These days, I don’t need elaborate plans to enjoy my vacation. As a matter of fact, thanks to a surplus of paid time off, I can pick and choose when I want to accommodate some elaborate plan to have fun.
So, when coworkers asked how I planned to send our latest three-day weekend, I proudly said eat barbecue (my sister is a grill master), drink (red wine and tequila, but not together), and juggle various creative projects while binge-watching TV. One coworker recommended a tequila brand to me. That was a timely recommendation since my sister, the grill master, had used all but a corner of my tequila in her quest to make “Smoky Peach” margaritas.
As if grilling on Saturday wasn’t enough of a cooking task, my sister also made a Banana Split Cake on Sunday. Mom used to make this dessert on a regular rotation when we were growing up.
My sole cooking contribution to the long weekend was making breakfast on Labor Day morning, consisting of waffles with a mixed berry garnish; scrambled eggs with cheese, cayenne and garlic powder; and bacon.
In between all the eating, drinking and TV-watching, I worked on several projects: typing up my past journals, illustrating, and I finally managed to complete the digital film of my family reunion, which had taken place this past June.
Not only had I shot and edited the video, but I sound mixed it as well. That left the podcast and my aunt’s surprise birthday post-production to do. After I finish those two things, I’m not taking on any other new projects until I get my pharmacy technician license…I’ll just see now that I tempted fate.