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Our first weekend just Jon and I in about a month. Our first weekend with power, heat, warmth, light, etc . . . What are we doing with our first weekend? Friday night was dinner at a nice restaurant with our friend Richard. But Saturday was all for Jon and me. We did some of what you think we’d be doing, thank you. But we also did errands together; pet store, wild bird store, groceries. Went to our favorite metaphysical store. Yule; Winter Solstice; Christmas; is just around the corner, so present buying time. But what we did next was something we hadn’t done in, well, ages, much longer than a month. We came back home and went to separate parts of the house and got to be alone. Jon went to his office and played a new computer game, Dawn of War: Dark Crusade. I stayed in the family room curled up on the couch with the dogs and read. Just me, the dogs, a fire in the fireplace, a cup of tea, and a good book. That is a little slice of heaven. What book? SOME DANGER INVOLVED by Will Thomas, it’s the first in his historical mystery series. It was a rousing book, made me gasp, made me laugh out loud, and the fact that it is his first novel ever, makes me have high hopes for the next book, which I have already. Very cool. Oh, and I got a two hour bath after breakfast this morning. I felt terribly decadent, but it was wonderful. Then we did errands, had lunch out, and then back home to have our separate alone times. We were both way overdue for some alone time. I fed the dogs, then Jon came back over to the main part of the house and we had dinner. He cooked. I do love a man who’s domestic. We watched the first episode of a British television series that we’d bought but not had time to watch. It is soooo not Trinity safe. What series? McCallum starring John Hannah. If the first episode is any indication, wow. After an hour of television we turned off the boob tube, and we both read, different books. What book did Jon read? THE ARMOUR OF CONTEMPT by Dan Abnett. It’s the latest Gaunt’s Ghosts book. We both finished our respective books, with the dogs curled around us, and now it’s time for bed. Time to go to a warm winter’s sleep tucked up in clean sheets with the person you love curled beside you. I feel more relaxed than I’ve felt in ages. I think sometimes I get so focused on everything that has to be done, that I forget to do some things that never have to be done, but if you never do them, it hurts your heart, your soul, and your mind. Today has been a refreshing day, as if I’ve caught a deep breath I’d been chasing. I hope your day has gone well, too. I hope your night will be even better. G’night, all.