Friday again! What are your plans this weekend? Do you see the weekend as a chance to get out and experience new things or do you prefer to stay at home, flop on the sofa and relax? Go out for dinner, entertain at home, catch up on chores or go to the gym (maybe even all of them and more)? Or are weekends just another working day(s) for you?
I can hardly remember weekends pre-children but they definitely used to involve going out on both Friday and Saturday night. These days I probably need a week to recover if I go out two nights in a row! If I cast my mind back ten years ago, my hazy memory also seems to recall long brunches with a cheeky Bloody Mary or two (where we actually got to read the papers instead of just snatching a quick glance at the headlines while trying to stop the kids from wrecking the place), perhaps a spot of shopping on the King’s Road or a matinee showing of a film that didn’t carry a U rating.
As it’s half term, this weekend is gloriously free of kids’ activities which means no hunting around for football boots and swimming goggles (how come they’re never in the same place from one weekend to the next?) first thing tomorrow morning. Our autumn birthday marathon is nearing the finish line, culminating in my eldest son’s tenth birthday on Monday (double figures! Or as he keeps saying to me ‘mum I’m almost a teenager now!’ 😱) so on Sunday it’s time for his party which seems to have escalated to include 19 kids…Luckily we have roped in some friends to help but I’m thinking of bringing my ear plugs…
As Cameron’s party is so close to bonfire night it is customary for us to go to a fireworks display in the evening after his party, complete with fairground rides and toffee apples for the kids and mulled wine for the adults.
Anyway, enough about me. Please share your plans or your ideal weekend – I’d love to know 🙂 And whatever you’re doing, have a good one! X
A Spoonful of Style 
My weekend plan is to study. Super fun 😉 Have a great weekend and good luck with the birthday party 🙂
Thank you. Good luck with the studying. What subject is it? X
Linguistics. It is very cool. Thank you 🙂
Happy weekend! I just went out 2 nights in a row, i probably need a week to recover like u said!
We’ve just had a very busy month so trying to take it a bit easy before the Christmas parties start! X
Good gawd, I’m about to break a record to 3 nights in a row. It’s a long weekend here so everyone who hasnt left town wants to party. Why can’t I learn how to say no? After tonight I think I’m hibernating until next year! Lucky no Christmas parties for me! Sounds like fun though x
Oh wow three nights! I can never say no to a party either. The run up to Christmas is fun but it can be quite stressful too and finding baby sitters is sometimes a nightmare. Enjoy the party! X
thank you! Enjoy the rest of the weekend x
Rest and blog but they are hardly synonymous right? 🙂
Sounds like a good plan. I look forward to reading your posts. X
Happy weekend! My plan this weekend is to bake, catch up on some online courses, and hopefully relax!
That sounds lovely. Look forward to some more yummy recipes on your blog. X
My favorite weekends are the ones with no events on the calendar and plenty of time for books, family, games, cooking, and knitting. Thanks for a fun post! -Amy at http://www.momgoeson.wordpress.com
Me too. I get really excited when there’s nothing in the calendar and we can just have some family time – go for a walk, eat roast dinner, watch a movie etc. Have a great weekend. X
Hanging out and catching up on housework. Maybe golf, maybe not! 😉
Sounds like a good weekend. My husband loves golf and both my sons take lessons. I’ve never tried it, maybe I should. X
We have a long weekend in our house and it’s not long enough! Can’t believe it’s half over! I was mentally prepped for a good long holiday…
It always goes so quickly. My kids have an extra day off school tomorrow and my husband has taken a day’s holiday as its our son’s birthday. But then its back to normal on Tuesday. Hope you enjoy your weekend. X
I would have to rest a whole week after only one night out 😛
I haven’t been out in ages.Last time was about 3 years ago when I went to visit my friend in San Diego and we went to a piano bar.It was actually fun,2 guys played 2pianos and you could ask for songs.This weekend we went to a double birthday party a 4 and a 6 years old 😀 We had lots of fun, but there were no party bags, so you can stop giving party bags even at 4 years old 😛 Xoxo Fanni
That sounds fun, I would love to go to California.
This is definitely the last year I to party bags for my eldest, they are such a waste of money! Unfortunately all the kids here expect them at the end of a party and would probably complain loudly if there weren’t any…x
Oh, we had such plans! But the week just rocked us . . . A party the previous Friday and Saturday night (I am still tired from two nights staying out in the early morning hours), volunteering in the classroom for each of the three boys (over three days), Halloween preparations and parties, and trick-or-treating . . . and then the bloody time change! The rainy weather was calling for movies and binging on treats.
Sounds like you’ve been busy. And two nights out in a row, I don’t think I could do it these days!! Sometimes its nice to just chill in front of a movie instead of rushing around. We had lots of things planned last week that didn’t happen for one reason or another but it was still a good half term. Xx