Yes, this is a "weekend recap" post. November 20, 2006

I’m drinking tea, the herbal kind, sweetened with honey-in-a-bear-shaped-container, both of which I bought during a whirlwind of impulse shopping at Target with my boyfriend’s mother. I somehow managed to drop $150 on nonsense such as herbal tea (I hate tea!), a paper towel holder to replace the perfectly fine, non-broken, absolutely functional paper towel holder I already have and fake berry branches in a fake vase with FAKE WATER.

Ah, the suburbs.

We had a good weekend. Other than coming to the unfortunate realization that cigarette smoke from the Boy’s mother who smokes like a chimney + Clink’s sensitive allergies = an asthma attack scare in the middle of the night.

Lots of time was spent with his parents, which meant that lots of time was spent deflecting questions such as “when are you two going to make it official?” and “won’t it be nice to have more grandchildren?”

We managed to sneak away for a few hours to the Boy’s alma mater. The Boy’s “let me show you around” turned into an all-out eating tour during which we (each) consumed two slices of pizza, a “Goldenboy” sandwich (which should come with a “warning, this product may clog multiple arteries” disclaimer), frozen yogurt and a plate of cheese fries. That’s right. EACH.

Which is why today I am drinking tea in an effort to stave off hunger in an effort to eat very little in an effort to perhaps balance out yesterday’s CalorieFest 2006.

Overall, despite the fact that I am still dealing with a runny nose and an itchy throat and shortness of breath, it was just what we needed. An escape from a city that has come to represent all things stressful to us at this moment in time. Also, I always fall in love with him all over again when I see him through the eyes of the people that gave birth to him.

And that alone was worth the extra five pounds now residing on my hips.