Six Marks of a Good Weekend for Him

in no particular order of importance

1. The unranked college basketball team you love, (ISU Cyclones) coached by a guy you admire (Fred Hoiberg)beats the 5th ranked team in the country (Kansas U).
2. You’re at the end of the potluck line at church and there’s still plenty of food.
3. It’s nice enough to jog outdoors even though it’s January.
4. You find time for 2 hours of Suduko.
5. Your wife suggests going to a movie like Red Tails ’cause she knows you love WWII era flying movies.
6. You talk to both your kids and their spouses on the phone about how their weeks went…and they’re doing well.

Six Marks of a Good Weekend for Her

in no particular order of importance

1. The library emails on Friday to say it’s your turn for the audio version of Sue Grafton’s newest novel, V is for Vengeance and your husband picks it up for you on his way home from work.
2. You have the ingredients to make enough food for the church potluck so something will be left for your husband who always is at the end of the line.
3. It’s nice enough to walk outside even though it’s January.
4. You find time to watch a few episodes on the Scrubs, Season 1 DVD from the library.
5. Your husband forgoes popcorn at a boring WWII flying movie in favor of really good coffee and muffins at your favorite coffee house afterwards.
6. You talk to both your kids and their spouses on the phone about how their weeks went…and they’re doing well.