EXCELLENT WEEKEND! This could have been the greatest GAL yet.
Friday night: *sophisticated evening with friends at chic, dark restaurant *lovely red wine and excellent filet mignon *much laughter and silliness (sophisticated silliness, of course)
Saturday morning: Attended laughter yoga. Strange but not unpleasant. Summary of laughter yoga experience-- *took best friend with me (white best friend, not black best friend. Black best friend too sassy to take to any kind of yoga) *wondered what I had gotten myself into when "laughter leader" (yes, she's called that) had us introduce ourselves and do a silly gesture. Others had to imitate your gesture in greeting you *got warmed up by clapping, dancing around, and saying, "Ho ho, ha ha ha"; all participants asked to maintain eye contact to foster sense of community *first activity--pretend you have a peacock feather. Go around and pretend-tickle others. Let others pretend-tickle you. Laugh as you tickle and are tickled *other activities--tell someone a joke but only speak gibberish; pretend you are a bird at the beach and run from the tide as it comes in, laughing as you run; pretend you are a winged creature who laughs as s/he flaps wings; pretend you are royalty in a parade, and laugh haughtily as you wave *MOST VALUABLE PART--deep breathing exercises that came near the end. Excellent for my needs. *Can't believe I did this. Really can't believe I plan to go back. I was on a laughter high for several hours after leaving. I found everything funny. Black best friend said not to ever expect her to go, based on what I told her. White best friend making plans for a sitter so that she doesn't miss the next one.
Saturday afternoon: *pedicure and Chelsea Handler book *Target trip *quality time with iPod and lawnmower
Saturday night: Party with friends. Another friend got his doctorate and had a party to celebrate. Live band, food, open bar. Outstanding. *visited with old friends from school (like from kindergarten through high school) *had rear end slapped nearly a half-dozen times (neutral feelings about this, for now) *danced; was asked by black best friend to stop *spent some time with my friends--the hot cops *had someone say, "I've always wanted to steal you away from [H]. Is he here tonight?" *took plenty of pictures to preserve debauchery forever
Sunday: *woke up after 10+ hours *more yard work *talked to father on the phone (requires a totally separate post) *talked to grandmother on the phone (also requires a totally separate post) *visited mother's grave *dropped off Mother's Day gift for MIL *ate burger, fries, and milkshake for dinner *enjoyed quiet evening with Boxer dog
