TGI quasi-religious employers

Thank god I work for a "loosely affiliated" religious institution that grants an employee holiday on Good Friday. Just for kicks, I'm taking off Monday, too. The burnout is so high right now that the fire may go out completely. Four blissful days off will surely quench the flames a bit.

Ok, I drew the metaphor out as long as I could.

This weekend I plan to sweep the patio AGAIN since a whole new crop of oak pollen tumbleweeds is scattered everywhere, and I'll rake out some flowerbeds and maybe purchase and plant a few shrubs. But mostly I am going to sit on my patio in the beautiful baking sunshine and read Billy Bathgate, which has been fairly engaging so far. I figured I love mafia movies, so maybe I'd enjoy a gangster (but not gangsta) book.

And I'm going to stare at the glorious irises that are starting to open all over the yard--pink, purple, yellow, boysenberry.

Sunday my family and I will have Easter brunch at one of my favorite special occasion restaraunts that serves fan-cy European food like crepes and eggs "Hussard" and popovers. They have a hot fudge crepe that is to die for. I'll need Monday off just to recover from the gluttony of it all.