Because I can
October 24, 2009I woke up at a quarter till 6 AM this morning — ok, that’s a damn lie. My dog woke me up at a quarter to 6 this morning. I walked her, and then the puppy and and then I was wide awake. So, I walked to starbucks and the grocery to get the furballs some bones to chew on and then strolled on home.
But that wasn’t enough. I finished my mocha and decided I was in the mood for a beer. Why? Well, one could argue that it is a football saturday and that of course you shold wake up and start drinking early. But that would also be a damn lie. My team has lost their chances at a National Championship and I am pissed at them right now. So, the TV isn’t on, even though Kirk Herbstreit is on there somewehere with his pretty eyes and gorgeous face and that voice that….well, the TV is off.
No, I felt like having a beer and I went and got some coronas and I am sitting in front of my fire at 20 till noon on a Saturday, drinking for no reason other than that I can.
It was a discussion I had with the boys at the bar after work yesrterday. One guy ducked out because his wife was pissed at him from the night before. And another one sipped his beer and fretted over this crazy broad he knows. And I….well, I just smiled at them and laughed when they told their silly stories.
I am free and clear of all that. I have two dogs that willl drive me crazy once in a while, and a house guest that can make my apt seem even smaller than it is, but other than that, I am footloose and collar free. I have no husband that I am commmitted to. I have no children that take up all my time and freedom. And the only crazy responsiblity that I have is a job. Just one job. No more of the crazy work two jobs and still have no money.
Some people would think all that sounds kind of boring and unfulfilling. But believe me….right now, I am soaking it all in.
Life is not easy. I understand that like no other. And I am riding out the quiet before the on coming storm.
But today, this quiet, crisp morning, I am going to finish my beer and then take the dogs to go run around in a river for a few hours. Sounds like a good Saturday to me, football or no football
