Sunday Evening

I love lazy days, and lazy nights are even better. Haven't had one in awhile. I had a lazy couple of hours Saturday morning, but that's as close as I've come.

But you know how good a lazy day is every now and then, right? It's almost a necessity, I think, to good mental health. A day when you don't have a darn thing to do besides exactly what you feel like doing?

My favorite lazy days are the ones spent when it's too chilly to go outside, and you just hang around the house. You have to snuggle up to make it perfect. You can snuggle up in your favorite blanket, or in a plush robe and fluffy slippers, or in fleece sweats and big cushy socks. You can snuggle up with your favorite dog, cat, teddy bear, or preferably, your favorite person. But the snuggling is essential.

You get to have hot cocoa. With marshmallows.

You get to watch whatever you want on TV. A football game, an old favorite movie, a new one that's not too deep (you don't want to work your brain too hard on a lazy day, after all.)

You can munch on junk food on a lazy day and it doesn't count. Soup or chili are especially good on days like these.

I've had a busy weekend. But as it rolls to a close, I'm having a few lazy hours this evening. I just decided that was my mood tonight, so there it is.

I'm in the big soft recliner, wearing an oversized hockey jersey and a pair of fleece jammy bottoms and snuggly socks. I'm sipping green tea and watching the Patriots and the Colts in a game that's going to be a nail biter if the first quarter is anything to go by. (All tied up, 7-7 at the moment.) It's cold outside, so I cranked the furnace up a notch, and I have a nice woven blanket from Nogales around my shoulders. I'm skipping the junk food, but I might brew up some cocoa as the night wears on. It's almost perfect. Not quite, but almost. My favorite person is missing from the recipe. But aside from that, it's good here.

So tell me what you like to do on a lazy, cold, autumn day?