Following Friday’s events in Paris, I figured that this past weekend should be spent doing things I enjoy without feeling guilty. Life is short. Housework and errands will be there whenever you get to it.

Saturday, Kathryn’s new love, Venus, told Kathryn she did not want to leave the field by giving her a nice strong kick in the back of her thigh. Luckily, it is just a nasty bruise in the shape of a hoof. While Kathryn was home icing the bruise, her attentive parents went to the UMD women’s basketball game. A nice gentleman gave us his center court seats that he wasn’t using. He said his son was nervous about being in the Xfinity Center following the Paris incident.  His fear was our gain and we enjoyed the great seats and great win.

Sunday we spent the afternoon watching the Redskin game with friends at their house. I haven’t watched a full football game all season and I guess, if I was going to watch one, Sunday’s big win for the Skins was a good one to watch. We were going to stay just until halftime – you know – so we could get home and do a few things and ended up staying the whole game. Funny how it really didn’t matter.

During my “enjoy life” weekend I also stayed clear of all political talk. No debate watching. No reading about the debate the following day. It was kind of nice. I was quiet on Facebook. A weekend voyeur.

Today it’s back to reality. Back to watching the news. Back to chores. Back to work. Everyone should take a few guilt free days or even hours and unplug. Spend time with your friends and family. Spend time with yourself. Watch that episode of “Law and Order” you’ve seen 50 times.  Hang out with your dog. Play that mindless video game. It does the mind good.