Summertime and the Livin's Easy...

So, while I haven't had a summer vacation in quite a few years now, I do get a break in some respects. Both of the choirs that I sing for take a break during summer- meaning every Thursday and every other Monday night are now open. Plus, I'm no longer obligated to go to the 11am mass on Sundays, so I guess my Sunday mornings are now more open as well. At first, I wasn't quite sure of what to do with myself. You would think I would be used to this, but after spending the last 9 months running from rehearsal to rehearsal, it's tough to remember what I did before all of this. 

Well, first, I got back on the bike. Once my tired spells after surgery finally went away, I hopped back on the bike. I did 25 miles this past Saturday, so I'd say my energy is totally back after everything. It felt so good to get out there again. Now, I need to start running again. I've also gotten back to reading more. I never stop reading, but when I have stuff going on after work most nights, I typically only get a chance to read over lunch and right before bed. The books go much quicker when I have time to read. I've been reading this series that a friend from choir recommended to me back in February. It's historical fiction/romance (it's in the fiction section not romance at the bookstore). The author is Diana Gabaldon and while they don't really name the series, the first book is called "Outlander". I'm now on book 5 and I have book 6 sitting on my shelf waiting for me, plus, book 7 is coming out this fall. There's a little sci-fi stuff thrown in because this woman accidentally travels back in time and the first book at least is basically the story of this woman from WWII-era trying to survive in Scotland in the 1700's. 

I've also been making more use of my Netflix membership. Catching up on some new movies and some movies that I always wanted to see, but never got a chance to. So, I saw Bride Wars- that was pretty funny. Then I got Tropic Thunder- that was a bit of a disappointment. I thought it was going to be much funnier- on the level of Zoolander, but just wasn't feeling it. Although Tom Cruise's cameo was really good. I saw August Rush which was great until the ending. Why couldn't they wrap up the story a little more? It felt like just as the audience was getting what we were pulling for, they ended it. I hate it when movies do that. Little Miss Sunshine was by far the funniest of the ones I've seen recently. I don't want to ruin anything, but the ending made me laugh out loud and snort a little:) And tonight I watched Thank You for Smoking. I thought it was going to be funnier. It was much more tongue-in-cheek than laugh-out-loud funny. But I enjoyed it. 

And that's what I've been doing so far on my summer vacation. Nice and relaxing. Tonight I even pampered myself while I was watching the movie- I gave myself a nice pedicure. Now my feet will look really cute in the strappy sandals I'm wearing to a friend's wedding tomorrow. And the plans for Father's Day on Sunday will be relaxing as well. We're grilling out and watching the US Open- a perfect afternoon.