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We're "going dark!"
2008 at 10am Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
You may not know it, but we are approaching an important weekend. This Sunday, we’ll turn the clocks back, enjoy an extra hour of sleep, and officially acknowledge the transition into winter. I love it. And not just for the extra hour of sleep.
Back when we were in college, Bob and I began a tradition of getting up early on Fall Back Sunday (usually around 8, which really felt like 9, meaning it’s not really that early, but anyway), going out to breakfast, and then returning home to crawl back in bed for a few more hours of sleep and a day dedicated to laziness. We’d unplug the phones, tune out the world, and watch movies, read, play Scrabble, and enjoy the random offerings of Sunday afternoon TV. And we’d only get out of bed to make food (which we ate in bed) or go to the bathroom. It was glorious.
I looked forward to Fall Back Sunday for months in advance. No studying, no socializing, no wearing of real clothes (the rules of Sunday require PJs only, except when leaving the house for breakfast or a run to Blockbuster), and no worries.
This year, we’ve decided to expand our celebration into a full-blown Fall Back Weekend. It’s like going away for a weekend without all of the travel stress and extra expenses. After enjoying Halloween festivities with our nieces and nephew this Friday, we’ll make a few quick stops to stock up on snacks and videos, then we’ll head home to unplug the phones and let the relaxation begin. As I told one friend last week, we’re going dark. No communication with the outside world for 48 wonderful hours. Well, except for phone calls to order take-out and our Sunday morning breakfast outing. But still.
We’re going to watch the entire second season of 30 Rock and maybe a movie or two, settle in with a few books from our personal TBR piles, and do nothing that even remotely resembles work or requires any kind of effort. And we’ll only be talking to each other and the pooch. It’s a celebration of peace and quiet, weird couple rituals, and togetherness, and it’s a reminder about the importance of slowing down to remember why we like each other and what really matters.
We’ve agreed not to outlaw the internet because Sunday football (and fantasy football) are an important part of Bob’s weekend routine, and I look forward to The Sunday Salon and want to be able to write if I feel like it. So I’ll be around, and I’ll be writing posts about my awesome laziness in my jammies. If you decide to join the celebration and have a Fall Back Weekend of your own, tell me all about it.
What weird or silly rituals do you have with your significant other?
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What a wonderful idea!
We fell back last weekend in Europe.
I can’t think of any rituals we have, but I’m sure if you asked my husband, he’d name off a few. Anyway, have ever watched How I Met Your Mother? Since you and your husband enjoy 30 Rock, I thought How I Met Your Mother might be something else for y’all to enjoy down the road.
Enjoy your weekend fall back celebration!
OMG I am so jealous. Sleeping in for me is waking at 5:30am instead of 4am and the time change (Fall Back) means nothing to me because my little one will still wake at “her” normal time so it will really be 3am.
I figure in about 3 more years I will be able to sleep past 6am. Enjoy your weekend though! I will be living vicariously through your Sunday Salon post.
I think that your weekend sounds wonderfully decadent. I will have to live vicariously through you. Let me tell you, I could use the down time. I’m still a zombie from my trip last week because of the catch up that’s needed to be done. I have to transcribe my interview with Erika Mailman tonight to post tomorrow, after that, I’ve met all of my deadlines. With two kids, it would be difficult to accomplish what you’re setting out to do, but I will feel a whole lot less stressed.
I look forward to your Sunday Salon post.
Sarah: I LOVE “How I Met Your Mother.” Hubby and I watch it together every week and sing along to the theme song. This is totally cheesy, but our nickname for each other, which has evolved through several different forms, is “Wubbers,” and we’ve actually referred to our house as The Fortress of Wubbitude a la Barney’s fortress of Barnitude.
Oh my….that simply sounds heavenly!!!
Sounds wonderful!
That sounds like an incrediblely wonderful weekend. My S.O. and I are just starting to cook together and I love that process.
Haha, I love that! I’m glad you like the show too. I can’t believe how many people haven’t even heard of it. We briefly had a cat and named it Barney after Neil Patrick Harris/Barney. We also do the “I’m majorly upset” “Major Upset!” salute.
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