Monday, August 4, 2014

weekend distractions

It was a good weekend, although less eventful than I would have liked, I guess. Oh, also I'm so incredibly anxious that I want to vomit at all times. But other than that...yay weekend?

I spent all of my time either cleaning or trying to distract myself. The cleaning was more successful. You'll be thrilled to know that each piano key has now been lovingly dusted, the porch furniture soaked and scrubbed down, and the porch itself thoroughly vacuumed, along with the flagstone brick on the front of the house. I mean, have you SEEN the dirt and cobwebs that accumulate in flagstone? Ick. Anyway, now the front porch is a happy and clean place to sit and rock once again.

When I wasn't busy cleaning, I alternated between surrounding myself with people (to distract myself) and trying to escape from human contact (because people make me even more anxious). It was awesome.

On Saturday night we hung out with my BIL and SIL Steve and Jess (and their 15 dogs) (just kidding, they only have four. And a cat). There was Mexican food and adult beverages and porch sitting and it was delightful. Then we went back to our house and decided to take advantage of the awesome fire pit Matt built last year that we hardly ever use. The fire started out magnificently as our Christmas tree and the remains of our dead eucalyptus trees caught fire!

"BEHOLD MY MAGNIFICENT CREATION: FIRE!!!!!"
 But then all that stuff burned through and it took like an hour to get the flames to come back enough to roast marshmallows. I'm not entirely sure I would have cut it as a cavewoman. I get really impatient waiting for fire to cook my dessert.

Probably the most amazing selfie ever. Yeah.
 After dark (and the return of actual flames), our neighbors came over and joined us. It made me really, really happy...something about a bunch of folks (and their sleeping baby) just gathered around a fire, laughing and sharing...it was perfection. Also, s'mores. But let's hear it for awesome siblings and neighbors. You don't really get to pick who you get for either of those categories, so it's pretty awesome when you turn out to love them.

Last night we hung out with Jonathon and Mollyanne and played a new (to me) board game: Pandemic. It was a really different kind of game than I've ever played before- for one, you're not playing against the other players...you all work together as a team and try to beat the game/save humanity. So it's one for all and all for one-- live together, die together. It was great because no single person has to win/lose and everyone works and strategizes together. As the name suggests, it's a game about controlling disease outbreaks and epidemics, which is scarily timely right now. I give Pandemic (and the Gurleys) an A+++ for maximum distraction and fun. We played two games (won one, lost one) and I could seriously go for another game or 4 tonight, so...yeah. Might need to drop by Target and pick up my own copy.

So...another day, another week. Hoping and praying for the best, mentally preparing for the worst. Ugh. Have any absorbing and amazing distractions for me?? Help a sister out.

27 comments:

  1. Ughhhh! I was really hoping for some news of EPIC proportions! I'm getting anxious and it's not even my baby! I'm glad that you had a good weekend though. I'm impressed you socialized at all... I'd probably hole up and binge watch TV, but I'm sure yours was better for the psyche. Hoping you get THE call soon!

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  2. One fantastic plus to expanding your family via adoption versus gestating.... you can enjoy delicious adult beverages at any point in time without shame or guilt. Come on baby!!!!

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  3. Those sound like awesome distractions! My only suggestion is a project for baby that doesn't have to be done. When I was a week late with my son in March, I made a mobile for his room. It didn't get finished then, but it was a fun thing to do while waiting for his arrival. Prayers for you and everyone involved!

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  4. No distractions!!! Just waiting patiently for an update :) Trusting God already know THE second your baby will be born :) eeeeekkkk

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  5. Two words - Buzzfeed Animals. That should keep you busy for a couple of hours. Or so I've heard...
    Praying for peace and thanksgiving as you prepare your hearts and home!!

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  6. You are welcome to come clean my house and porch while you wait… :)

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  7. In moments of great anticipation/anxiety, sometimes I just have to keep telling myself that in X amount of time, Y will either happen or be over. So since today is baby girl's due date, by this time next week, you will have met your daughter!

    If that doesn't work, you can steal a page from my incredibly exciting weekend, where I went through all the recipes I have torn out of magazines and organized them by season. This occupied about a half hour of time, but if you find a recipe you want to try right now, the distractions could be endless! And if you don't have a big ol' pile of magazines to go through, you can always check your library. Ours sells old copies for 10 cents a piece.

    Hang in there!

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  8. You can come over tonight and help me go through my closet--I'm in MAJOR purge mode. Bonus 1-Distraction!
    Bonus 2-You can boss me and my fashion around.
    Bonus 3-You get first dibs on the Goodwill pile.

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  9. AHHHH! You are so patient! Waiting for this baby and waiting for s'mores….. I couldn't even...

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  10. Bachelor in Paradise starts tonight ;) lol. I'm super excited for you!!

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  11. Trying to stay distracted before a baby is coming is the hardest!! Here's hoping time flies by until baby girl makes her arrival (hopefully soon)!!!

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  12. Ahhh this crazy wait isn't good for your nerves, but darn you'll have the cleanest house on the block!
    So excited and can't wait for the updates as the action starts happening. I say sip a cool, happy beverage and say cheers to baby on the way!

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  13. Sending patience and positivity your way!! Can't wait to hear good news!!!

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  14. Well I guess since the baby didn't decide to come just yet, that was the second best weekend you could of had :) Smores - I need some in my life ASAP!

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  15. If you still need some distraction, you can come to my house and clean! =)

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  16. Waiting in great anticipation for awesome news! In the event you need more distraction up here in the PNW I have walls to be painted, rooms to be cleaned... etc ;) Looks like a great weekend of distractions! XO

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  17. Ah I can only imagine how painfully slow each day must be moving at this point… praying for all sorts of distractions to come your way! Funny movies are always effective for me… same with queso.

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  18. I just came back from out of town and had to check in to see if anything happened over the weekend!! I am glad you had some nice distractions. And I would kill for fun neighbors like yours!! Just saying. . . :) Praying for some positive baby news asap!

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  19. Gilmore Girls! I watched five episodes on Saturday night and didn't check the internet once to see if your baby had arrived :) Or you could plant a big tree in your backyard. That was pretty distracting too.

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  20. Hum... no new blog by Erika? Check FB. Check Insta. Check blog again. Repeat. Pretty sure you might break the internet with not posting because we are all anxiously awaiting news from you! :) Praying for peace in the waiting and that this sweet little girl is your forever family!

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  21. We're going to be counting on your pandemic skills if the Ebola virus breaks out of Atlanta. Just sayin'.

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  22. Praying for you during the wait.

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  23. Praying for peace and LOTS of distractions during this waiting period!!!!

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  24. Modcloth. Oh, and The Onion. I could read fake news stories all day. Maybe buy a season of Girls on HBO? Whatever you distract yourself with, know that you have a bunch of ladies (and one pastor) praying for you guys in Colorado. (Our prayers get heard more because we are at 5280 feet, didn't you know that?)

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  25. I know all Mamas-to-be hate hearing this but... is she here yet?

    p.s. I might have to check out that board game

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  26. I know this is the most annoying question you'll get this week/until the baby is here, but, I can't help myself! Is she here? A few days blog/insta/fb silence could mean any number of things, but I'm praying it means you are way too busy bonding with your new baby!

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