Week END.

I don't know what the heck is wrong with me this week!  I've been coming home from working completely and utterly exhausted, leaving me only with one ability- to lift the TV remote while I lounge on the couch. At the beginning of the week I felt like I was gonna yack.  Once that subsided, my throat and chest started hurting.  Perhaps this exhaustion is my body trying to fight off a number of diseases right now....?  Maybe??

Whatever the cause of my immobility, my Friday night was less than thrilling.  I couldn't even keep my eyes open long enough to read more than a page in my book (I'm hooked on the series A Game of Thrones).  So, I took out my crayons, colored pencils, glue, and scissors and started prepping materials for next week.  Joy.  All while watching one of my favorite TV shows on Netflix.

I seriously crack up at every episode, even if I've seen it before.  The writing on that show was brilliant.

My morning made up for last night.  I haven't gotten any worse, but I still don't feel great, so the perfect lazy day activity was to go to the beach.  Salty air and sunshine can make anyone feel good.  

Perfect beach weather.  Puffy white clouds to hide the blazing hot sun.  A cool breeze.  Beautiful blues in the crystal clear water.  And best of all, no crowds!  During season, you are lucky if there's an inch between you and your sunbathing neighbor.  But thankfully most of those people have flown back north, or east, or wherever the hell they came from and we enjoyed some personal space on the sand.

Our next stop was Panera for some lunch before going to Loews to buy some lightbulbs.  On our way into Panera I spotted a sign next to Petco that read "Pet Adoptions."  Of course, I just HAD to go in and play with some puppies.  Unfortunately, we are still not in a position to own a dog yet (hopefully soon, though) but I still like to look at them.  Well, I left the store almost in tears because I fell in love with a little black dog named Blacky (horrible name that I would have changed).  I sat down on the floor to pet her and at first she sniffed me, then snuggled closer to me, then hopped up on my lap, and then stood up on my lap to put her head on my shoulder.  One of the workers looked at me and said, "She's choosing  you. She hasn't done that to a person yet."  My heart melted.  The dog looked up at me with her big brown eyes, wagging her tail.  I have no idea what kind of dog she was - kind of shaggy, not very soft, maybe around 13 pounds, and two years old.  And she shed.  We can't own a dog that sheds because we both have allergies.  However, had we been in a position to adopt a pet today, I think I would have sucked up the allergies and taken her.  It broke my heart to walk away from her.  Now, I can't stop thinking about this little pooch!  I just hope someone will give her a nice home.

And now, my friends, the climax of my Saturday is upon me.  Nap time!  Buenos noches and feliz cinco de mayo.