Damn! The weekend’s over.

So DH and I had a long weekend and it was wonderful. We watched a movie Friday night “Doubt,” that was pretty good. Saturday we went to Antietam and then to Harper’s Ferry afterwards. It was a lot chillier than we expected which was the only drawback to the day. DH and I started visiting Civil War battlefields when he moved here. We’ve been to pretty much all of the ones within a 2-hour drive of DC: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Gettysburg, Manassas, Harpers Ferry, and finally Antietam. DH is going to make a little photo album of all of our trips to different battlefields. Antietam was really in a beautiful location.

There were lots of Civil War re-enactors all around. It seemed like this was just a weekend activity for them. We drove around the battlefield and stopped at all the little stops and read about how the battle happened. We stopped for lunch midway through the day. We went to Harpers Ferry afterwards which is in West Virginia and about 30 minutes away. We had a nice time walking around the little town, getting ice cream, watching the re-enactors, and just enjoying our time together. Saturday night we just hung out and drank a little and watched college football.

Sunday was all errands in the morning. It included a trip to Target which was very productive but very stressful as well. I don’t like crowds at all, especially in grocery stores or department stores. They make me very stressed out. As soon as we walk in and there are people everywhere, my heart starts beating faster. I just don’t like it. I’m not sure why but it is a lot worse when I am with DH. It’s like when I’m by myself I can walk where I want and avoid people but when DH is there we have to travel together and I’m not in control of where I’m walking. DH is understanding for the most part. One highlight of the trip was that we picked up a pregnancy test in case I need it. I think that I will take one before I go to this beer festival on October 3rd because I would hate to drink a bunch if I’m pregnant. It was kind of neat to buy one and plan to use it! I’ve taken one only one other time, but looking back, it was stupid to ever think I could think I was pregnant. I won’t bore you with a narrative of our trip to the grocery store. After a brief trip to the pool, it was time for football!

Unfortunately, the Redskins look about as bad as last year. So many stupid mistakes…grrrr…they are so frustrating to watch. I wish I didn’t care. I guess there is always next week. I will have to cheer for DH’s team the Patriots. They have a much better chance of doing anything this year.