him and his wife at Buffalo Wild Wings, where I actually ate food and didn’t vomit it immediately back up. Score. After a couple hours of trivia and beer, we parted ways and Ian and I headed back home. I was bummed we didn’t get to see our friend more than that, but I guess that’s what happens when you get married and your spouse doesn’t really care for your friends.

I know, like me, you are probably having a hard time imaging why anyone wouldn’t like us, but Ian’s take on the matter is that our humor might be a tad bit crude for some people (What, you mean gratuitous F-bomb dropping and answering the waitress’ “Another beer?” question with “Why not, I’m driving!” doesn’t fly in the upper echelon of society? Then count me out, folks. Count me the F out.)

Anyway, it was a good time (even though I think we got our friend in trouble with a few unsavory stories), and I do not mean to sound like I am complaining. I am also glad that at this point, Ian and I have pretty much the same friends and we are all used to each others’ offensiveness by now.

Monday brought more slacking… We set out to go to Kroger about 1:30 p.m. and somehow ended up at a bar across town that had Dos Perros on tap and a wicked awesome sampler platter. We had to come home and nap (Ian), play xbox (me) and watch about two hours of the Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations marathon (both of us) before we ventured out to Kroger again. Don’t worry, we stayed focused and came home with groceries this time.

What’s that saying…. You have to get older but you don’t have to grow up? I’d like to think that can hold true, even as we get on into our 30s. Either way, a weekend filled with friends, booze and video games is a winner for me.

~ by Megan on September 2, 2008.