Spring break 2014. After a fairly relaxing weekend for Mike and I, we are getting ready to fill up spring break with entertainment. Or should we just relax and let the kids do what they want; which we know would consist of staring at screens for most of the 2 weeks. Like every modern-day parent, we have to fight the lure of the ipad/itouch/computer for the attention of our kids.
Bronwyn has become something of a reader. Proud at the speed with which she gets through a book. Her suggestion of things to do during the break was read. OK! She spent last night at her best friend, Izzy's, birthday party. I will get her soon and quite possibly have to listen to which girl was exclusive and which girl was being rude etc. At this age it seems that girls are very highly competitive and judgmental about each other...does that change? (rhetorical question).
The problem is getting River unglued from his ipad and, in particular, from the game "Plants vs Zombies". If permitted, he will play this game non-stop. He will also talk about it non-stop - to anyone who will listen. It takes quite an effort to pull him away and coerce him into playing something else like Lego.
The rained poured down on Saturday and Sunday...it is March and this is Vancouver, no surprises there. Of course this scuppered our plans for a long walk and so, instead, we watched the final couple of episodes of True Detective. It was okay. A bit of an anti-climax. I am skeptical of all the hype, anyway. The characters are interesting, particularly Rust - the sub-plot is the oh-so-familiar hunt for a serial killer who is torturing and killing/raping women and children (is there really nothing else??). Stereo-types of dubious evangelic extremists groups. Wonderful scenery and sets. But no intriguing women characters. Apparently in this ground-breaking series they kept to all the formulaic traditions of a serial killer-detective show. Perhaps it was considered just TOO ground-breaking (the audience just isn't ready for it!) to write a role for a woman that wasn't as a dead person (carefully crafted dialogue and images that lead us to picture a rape and torture scene), a prostitute, or a nagging wife/girlfriend. This gets tiresome for me. So I was entertained as long as I could push these glaring defects off to one side.
After a Saturday spent lazing together, we went over to Trini and Lorne's for dinner and drinks. This felt incredibly grown up. We had a good time and it was great to catch up. They live 5 minutes away and yet we don't get together very much. I'd like to alter that pattern. We chatted and talked about this and that, entertained ourselves with their 3 cats (one of who is very shy), and commented on photos as they came up on the TV/computer screen-saver. It was fun. Mike and I, even after a year of living together, still consider ourselves a new couple; emerging slowly into the world of a dinners and outings with other people. We are both relatively quiet homebodies too - it has to be said. Sunday was another lazy day. Reading. I am reading "The In-between World of Vikram Lall", and thoroughly enjoying it. Mark brought the kids back after they spent the weekend with him. And now we begin.
2 comments:
Has it really been a year that you and Mike have been living together? No wonder it feels like so long since we hung out!
Have fun on Spring Break! Once you're into a regular routine again, maybe you and Mike and S and I could get together for that drink/dinner we talked about lo these many moons ago!
Hi there,
Yes, it has been that long! And it's been way too long since we hung out. I'm slowly getting back into the 'loop'. Let's get together once the routine is re-established. Will FB you!
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