Homebodies

We’ve been the quintessential homebodies over the past week. I’ve got more time and more energy these days, now that I’m not babysitting a wayward client, so I’m trying to enjoy life. And Nate’s taken a slight hiatus from his uber-networking schedule for the holidays. He’s played a lot of tennis, and I’ve introduced free weights into my evening schedule after each run.We even did yard work this weekend. If that’s not the epitome of homebody, I don’t know what is.Friday we hosted another couple for dinner at our house. I love dinner parties! And leftovers from dinner parties are the BEST! I guess we really lived it up on Friday night, since I didn’t get dressed until 2:00 the next afternoon. We both got up late, and when I finally ventured out of bed, all I managed to do was meander to the couch. Nate was there, trying to nurse his hangover.Dude was dru-uunnk! He was so funny: He would tell a story, and then, as if someone hit the rewind button, he would begin to tell the story again with no additional information. I love making fun of Nate in his vulnerable state, and this occasion was no different. He was really mad at me, but he didn’t really remember come Saturday

Booze: Here on Friday night, gone by Saturday morning!

Our two great accomplishments of Saturday were going on a run around Greenlake and making a homemade lasagna. We took the lasagna over to Bellevue to provide a housewarming dinner to our buddy who just moved from Juneau. After a nice meal and a short visit, we headed home to be homebodies for the rest of the evening.You know you’ve hit true home-body status when, at 8:00 on Saturday evening the entire family is in their PJ’s, sitting on the couch and ready for bed. But there’s hope for these two homebodies. We’re off to Boston on Thursday, to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends, and then we’ll spend the weekend in New York. Hopefully, we’ll capture some of that big-city mentality that’s been slowly waning from our lives.I can’t wait for the Freedom Trail, Paul Revere’s ride, the MOMA, Central Park and the MET.