My weekend was… one of extremes, I suppose. Friday was fine; I went home and picked up stuff for burgers and made those, which turned out pretty good. We bowled and watched a movie, though I don’t recall which one. We were supposed to have a club brew day on Saturday but found out just that night that the guy helping us was still sick and had to cancel. Ugh, and annoyance #1.

Saturday I woke up at 6…which is when my alarm normally goes off. I don’t know why I can’t sleep in. Anyway, I took Isaac to work and went to the store, then came home to annoyance #2: we were originally supposed to have our executive committee meeting for brew club during the brew day but since that was off, we’d made the decision to meet Saturday for lunch. One of our members said he had some big work project and didn’t think he could make it. But since everyone else could – and had already carved that time out – we stuck to noon. And this moron goes off on how he’s being excluded. No, that is so NOT what was happening! So dumb. We ended up just meeting then anyway, after my daughter’s last soccer game. I had a bit of a moment when we decided she probably won’t play next year, which means we are done with sports. Ok maybe not DONE – she’ll do school cross country in the fall – but the cycle of city and/or club ball is pretty much done. Isaac opted out of spring soccer and once he stops, I know he isn’t going back. Sigh. #endofanera

For our meeting, we went to a burger place and I’d say it was a successful meeting. Went home to watch movies and just chill. It ended up getting very dark and rainy later on. I think I played a little bit of Hearthstone with my oldest; we used to play all the time but kind of got out of the habit. He got back into it and when I went to log in – after 2 years! – I found my authenticator finally died but the company makes it so difficult to fix the issue. Without the authenticator you can’t log in but if it’s dead, you obviously can’t use it! I had to email multiple times before they fixed it for me. Sigh. Always something.

I woke Sunday – again – at 6 directly. Come on, let me sleep! I went downstairs to find that my husband had already gotten up, which is not like him. But for some reason, he couldn’t sleep. The morning was long but we got a lot done before going to Texas Roadhouse for lunch. Huge meal but satisfying. We were going to take a walk after but the wind was so strong, it was almost too difficult! So we did not, but instead, watched a movie called Brubaker, which was actually really good and I would recommend. After that it gets fuzzy. My husband said something unintentionally upsetting and since I’ve been emotionally on edge for a while now – this entire month! – I finally collapsed. Needless to say, I did a lot of crying. It’s good though, especially for someone who keeps most everything locked inside. Later in the evening, we watched a movie as a family and then I immediately went to bed. It was good sleep until maybe 4 when I drifted in and out until 6. Sometime in there, our neighborhood red fox decided he was mad about something and kept yipping/barking. At least it wasn’t his typical baying because that sounds like a woman screaming and it’s horrific.

This morning went ok time-wise, with me having to drive Ash and Isaac, since we’re operating with one fewer vehicle. I think we might be going today to see what we can buy. Everything feels like so much lately, so heavy and hectic and I am starting to forget things and feel even more stretched thin. Perhaps with this weekend, getting out of town for a bit, I’ll be able to relax slightly. We are doing a “moonlight brew” with the Gainesville club – well, attending but not brewing. I’m not dragging my equipment two hours from here. Heck, I don’t even like taking it across town, if we’re being honest. The next day they do a tasting of a beer everyone made from the same recipe, us included. Should be interesting!