Sundays...

Sundays are a weird day for me; they always have been. I remember dreading Sundays when I was a kid. It marks that weird transition from the fun weekend to the start of a new (long) school week, or in this case, work week. I remember being utterly and completely bored out of my skull almost every Sunday. And nothing good is ever on TV. At least on the weekdays, if I'm watching TV in the middle of the day, I can always turn to "The Price is Right", or amuse myself by watching idiots on "Jerry Springer", or tune in to reruns of "Dawson's Creek"...something! All I've seen this morning is boring Sunday news programs talking about the Clinton/Obama drama, real estate shows showcasing houses I can't afford, and japanimation (however you spell it) cartoons- none of which I have the slightest desire to watch. Normally I would lounge on my sectional, flipping through the cable channels which usually have something entertaining to choose from, but now that the Wii has arrived, Alex has taken over my big screen in the living room. I'm barracaded to my room if I want to watch TV, which only has the most basic of basic channels- 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, and 30. I've blogged, I've Myspaced, I've Facebooked, I've e-mailed, and I've Youtubed. What else is there to do?

It doesn't seem like there's as much to do on Sundays. Stores close earlier, places like the zoo and the Science Center are absolutely packed (I avoid big crowds as often as possible), and I just feel like Sunday is my designated "lazy day". Sometimes it's nice to know that I can just chill and relax one day out of the week. I can sleep in, read a good book, watch a movie, take a bubble bath, paint my nails...but as I grow older I'm finding that when I don't have a big long agenda for the day full of "to do" lists, I just don't know what to do with myself. Sadly, I'm looking forward to Monday so I can get back to work and actually keep myself busy.

My "plans" for today? I'm going to work out, of course, since I'm into this whole new routine thing that I'm doing, I'm going to go tanning (not really because I want to, but because I have nothing better to do), and I'm going to wash the dishes. Exciting, exciting stuff. I'll probably take Alex to the park, maybe chat on the phone, and give myself a pedicure. The problem is...I'm not in the mood to do any of that! I want some excitement! Screw it- maybe we'll drive over to Carlyle Lake or out to Innsbrook for a picnic and an afternoon of swimming. But, then again, gas prices are freaking ridiculous and I'm broke! Ughhhh.... I just hate Sundays.

Normally, I'd be going to church right about now, which helps me feel fulfilled (and another plus- it kills about 3 hours. My church's service is VERYVERYVERYVERY long). But, I've decided to find a new church. First of all, it's all the way out in Ferguson, which is about a 25 minute drive. (Again, the gas prices). Mostly, however, it's because it's the same church my ex goes to. The congregation is very small- about 30 people- so it's not like I can just avoid him by disappearing into the crowd. I've gone to some great lengths to make sure I never have to see him again, so being forced to be in the same room with him every Sunday kind of defeats the purpose. I got a new phone number, mostly so he can't contact me. Anyway, I really enjoyed that church, but I think it's more important right now to make sure I have zero contact with that man.

Anyway, I've got to find a new hobby or something.