The rest of the weekend was super uneventful and extremely quiet without the kids. It’s crazy how much I missed the noise. Teegan was going to be away all week visiting his dad, so I knew the house would stay quiet. Not that he’s outright loud, but he definitely has his moments, especially when he’s into his video games. I think it’s funny. It’s just background noise to me now. Background noise that I missed.
Monday started off like Mondays usually do after a long holiday weekend, brutal. I was groggy and had no “want to.” But I needed to find my “want to,” since Seth was off all week and I had to fill in for him. It was either stay on top of things or let the work pile up. I was actually kind of okay with that, I’d rather be out of the office and busy than stuck at a desk watching the clock. Still, I dragged my unhappy ass through the day with great difficulty. That evening, I watched Jurassic World and just crashed.
Tuesday was a totally different experience. I slept well and felt completely rejuvenated. It’s amazing what a little sleep can do. I was still swamped, though—being short-staffed kept the pace hectic. Honestly, the whole week turned into a busy blur at work.
Thursday we got a call from university police about suspicious packages left outside the Admin building. Turned out to be a typical Amazon delivery, figures. Noah turned 23! That night, both families went out to eat, and we had a pretty good time. The after-party was at my place: cake and good conversation. I’m still not totally comfortable with having that many guests over—just my introverted nature, but it was fun once my headache subsided. (Blood sugar.)
Friday was an extremely chatty day for me on campus. I’m not sure if I was in an overtly good mood or if everyone else was. I wasn’t very busy in the morning, but I still ended up out of the office longer than I should have been because of conversations. I’m okay with that on certain days. I like my campus friends. I like when we all get lost in our individual conversations.
One thing that really bothers me is injustice—when people get away with “murder” and face no consequences. I see it firsthand, but it happens all the time around the world. Just look at our Dear Leader: a felon who is president of the United States. It blows my mind when I see bad people get by without even a slap on the wrist, simply because holding them accountable would be “difficult,” while good people are punished for much lesser offenses. The world isn’t fair.
Happy Friday!!
Jalapeño (freezer meal week)
Gorgonzola cream gnocchi with broccoli and grilled steak.
Stroganoff hamburger helper with peas.
Frozen chicken, potato and green bean meal kit with a side Caesar salad.
Frozen ravioli with a red sauce, air fried Chick-fil-A rip off nuggets topped with mozzarella cheese. I guess a fake chicken parmesan.
Yvette and lola were tired of eating out of the pantry and freezer so Yvette made chicken fried steak, potato’s and I made some green beans.
Noah’s birthday dinner. We went out to Twisted Root Burger Co. for dinner. His pick. I love the onion rings.
Chicken cooked with red enchilada sauce over sticky rice.
En Fuego 