Well, it wasn't great (never is...!) but it wasn't as bad as it's sometimes been either. ;) My usual choice of activity is to spend the afternoon hiding out in a dark movie theatre ;) and thank goodness there was a comedy playing that I thought might be fun, & that's been reasonably well reviewed: "Long Shot" with Seth Rogen & Charlize Theron. Some of it was kind of raunchy, as Rogen's stuff often is -- but it was actually kind of cute overall, & they did have chemistry. I don't think I've seen Charlize Theron in a comedy before.
But first -- would you believe when we walked into the theatre, they were playing a clip montage as part of the pre-show: movie scenes featuring (what else??) moms & kids (Shirley Maclaine & Debra Winger in "Terms of Endearment," Meryl Streep & Amanda Seyfried in "Mamma Mia," etc.). "Happy Mother's Day from Cineplex." I couldn't believe it. I go to the movies to hide out from this stuff! :p
Earlier in the week, it was both nephews' wives birthdays (they were born on the exact same day, same year -- what are the odds, right?). BIL & SIL invited us to come over for dinner (homemade pizza, including a tomato-free option for me!). The kids were there, and we had birthday cake to celebrate. The dog was deliriously happy to see us all. :) Thankfully, they'd already exchanged Voldemort Day gifts before we arrived. I wished the girls happy birthdays when we came in, & Oldest Nephew's pregnant wife started to say "Hap--" and then caught herself. :p Oh well. It was a good time overall... but I was exhausted by the time we got home. I can do these days/events -- but they (still) do take a toll!
Hope you all survived too!
* Voldemort Day = my personal nickname for That Painful Sunday in May (Just Passed) Which Shall Not Be Named :)
You can find more of this week's #MicroblogMondays posts here.
I'm glad you survived! Jeezum, the movie montage... Argh. That is a sneak attack you don't expect! I want to go see that movie, it looks highly entertaining, and I love that it seems to be a reversal of the "girl going for a guy out of her league" romantic comedy storyline. Sounds like a great way to spend the day that must not be named!
ReplyDeleteThere were moments I was stealing your title for the day, hehe.
ReplyDeleteBummer on the clip montage and the niece-in-law's near slip. I can see how Voldemort Day takes a toll!
Now you have a 364-day break (til it comes around again in the US, anyway).
I survived as well, my sister had a her baby on friday so the whole weekend was pretty much spent taking care of her, they both came home on Mother's Day which occupied my mind for a while. I'm from Dominican Republic so our Mother's Day is 5/26/19, can't wait for it to be over.
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