As I may have mentioned, Al works in Ottawa almost every other week. Every once in a while I go up to Ottawa for the week or part of the week with him. It depends on airfares, train schedules, my appointments, and whether we just need a break from each other. LOL! This weekend, though, I was planning to drive to Ottawa with him, so we just left a day earlier.
In order to have energy for the party, I did not do much during the week. I had 2 appointments and did some laundry. I also did a little shopping...but I did not go to the mall. All in all it was a pretty quiet week from an energy-exertion stand-point. I was tired all week and went to bed early Thursday and Friday nights, sleeping in quite late as well. Saturday morning I rested. Reading the paper and wrapping Roselyn and Earl's gift was the biggest chore I permitted myself.
We left and I put on our John Grisham audiobook. I love listening to books on our drive. Al is not a reader so he gets to unwittingly partake in the savoir vivre of my hobby. :) The only drawback is that I sometimes get a little sleepy after listening to the reader for an hour or so. As usual, I had a little catnap before 5:30, when we arrived at the farm where the party was taking place.
It was not a raucous affair. I walked around for about 20 minutes taking in the sights and admiring the handiwork of Roselyn and Earl on their party barn / aspiring cider pub and dance hall. (Fantastic venue for all types of parties!!) I found a comfy seat on the patio and parked my butt. I got up occasionally for a bite to eat, but for the most part I remained seated and only expended energy in chatting with their new neighbours.
We left early, around 8:00 I think, and got to our hotel in Bowmanville around 9:00. I went to bed early and slept late. (Almost too late for the 7-10 am breakfast!) I then proceeded to nap on and off all the way to Kingston. We stopped for a bio-break at the On-Route in Trenton. When I sat down in the cubicle, I rested my head in my hands. I very nearly fell asleep within those few seconds. I had visions of my husband sending someone in to check on me and finding me snoring away on the potty. OMG! That thought woke me right up!! I was still a little foggy once we were back on the road though, and I managed to dump 1/2 of my Timmies coffee on my crotch. Yup. Also on my white and navy cotton sweater. It soaked up that coffee colour like a sponge!!
When we stopped to do a little shopping at the Outlet Mall off Division Street, I changed my top in the parking lot and put on the tunic I wore the day before. It was long enough to cover up the brownish stains on my jeans. Yikes!! But I smelt like coffee all day!! (As an aside...later that day, when we were entering our hotel room, Al accidentally spilled some of his coffee into a bag on top of my suitcase that was falling over. Guess what...yup...on my white sweater. I have it soaking, but cotton loves coffee. I may never be white and navy again!)
We went for a bite to eat before heading onward. I was so exhausted that it was difficult to raise the sandwich to my mouth. Although I did wolf it down pretty quickly. Maybe I was worried I would fall asleep before I could eat it. LOL. It does sound a little bit contradictory...but it takes a lot to come between me and my food!! In any event, we thought maybe a Starbucks would wake me up. My Pumpkin Spice Latte was delicious, but I promptly fell back asleep as almost as soon as we got back on the highway.
I woke up as we entered downtown Ottawa and as soon as we checked in I headed for the couch. I was SPENT!! I rallied for a bit for a late dinner - just an order of poutine - mmmm - and then back to the room and back on the couch. A hot shower and bed at 10-ish and then...I could not get to sleep!! OMG! I was tired but my body was just not cooperating. I finally fell asleep around midnight, but did not get up until 10:45 this morning. I am still a little fuzzy headed. I will do nothing today...save for writing this blog posting, and grabbing some lunch shortly. I have to rest up for tomorrow night. We are going out for dinner with some of Al's colleagues to bid adieu to one of his co-workers who has moved on to another position. I need to be rested and polished and full of vim and vigour for that dinner. I am glad it is not tonight. I would have a difficult time mustering up the energy. :(
(This is me after unloading the dishwasher...LOL!!!)
I hope I did not put you to sleep with this boring tale...but I wanted to share my sleepy, sleepy life with you. When I say that I am fatigued...I am not exaggerating. I really cannot function some days.
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