after working 12 days straight i needed a relaxing weekend, and boy did i have one. on friday night, we went to joe’s synagogue. it was “friday night live”, and it was really neat. the choir sang, and in addition to the guitar the cantorial soloist usually plays there were drums, a clarinet and a keyboard. it was a lot of fun, and a great way to welcome in the sabbath. thank goodness there are translations for the prayers so i can understand what everyone is singing in hebrew!

we got home around 11 p.m., and i crashed. i woke up around 10 a.m. on saturday and, since i was still pretty tired and we had gone to services the night before, i decided to stay home from church. that turned out to be a good plan because after we had lunch, i was back in bed for a 3 1/2 hour nap.

that night, we met my good friend stacey here in town at the local irish pub. it was a lot of fun. i can’t believe how long it’s been since we’ve hung out. we definitely need to get together more often now!

yesterday, joe made us a yummy breakfast of blueberry pancakes with blueberry syrup, hashbrowns and vegetarian sausage patties, and we relaxed at home for a little bit before heading out to the nail salon where joe treated me to a pedicure! i love pedicures. i think what i love more, though, is the massage chair. i would pay for the pedicure just to sit in that chair. i didn’t want to move even after my toes were done!

after the pedicure and a late lunch at wendy’s, we hit target so i could show joe the black version of the houndstooth shoes i ordered. and, of course, i had to try on more shoes while i was there. and, of course, i had to buy a couple of pairs. but, in my defense, they were on sale!

isaac mizrahi for target® mary jane pumps — i saw these in the clearance section last week but couldn’t find my size. yesterday, i found my size in black and they fit perfectly! since they were half off and SO SUPER CUTE i just had to have them. my awesome hubby bought them for me. awww. i seriously cannot wait to wear them to work.

xhilaration® tawny knotted sandals – white — these shoes are so cute. joe loved them, which is part of the reason i got them. i really wanted to wear them to my parents’ on saturday, since the weather is so nice now, but then i remembered that fashion rule prohibiting white shoes before memorial day. i hate, hate, hate that rule.

now it’s back to work, but i really don’t care. i’m rested and rejuvenated and enjoying the memories of my wonderful weekend.