I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Go Away! (but not for too long)

Doesn't it sound great to stay home all day, camping "in"--all cozy with nothing to do but what you want to do?  My boss clued me into this "Real Life Adventure"  cartoon from 11/11/08--and I was looking forward all week to my own "camping in" adventure this weekend.

How did I get so lucky?  My husband is down in Florida for five days to "entertain" (really-he's a funny guy) my mother-in-law who is convalescing from successful cancer surgery.  We've been tag teaming.  He was there the weekend before the surgery--I was there for the surgery--and he's back down there for post-surgery entertaining. And my fantastic & amazing sister-in-law is there all the time!  If you're new to this blog I talked about my mother-in-law's experiences here and here.

So What Am I Going to Do?  Absolutely Nothing! 

• Do you know how nice it is to have the house all to yourself?  No plans.  No work.
• On the rare occasions that my husband is out-of-town I book the time with fun events with my friends or I've got BIG IMPORTANT STUFF to do.  Not this time.  Except for Sunday--it was pre-arranged--a lecture by best-selling author Sarah Vowell.  I've never heard of Sarah Vowell, but she's on This American Life--so what could be bad?  It's bound to be an adventure.
• My entire life I've shared a bedroom.  First with my sister--and actually we shared a double bed while growing up.  In college I always had a roommate--in fact 6 of us shared a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment.  From college it was marriage--shared bed--shared bathroom. Then kids.  I'm not complaining--but I am looking forward to this weekend. A bedroom--a bathroom--a house--all to myself.
• I'm not cleaning or organizing a single thing in this house this weekend.
• I'm not planning or pre-cooking our Thanksgiving feast.
• I'm about to cook a new recipe because I want to:  Palestinian Lentils and Rice with Crispy Onions.  It's supposed to be amazing!  Click here for the recipe.  Update: This is fantastic! The gym buddy who recommended it to me said her son stuffs it into a whole wheat pita & tops it with some feta.  She often mixes up a tzatziki sauce with Greek yoghurt, cucumber & dill.  Double the cumin; cut the onions very thin.  If you can figure out a way to cut the oil, let me know. Use canola oil instead of olive oil--drops the sat fat from 2.7 grams to 1.3 grams.
  
• I may do some computer research, reading and blogging--but only if I feel like it.
• I'm watching 2 videos that my husband was so-so about (but he would have watched them, had I asked, because he's a great guy & he knows I pick winners).  "Under the Same Moon" and  "The Year My Parents Went on Vacation"
• That's all I've planned.

By the time Tuesday rolls around I know I'll be tired of all this unplanned quiet time with nothing to do but what I want to do.  But in the meantime I'm having a good old-fashioned-blanket-over-the-card-table "Camp In".

Honey--if you're reading this--and I know you're not, because you're in a "computer-free zone"--I'm just kidding.  I love, you're perfect, and I can't wait 'til you're home!