TGIF

You know how when you're a kid and the school week feels SO exhausting and you can't wait for the weekend to come? Remember TGIF? Yeah, seriously. AWESOME.

Well, it's funny how I express the same sentiment if not even more thrill at the prospect of a weekend. Oh I love my weekends. Hi, my name is Pam. I'm 28. And I'm addicted to weekends.

I tell you what. As a kid, a work day looks so easy. You know, no homework, no tests, what could possibly go wrong? I'll let you kids in on a little secret: work is tiring! And then it's not even just the idea that I have a real, live job, but as an adult, there's so many other responsibilities too. Who knew?

So now, weekends just make me so happy. Even if I still have chores to do and errands to run. Even if means going out of town and driving all over Charlotte or the east coast. It also means that I get to spend time with my fabulous family and spend more time with my amazing hubby. I get to see Patch. I maybe get to go to a movie or the mountains or random weekends away. I get to see my friends. We get to make a little nicer dinner. I get to sneak in my secret show (yes, I'm still into "Say Yes to the Dress"). I get to enjoy a long run. I get to sleep in, even if just for an extra hour. I get to lay in bed cuddled next to Casey in the morning instead of jumping (or rolling) out of bed at the sound of my alarm during the week. I get to have a life that I don't really have time for during the work week.

I wonder if kids will every learn how awesome it is that their only real responsibility is to be a kid.