A Long Weekend

I guess it's been a while since I last posted.  I tried to write a post on Thirsday but I just wasn't into it and didn't have much to say.  So I didn't post what I wrote.  Then yesterday was a holiday so I had off, which would seem like a perfect opportunity to post except I try not to be on the computer or attached to technology when I'm home with Evan.  And when he was napping I did the responsible thing and watched NCIS and Parenthood.  I can proudly announce that I finished the entire season 4 of Parentohood already and am tempted to watch the live version on TV this season, but am not 100% sure.  I just don't know if I can wait an entire year...but then I hate waiting in anticipation each week because they end each show on a thread.  And now I have to choose another series to watch.  Any good suggestions out there?  I don't have a lot of options because I'm watching it on Amazon Prime.  I really wanted to watch Call the Midwives, but it's not on Prime.  Oh well.  I can watch Friday Nigh Lights or Downton Abby or Covert Affairs, and maybe some others.  I will have to see.  I need something good that entertains me while I wash dishes and fold laundry.

This weekend was pretty low-key, which was nice.  After a couple of go-go-go weekends it was nice to stay in the house and chill.  It rained a lot all week and even on Friday night.  That didn't stop us from heading to the football game.  We just put our rain gear on.

On Saturday I went grocery shopping and took Evan to the park.  The park wasn't that fun because he's a bit too little for the big slides and there were no swings, but it was nice to be outside.  We also went to Red Robin, which I love, and had some hamburgers and spent some money at Target.  I bought candy corn M&Ms, but they aren't that tasty.  A bit too sweet for me, but that hasn't stopped me from eating a bunch of them.

Sunday we went to my sister's for dinner and I actually went for a run, by myself.  No baby, no jogging stroller, just me, my shoes, and the pavement.  It was nice and I went 4.5 miles.  I was just gonna do 4 miles but the run felt so great the I ended up doing an extra half mile.  Then I walked the dog to cool down.  

I don't know what's up with his hair.  It is always looks like he just woke up.

Yesterday was beautiful out so Evan and I took Dolce for a nice walk, played on the swings again, and hung out waiting for the dryer guy to come fix the dryer.  I made some bread but I forgot to add the water so it turned out a bid solid and dry, so I threw it out.  I also made salsa chicken in the crock pot and crepes.  In the evening my sister invited me over for hot apple cidar, so I took Evan in his truck and we walked over there.  It was definitely a commitment pushing him in the truck, but he managed just fine.  I read a few books to my sister's kids and drank cidar before walking back home.  Then I ate dinner, cleaned up, did a chem assignment, and went to bed.

He looks so chill...hopefully this isn't a preview of his driving style.

Now it's Tuesday and it's back to work.  Fun times!

How was your weekend??!

I never thought I'd...Thursday

Have you ever done something you never thought you'd do?  Yeah, me too.

I never thought I'd be so addicted to television shows!  I hardly ever watched TV before.  Like never.  I went years without television, in college, in the Peace Corps.  And now, I still don't watch much TV, but I sure do enjoy television shows on Amazon.

It only took me years to figure out that I got free movies and shows with my Amazon Prime account.  I've had Amazon Prime for three or four years and I thought it was only good for free shipping.  I had no clue that I could stream movies and TV.  And then two things happened: 1) My co-worker told me about streaming shows and movies for free on Amazon Prime, and 2) I got an iPad mini for my birthday.

And it has been all down hill since then.

The first show I started watching was Parenthood.

 

I would watch it while folding clothes and stuffing diapers.  I downloaded the Amazon Prime app and could watch TV on my iPad, in my room, without fighting my husband for the remote.  A miracle!!

I think I watched the first three seasons of Parenthood in a few weeks.  It's hard stopping when the next show is just a click away.  No waiting until the next week, or even the next hour.  One show ends and you can just start watching the next.  And Parenthood was sooooo good.  I had no idea.  Unfortunately, only the first three seasons were free, so I had to stop watching it (I am hoping when Season 5 starts this fall they will make season 4 free on Amazon Prime).

So after Parenthood I needed another show to watch.  There are slim pickings on Amazon Prime and a lot of the shows I'm not familiar with, but I read some reviews and started watching Doc Martin, a British show that is aired on PBS. 

It turned out to be hilarious and so much fun.  I loved it.  There were  five seasons of Doc Martin but each season only had about 8 or so episodes.  So it didn't take too long to get through all of those.  

Then I randomly added a bunch of shows to my watch list and so my next show was Dance Academy, an Australian show.
 

I had never heard of it, but who doesn't like a good dance drama.  It was a little cheesy, but I actually really liked it.  It was like the movie Center Stage, but put into a TV series.  Plus each episode was only 30 minutes so it was easy to get through them.  There were only two seasons of that, so it was over quickly.

I have now decided to take on Army Wives.

I had heard of it, but never seen a single episode.  But it is SOOO good.  And sad.  I cry at least once every show.  As a military brat growing up, I am very familiar with military life on a base.  The show seems familiar to me - all the hierarchies, protocols, salutes, uniforms.  It is like relieving my childhood, but from my mom's perspective.  Makes me miss that close-knit military family and life on a military base.  Although the base (or Post, since it is Army) is in South Carolina and I lived at Air Force bases overseas, so it is different.  Still good and addicting though.

And Army Wives has seven seasons, so I have a ways to go before I have to move on.  If I can survive the drama and sadness.  I may not have enough tears!

I can tell you, watching TV shows on my iPad while doing laundry or washing dishes makes those chores go so much faster.  It's a win-win.  But seriously - I never thought I'd be watching so much television!

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What shows do you really like?

Ever seen any of the shows above?  Any Army Wives fans????