I was trying to post this yesterday but was having serious monday blues! The sweeter life gets the more depressing it becomes to start the week.
The weekend didn’t start off very good but it ended up being blissfully perfect and exactly what I needed. I had planned to spend the weekend in Charlotte with my best of friends but the universe wasn’t working in my favor. I tend to get worked up over even the smallest things and it can completely ruin a day for me. I have been getting dumped on at work more than usual which combined with a few personal things + PMS put me in a full on breakdown. I ended up coming home from work on Thursday and laying on the couch with peanut m&m’s & sad movies for the evening. I am really thankful for a man who works so hard to understand me. I know that it can be difficult when my emotions are irrational so I’m lucky that he is patient with me. Journaling & reflecting on these “panic episodes” has been really helpful but unfortunately it only helps me in the aftermath, I can’t also see through the attacks as they are happening and usually shut down completely. I have missed out on a lot by letting these emotions take over me and it’s something I’m really working on. The worst part was I missed drinking this champagne with my bestie ….
On top of my grumpiness, it was our anniversary weekend! Matt and I have been unsure what day we consider ourselves official since our friendship morphed into a romantic one seamlessly. We were long distance for a while and in August of last year he booked a flight from Mass to NC to come visit me. The second he got off the plane we both knew and that’s what we consider our anniversary. I screwed the dates up and thought it was the 21st but it’s actually the 20th which happened to be the peak of my breakdown. Poor Matt, he was truly a trooper. When I chose to stay home for the weekend instead of going to Charlotte we figured we should celebrate our anniversary all weekend and just spend time together and it really was exactly what the doctor ordered.
Friday I stayed home and puttered around the house still feeling kinda blah. Matt came home from work early to run a few errands so I tagged along. I wouldn’t call the DMV + bank a fun Friday but it was refreshing not to be at work and just be along for the ride. Matt’s gift for me was delayed so he did the second best thing – took me to dicks & told me to pick out anything I wanted! With some SERIOUS restraint, I snagged a pair of Nike pants & left a much happier girl. We spent the evening at the gym & then a very fancy post work out anniversary dinner at Chick Fila. I was still so indecisive at this point it had to be quick & easy.
Saturday turned out to be the most blissfully perfect day I could have asked for. Neither of us could sleep so we woke up early and had breakfast outside on the patio. We decided to head to the beach for the day. Before we got to the beach we just had to stop at Wake N Bake Donuts. It’s on the way to the beach after all 🙂 Matt got the Maple Bacon & Pistachio and I had to get the blueberry fritter. The size of this deliciousness.
The weather was perfect for catching rays & reading. I started and finished Sarah’s Key this weekend and now can’t stop googling aspects of the holocaust. I wish I payed more attention in school.
After the beach we went to a newly updated grocery store to grab something for dinner. This grocery store has a beer den where you can sample beer and sausages and it was a lovely pit stop! Strawberry blonde – yum! They are switching out a bunch of kegs for the pumpkin & cider beer’s – thank goodness we have fall to look forward to!
Since we hadn’t eaten in so long and always seem to have ice cream and donuts on the same time we made a quick spin for pre dinner sundae’s. Anniversary Weekends = Infinity macros 🙂
We spent the rest of the afternoon snuggled up on the couch with premature woodchuck’s and the PGA tour.
For dinner we threw the sausages on the grill with a couple turkey burgers for balance. Still giggling at the sausages names – “the fiery italian” – oh, you mean me?
We exchanged gifts already because I can’t keep a secret. I gave Matt this adorably nerdy Harry Potter card – I couldn’t resist myself and an under armour shirt. His gift for me finally came in and it was this ridiculously thoughtful print for the house. That color blue is my absolute favor color and it’s all over the house already. I can’t even with the fact that he created an etsy account because he knows how much I love handmade thoughtful things and we know he won’t be getting crafty anytime soon :). I am so damn lucky to call this man mine.
The rest of the weekend was spent much of the same – literally glued to each other sides. I love that man so much it makes me tear up sometimes just thinking of how much. I am very grateful for the time we were able to spend together – I just wish there was more of it. There are a lot of things brewing for our future and I’m optimistic towards what’s next for us.
As always, Monday blues cured with perfect weather + great round of Monday golf
xoxo, casey
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