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I work at a seven-day-a-week type of job. I only work on five of those seven days but sometimes my days off come at weird times that do not coincide with my friends and family. Sometimes it's a Tuesday here and a Thursday there but my boss does a really good job of making sure that each of us gets a full weekend every month. I really appreciate that.
A few weeks ago, I checked my schedule and noticed this… the most delightful and oftentimes rare gem that is usually reserved for government employees on obscure holidays. This--this Friday, today, is the beginning of my Three Day Weekend. And I'm sick. No, I'm not on death's door or anything but I'm a not as delightful feeling as I would prefer for this holiday. So I'll be spending Friday drinking hot honeys, watching and re-watching Adele Live at Royal Albert Hall and stepping outside for some breaths of fresh air. I'll get better, dangit! Because this half-cold will not get a girl down.
So, I have been planning. How will I spend my time?
It was most important to me that I get to spend some serious time with my sisters. They, along with their respective families, will be moving in opposite directions of the country early in the summer and who knows when we'll all be able to get together again. Also, the longer that I've thought about it--in the last ten years have I ever spent a day with just my sisters? I don't know that I have! So we made plans to meet up in Salina and do very typical girl-type things on Saturday. Pedicures, shopping, maybe a burrito if things get extra out of hand. I'm so excited about it.
Sunday is going to be a lot of fun also. It'll be fun for you, too, if you feel so interested. There is a Numana benefit at the McPherson Community building on February 19th from 2:00-7:00. It's called Music With a Mission and sources say that there will be a fair amount of generosity, food and excellent, local musicians. One of the acts--a group comprised of four of the most wonderful men I've had the pleasure of befriending here in McPherson--I Heard A Lion. You can hear their music here and at the community building this Sunday. If you can't make it on Sunday but still want to listen to them live--they're also playing a show in Wichita this Thursday and I'm sure there will be information all about that on their Facebook page. What I'm saying is: make an effort to feed the hungry and also make an effort to listen to I Heard a Lion. There's no way you could regret either of those activities.
Hey, you. Have a great weekend.
Libby Parker is using her English degree in the only way she knows how. With an undeniable appreciation for the human condition, she was born with a storyteller's perspective. Itching to take the idea of a small town, Midwestern girl from kitschy and cliche to something universal and relatable, she tells stories. She's a regular person living in a familiar town embarking on the same, ordinary events as everyone else. She's inviting you to talk with her about how we're all unique and individual but we're all, comfortingly, very much the same.
