Yesterday

Yesterday was a pretty awesome day if I do say so myself. It may not have started off on the right foot, but it was quickly turned around.

I woke up with some really bad allergy issues. I know a lot of people that have allergy troubles, but this year it seems to be worse than the ones before. I was not really all there in church (my head apparently decided to become super congested). After church, Ben had a baseball game. I couldn't really sit out for the entire game and watch it (see: allergy-related issues). Instead, I headed to Mid Rivers Mall. I will state that I am not a mall person. In fact, I don't really like spending money or shopping unless it is to purchase fun electronic gadgets (or head to Goodwill to get great deals on things I probably don't need). This trip was a little different though. I am trying to explore the Saint Louis area since I have recently become a resident of the city. So this trip was more about getting out and seeing a new part of the area I hadn't seen before. It was a worthwhile trip. I got a few Card's t-shirts for the game I'm going to next Saturday. Mid Rivers also has a Slacker's CDs and Games within the mall. In case you are not familiar with Slacker's, they specialize in the resale of music, DVDs, and video games. AKA a really fun place for me to waste some time when needed. I wandered around for quite some time, with nothing really catching my eye. I looked for some DVDs I have been wanting (which they didn't have), checked out the comic book section (yep, you read that right), and peered into what they had to offer concerning Game Cube games. I had already chatted with the guy behind the register (because I like being friendly) and had said the "Goodbye, enjoy the day" conversation. I was on my way out, then BOOM! I spotted it. A 2 DVD set that I knew I had to buy- Coheed's "Neverender" live from NYC set. I have been so busy this month (and pretty much the beginning of this year as well) that I was not even aware that the awesomeness had been released on DVD. Think that's exciting? I haven't even gotten to the best part of the day yet.

After actually enjoying a trip to a mall, I headed back to watch some of Ben's ball game. I didn't get to see much, except for a grand slam for the WIN! (Okay, Ben was not the one who got the grand slam, but it was still awfully sweet!) We left the game, home to let him shower and change for work, and then we had the pleasure of attending a family picnic. My cousin Christy and her family were in town from Florida, so it was nice to be able to visit with them.

After dropping Ben off at work around five, my plan was to go back to my apartment and continue the never-ending process of unpacking and going through all of my things. While that's really what I should have done for the remainder of the night until I met Ben back at Llywelyn's, I really only did that for a short period of time.

The aforementioned DVD was really calling my name.

So.

I put my cell phone on silent and only checked it every so often. I didn't even bother trying to connect to the free wifi that I found floating through the air in my living room. Instead I turned out the lights, opened the windows, grabbed a sweet Coors Light and threw in said DVD. Best DVD purchase ever? Why yes, it was. And you bet your rear end that I danced around my living room until I went back to Llywelyn's.

Besides the obvious, why, should are probably asking, is this so very awesome?

My answer to that question is that I cannot remember the last night I just decided to focus completely on myself. Yes, I should really get that unpacking completely done, but I've done a pretty good job of getting to where I currently stand. I could have done laundry, but I've got all kinds of time to do that. Bottom line is, I rarely have the time to spend on myself. Most of the time when that opportunity arises, I end up doing some sort of busy work, because I am used to being overwhelmed. Last night was the exacty opposite of overwhelming. It was liberating. Plus, I've got all of 'Heed's songs in a live version now. Pretty sweet if you ask me.

I encourage you all to do these sorts of things for yourself every so often. (And, really, I plan on practicing what I preach from now on, so to say.) And if you like Coheed, I really do suggest this DVD. If the idea of having their entire library on DVD isn't tempting enough, they do a cover of IM's "The Trooper" that pretty much melted my face off. I put it back together, but barely. ;)