Simple, Satisfying Saturdays

I wrote a long post on Friday night but Friday night didn’t seem like the right day to put up a long post, so you’ll be seeing in tomorrow.

Yesterday was a nice day. A simple Saturday. A satisfying Saturday. I really like simple, satisfying Saturdays. We had only one thing planned but the rest of the day kind of fell into place without much effort. At the end I felt very satisfied.

The one thing we had planned was martial arts for my son and I at 10am. He wants to test for his red belt, and needs to add a third class a week to his training to get ready, and he decided on Saturday’s class to add. I already go on Saturdays, so it wasn’t a big change for me, but when I start staying for sparring again we’ll have to figure out the logistics of getting my son home. But today he just waited for my class to be over and we went home together.

On the way home my husband texted with the address of a falafel place we could try. My son had been asking what falafel was (it was mentioned in a book he was listening to), and we both realized we hadn’t had falafel in a long time and really wanted to have it again. So while my son and I were at martial arts, my husband found a falafel spot with good reviews. We decided to walk to it once my son and I got home.

My son wasn’t super enthused about taking a walk AFTER martial arts but he agreed once I offered him an Icee from the 7-11 near the restaurant. I also promised him that Sunday could be a “totally chill day”.

The walk was really nice. The sun was shining after several cold, cloudy days. My daughter was with her grandparents so it was just the three of us. We chatted about stuff. My son ate lunch while we walked. It was very pleasant.

We couldn’t order online, so once we ordered at the window we had 15 minutes to kill. My son filled a cavernous plastic cup with three different flavors of Icee. My husband snagged a few rapid antigen tests from Walgreens. I grabbed a couple things we needed from the grocery store. Then we all walked back home.

The food was good. I really like falafel! We’ll be ordering from there again soon.

After stuffing myself, I walked to the library to pick up some books we had on hold. I found a bunch of other good stuff for the kids too. My daughter was home when I returned.

Back at home I made enough pumpkin pancakes two weeks of both kids’ lunches. It’s easy to push this task back and back until I can’t actually get it done, so I was pleased to finish it on Saturday.

While I was flipping pancakes, our kids got ready to DM their campaigns. We haven’t played D&D in a long time, so it was fun to return to their specific stories. We played for almost two hours, and I was glad we made it happen.

After kid bedtime my husband and I watched Passing, which I really liked.

Today I’m going for a run (I need to leave for this in the next 10-15 minutes!) before we enjoy bagels with my in-laws when they come to pick up our son for his “chill day” (which I decided to outsource because I’m not a fan of keeping my son occupied at home all day). At noon my daughter is getting her ears pierced. I’m worried that getting ears pierced when daily mask wearing is necessary is a mistake, but it’s clear she has to make that mistake herself or I’ll never hear the end of it. So we’re going to a well regarded piercing spot and we’ll see what happens. I hope I can find a new nose ring, I’ve needed one for a while.

Then my daughter and I will try to find her some jeans (she thinks she wants a pair of baggy jeans, but she is very “selective” about what she wears so I doubt we’ll find any she likes. Still, it will be fun to spend the day with her. She is very much an 11 year old and she’s changing so fast these days. I know I need to cherish these moments when she very much wants to be with me. And I’ll do just that. I hope we can eat at In-n-Out because that is her favorite.

How are you spending this weekend? I hope it’s simple and satisfying!