We’re trying an experiment: NO TV ALL WEEK.
I’m tired of all the background noise, and it feels like evenings are getting a little depressing- eat dinner in front of the television, bathe Jack and put him down for the night, then more TV until it’s midnight and we should have gone to bed an hour ago but were sucked into some stupid show.
I’m pretty excited about this little project. Hopefully it’ll lead to me being slightly more productive in the evenings. Even blogging takes forever when the TV is on; too much distraction. Thus far (er, tonight) it’s gone really well- we fed Jack some oatmeal & pears, cleaned up what he flung all over the computer and coffee table, gave him his bath and got him all ready for bed- while actually talking to each other instead of just passing the baby back and forth. Crazy, I know.
Anyway, I’ll keep you updated on our progress throughout the week. I have to admit that I’ll miss my Today Show in the morning. Oh well, I have the Jack Show instead.
Brian’s mom, Kathy, was in town this weekend, so Friday evening we braved the storms and headed to Matt’s for dinner. I ordered the beef fajitas “light-style”- it’s not on the menu, but they just bring you extra veggies and corn tortillas instead of flour.
Saturday was crazy busy. I had Laura’s bridal luncheon at Canyon Creek Country Club in the morning, then Joy’s wedding shower/tea that afternoon. I got lost on the way to the luncheon and then was flustered and forgot to take any pictures, but it was so much fun and the food was delicious (macarons!).
My mom and I headed from the bridal luncheon to Joy’s tea. It was held at Rosebud Tea Room. I’d never actually been to a tea before, but it was great…
I love girlie food! Finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and lemon curd, strawberries, tiny brownies, and tea of course.
Joy looked gorgeous, as usual!
With the bride-to-be and the maid of honor (Joy’s sister, Mary Ann):
After the tea I headed home- it’s HARD to be away from the little guy all day. But he was good for Brian & Kathy. They took him to Twisted Root for lunch, and the manager approached them and asked if they had eaten at Matt’s the night before. Apparently she had eaten there as well and recognized Jack!
We were all excited to take Kathy to Smoke for dinner, but after driving all the way to Oak Cliff, we learned that they had changed the menu since we last visited in May. You can no longer order the meat and sides separately; now all that’s offered are entrees with set sides. Much pricier AND I didn’t see the pickled veggies. Very, very sad.
It was getting late so we decided to cut our losses and headed to Red Hot & Blues instead. We all ordered the same thing: Carolina pulled-pork sandwich with 2 ribs on the side.
I’m sad that I didn’t get any pics of Jack with Kathy this weekend, but you can see how excited Chloe was to have her Nana around.
Today we took Kathy to the airport and then headed home so Brian could watch the World Cup (pre-no TV pact) while Jack napped and I pulled weeds in the front garden. After getting all sweaty and gross in the flower bed, it was time for a swim.
Poor Jack. Have I mentioned how the only shaded floats left at Target were the girly pink ones? At that point we were on our third Target and decided that he’d just have to suck it up. Luckily The Senator doesn’t seem to care.
We had a mini-crisis. Chloe came with us over to Zach’s to swim, and we let her splash around in the pool for a few minutes to cool off (Brian was holding her). He put her on the top step and was showing her how to get out when she just hopped off the ledge into the water… and sunk like a bowling ball. Luckily I was right there and grabbed her, but the poor thing was PISSED. She spent the rest of the time running circles around the pool, barking at us. She wouldn’t even let Brian touch her for the next 2 hours. Sorry, puglet. Doesn’t she look indignant?
Snuggling with my water baby.
Time to upload pics, shower and head to bed!!! I’m meal planning for this week and think brisket tacos might be in our future. Yes sireee.
- SURVEY -
What would/do you do with a TV-free weeknight?
I have friends at work that have a designated NO TV Night. They really enjoy it.
I could give up TV much easier than I could the internet. How sad is that?
To be honest, I would prolly spend it on the computer..that is not a win win lolol..I hope the no tv thing treats you well though! It will be nice for you to actually chat with your hubby with no distractions (cept baby of course)
And what a good distraction that is!
We have the same float but they only had blue with duckies! I’ll trade you!
(Love seeing Joy’s shower photos! What a beautiful bride!!)
We were unplugged for the first 3 years of marriage. We just netflixed it. It was awesome. We were better rested and connected. But we’re plugged in now and so we get to watch our favorite shows again (and be able to understand what people are saying…so many pop culture references we didn’t get…).
Hope the week goes well. You’ve inspired me to try to unplug again (in moderation, of course).