Finally Friday

It is finally Friday! It has been a very interesting week. The Pope came to Washington, the weather is officially making its way towards summer and I have hopefully made the right decision about some things. Today could be a very interesting day for me with some big news which I am sure I will talk about in the near future.

With all of that said – here comes the weekend. I really enjoy my weekends. Not just because I do not have to work but because it seems like sometimes the weekend is the only time that I can have for myself. When I say for myself I do not mean that I shutter myself inside and act like a loner, rather it is a time where I can run my errands (but not going Target), clean my place, make plans with friends, ride my bike and just generally relax. I have a bit of a routine that typically remains the same each weekend.

My routine consists of mainly picking up my dry cleaning, stopping off at my favorite liquor store to see what wines they have on sale, drinking too much coffee and then finally going for a bike ride. Even better after all of this is brunch with friends. Surprisingly enough I have most of this done by noon. Sunday I get up, make coffee, watch the Sunday morning shows (including the McLaughlin Group) and make breakfast. Sometimes I grab the paper or just read my book.

My friends joke around with me because I’m an early bird on the weekends and they may not even be awake by the time I do all of these things. My feeling – it is the weekend, it is the only time in a 7 day week that you have all day to do whatever it is that you want. I think that I get this trait from my dad who has about the same type of routine. We are definitely very similar in this way.

So what is your routine? Maybe you do not have one or you are more of a person who spontaneously decides what to do on the weekends. Maybe you are nursing your hangover from Friday happy hour or Saturday night out. Whatever it may be, I say enjoy the weekends. They are like mini vacations.