An actual day off

Ever since I started my new job, (which is my first actual full time job) all my days off have been filled with errands and other stuff I had to take care of (and then it was filled with wedding planning activities after Russell proposed). So I've really never felt like my days off have been days off. They've been days that I still had to "work". I just didn't have to go into the office.

I've spent the past two days working and trying to not think about serious wedding stuff. I didn't want to think about planning anything. I needed to de-stress. All the wedding planning was starting to get overwhelming. I still have a little under three months to plan. While it doesn't seem like a lot of time to plan a wedding, it's still a decent amount of time to plan. I don't need to have everything figured out in a month, I can take my time. I feel a whole lot better.

That being said, today was my day off. And it was actually a day off. I slept in until 2:30pm. I took the dog out for a walk, (and I'm still trying to figure out what we're going to do with him. Keeping him doesn't seem like an option and it doesn't look like we're going to find his owner) I took my time getting ready.

I made Russell take pictures with me before we went over to his parent's house. Oh! And in case any of you were wondering, Russell is currently rocking out to Glee's version of "Hit Me Baby One More Time" in our kitchen, living room, and hallway.

We got to his parent's house and I started questioning how he puts up with me because I made him listen to the same two songs on repeat the entire ride to his parent's house. Which is a good half hour drive considering that they live in Henderson. His dad was watching some show on Food Network about this guy who goes and tries to duplicate famous secret recipes. Today he was trying to duplicate KFC's original chicken recipe. The KFC CEO or whoever said that if he duplicated the recipe that they would give him free KFC for the rest of his life. He didn't get it exactly, but they still gave him the free KFC for the rest of his life. (Whatever happened to losing and getting nothing? I guess that wouldn't make a show though.)

Russell's mom came home from teaching one of her jewelry making classes during the show and she brought home some molding chocolate so we could play with it and taste them to make sure I liked it. (I already decided I wanted chocolate heart lollipops at each place setting.) I thought it would be a lot more complicated from what I've seen done with molding chocolate, but it was super easy. And it's really yummy! (we were afraid the colored chocolate would make it taste different.)

I got to bring some of the molding and chocolate home with me so I could make some at home, and practice. I just got to figure out a way to keep Russell and Kenzie from eating them. (They're both unnaturally addicted to chocolate.)

I forgot what days off were supposed to feel like. But I imagine it feels something like this. :)