Between posts. The semester is winding down but I’m at my busiest. Why does it have to be that way?

In the last 24 hours I spent about six and a half hours in the best sleep I’ve had in a year. After the weekend I was so tired I just crashed. I was informed that I was snoring rather loudly. Then this morning I worked from 6-8am and when I got off I didn’t really feel that tired, but looking ahead I knew I would be up ’til 3 tonight. I made the conscious decision to skip class for another 2 hours of sleep. And again, I was out in an instant and sleeping so hard it felt like 5 minutes. I don’t think a train would have woken me up.

So you might be wondering what was so tiring about the weekend. Some will know that Amber is Catholic. Since she wants to get married in a Catholic church, there are certain things that we have to do before the Church will consider us prepared for marriage. Basically for us there were just two things: attending a class on the sacrament of marriage (which we did last weekend) and going to a weekend retreat called an Engaged Encounter.

I don’t think either of us really knew what to expect, even after some friends gave us an idea of what it would be like. In my mind it was surprisingly helpful. Even though it’s sponsored by the Catholic church, it didn’t bother me nearly as much as I thought it might (I have some issues). There were really only a few instances where I was uncomfortable and it was more due to the other couples there than the people running the show. It gave Amber and I a chance to discuss a few (like maybe 2) things we hadn’t talked about already and to reflect on the things we have. I think the best part for us was that throughout the course of the weekend we came a lot closer together in our views when it comes to our kids and religion. It’s something I knew would be an issue in some way or another from the beginning. It’s mostly an issue because of my ignorance of the Catholic church and how things work. But I’m learning, even if it isn’t as fast as Amber would always like.

Anyway, they had us up before 7am both mornings for mass and kept us going ’til 10pm or later both evenings. That combined with the mental energy expended and strange surroundings, we both left exhausted. Then being a creature of habit, I just couldn’t make it to bed before 12:30 last night. I just felt like I had better things to be doing.

So now it’s back to my reality of projects, class, upcoming papers, and tests. Sounds like fun doesn’t it? Somewhere in there I’ve gotta pack up all the stuff in my room and move out, too. Alright, now it’s time to watch tonight’s episode of 24.

Currently Playing: 24: 12am to 1am