Oct 19 2009: Semi-unexpected visitors

Oct 19, 2009 by Rochelle

I’m not exactly sure what I expect to happen most weeknights. I usually have big plans for the night. Like massive overhauls of various aspects of my life. Like today, I figured that I would come home from one of the most intense workdays I’ve had in forever and spend my off time cleaning my desk area and moving my printer downstairs. Sounds fun, huh? Yet somehow, these extra-curricular self-improvement exercises rarely happen after long days, and I typically crash in front of the TV watching Grey’s Anatomy and playing bejeweled.

And then there are these nights, that I don’t see coming for some reason. It starts of simple enough, Marissa asks me for a ride because Johnny’s working and he has the car. And then that ride is never just a ride to her house. It’s a ride to my house, because Johnny works nearby. And then there’s always this promise that it won’t be for long. Just until Johnny gets off work. But it’s almost always for longer than we plan. And it used to be that Johnny would call to tell her he was here, but she kept inviting him upstairs to help her get her stuff together or to hang out a little while longer. So now he just comes right upstairs. And then they end up sticking around for quite a while and we chat about stuff. It’s great! I really love these nights when I get to hang out with them.

So tonight was one of those nights and we watched the Broncos game and talked all about everything. From drugs, to creative writing, to sports fans, to budgeting and meal planning.