Felt like a true weekend

It seems like all my life, I've had a job where weekends were just a normal, expected, part of the job. I have recently started working on Friday nights at the hospital, which means I don't leave for work until 10pm and get home the next am at 8. Although it can be tough staying awake all night, the night gig is pretty good. I usually sleep the next day for 4 hours...just long enough to function. So really it seems like I don't miss out on any of the weekend activities. After waking up around 2pm on saturday, I straightened up the house a little, showered, then we went out to dinner with our neighbors. We ate outside on a covered patio ( it was a gorgeous night), had good food, drinks, and LOTS of laughter!! Mike and I don't go out much without the kids in tow, so it really was a nice relaxing evening!! Today, we slept in til 9am and went to church. When we got home the power went out, so we opened the windows to let the crisp fall-like air in, and we just lounged around. It felt great to just "be" on the weekend for a change! Hope everyone was able to enjoy a relaxing weekend as well.