This weekend was all about celebrating a few things, and letting go of the stress. It took me at least half a day to unwind enough to start to let go, but I think I succeeded in the end. It’s really hard for me to get those wheels to stop turning, but by Sunday, I wasn’t even noticing strange people’s uncovered backflow preventers.

For one weekend we weren’t parents, we didn’t have jobs and businesses, and there weren’t any other weird things hanging over our heads. It all boiled down to he and I, and a small little world with the focus on each other. I would have thought that he would get tired of so much of me, but he didn’t seem to, and I was perfectly happy to spend all of my time and mental energy on him. Of course, that also involved a lot of just turning everything off, of sleeping in and watching TV in the room from the hot tub, a couple of slugs with no muscle tension left at all.

 We did have a few things on our agenda, but not very many. I didn’t care where or when we ate, but what we had was universally very good. I got a crab fix, and had lamb chops one night that rolled my eyes back in a foodgasm.

We went shopping three times to two outdoor stores. One, Cabela’s, was our nominal reason for going to Reno. It’s the closest one to California, and I’ve always wanted to go to one of the stores in person. Lord knows I send them enough money over the internet. I was feeling so mellow that I didn’t even bring the camera to the store, and that’s not like me. We spent half a day in there at the hunter’s toy store, dropping plenty of change, and I walked out with a shiny new pair of binoculars, among other things. I’ve never had a good set before, and that’s something that you really need to try out in person. I could have just kept on shopping, but not being able to buy guns in Nevada (as a California resident) neatly nipped that in the bud.

There was a Sportsman’s Warehouse near our hotel too, which was an unexpected shopping bonus, and we ended up there twice. I’m sort of glad there isn’t one of those closer to us either, as I could see that being a wallet drain too. Having two hunters in the family is no good for checks and balances on the spending; we tend to egg each other on when it comes to our hobby, but that’s OK as long as we keep an eye on the budget. It’s just fine right now; one of the things we were celebrating.

But eventually we had to come home, and I wasn’t ready for the weekend to end. Things I had to do started piling back up into my head, but they’re hanging with more of a dull roar in the back of my head than the screaming and hollering I was hearing before we left. I feel so much better, recharged and ready to handle things. Good thing too, as I’ve got a whole lot coming up, but whatever. I’m not going to worry about things for now, just deal with them as they come up.