Time After Time

After the insanity that was last weekend in Portugal, the plan for this Bank holiday weekend was to chill, chill and chill some more. But the best plans, as we know by now, are only good for breaking, just like rules - what would life be without a little veering off course?

We did actually spend most of the weekend chilling though - so much so that we did not get out of bed at all Monday, but that was after we broke our agreement to have a quiet one and went to Paul van Dyk and Astrix on Saturday night. Shoes and I have the house to ourselves for the week, while Eyes and Scarves while away their time with Scarf's family in Germany and Switzerland. Her Daddy is rich (and her Mommy's good loooooookin') and often takes the whole fam away for an all expenses paid holiday somewhere across the pond. Two years ago it was Disneyland, this year and last year were reprised trips to the lands of cheese and sauerkraut, with a short stop in the land of baguettes and frog legs this year for good measure. Eyes, being the only perma-partner among the three siblings, is lucky enough to get a free ride. No, I'm not jealous... ok, not VERY jealous... alright fine, so who wouldn't want to have rich relatives of any sort to spirit you away on a scot-free holiday - and after you've just come back from holiday as well? We all would. Yes, that's right, you too, it's not just me wishing my dad was a millionaire (Dad, it's ok that you're not - I love you anyway... just maybe not as much as I would if you were buying me cars and paying for my future house!). Of course, anytime they're away is a little treat for Shoes and I anyway, so even though we're not galavanting around Europe, we are playing house very cosily and relishing the chance to live as a couple, rather than one half of the Awesome Foursome.

After the shenanigans on Saturday night - we got home at 6am and stayed up another hour, enjoying being noisy, irresponsible and wasted - we proceeded to give new meaning to the word lazy, as we dragged our bed into the lounge and did not move from it for most of the rest of the weekend. It's great. It's like camping, but with hot showers and food at your easy disposal. It means you can just fall alseep while watching movies (well, those of us who don't wear contact lenses can, so that would just be Shoes then) and wake up with the kettle practically within arm's reach. Good times.

It was a very relaxing weekend all in all. We did some other things, like shop on ebay, eat (alot) and shop some more, in actual stores this time. Retail therapy and comfort food - two of the greatest things about being a human being.

Tonight we're off to see Atonement, the new Keira Knightley movie, and speaking of that, I have to run as I'm to make a stop at Subway for nosh on the way. Leaving work early after a day of doing a lot of nothing... all this relaxing is making me crave another holiday. :-)