blanket forts

Early last week, Eric and I had a very unsettling day. I don't need to go into the details of that here, but for the sake of exposition, know that we had a gloomy day and by the end of it, we weren't sure what to do.

My idea? Make a blanket fort.

So we did just that, pulled a bunch of our living furniture together, quilted it up, and pulled in plenty of blankets and pillows and cushiness so we could shut out the world and forget about hurtful comments and unkind words. I can't remember everything we did that first night although I'm pretty sure we ate dinner inside the blanket fort and I know that we definitely played xbox.

Let it be known that there are few things in life that can make me forget about my worries more than a digital chainsaw used against digital zombies. Also, Eric and I make a pretty good zombie fighting team.

The only downfall to our blanket fort was Pippin, our beloved domestic shorthair, who could not understand that his weight would pull down the blankets if he ever attempted to cross over them. Which he did. Nightly. Occasionally, he tried to walk over the blankets several times a night, each time resulting in Eric and I having mini panic moments when the fort collapsed on top of us. Ok, maybe it was just me having the mini panic moments.

Last night, we finally caved and pulled the remains of the blanket fort down. We have yet to rearrange our living room back to the way it ought to be, but that's ok with us. Eric is currently napping on the blankets from the fort in the middle of the floor. I've been reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo which is nothing like I expected it to be at all. And furthermore, it is making me crave coffee and sandwiches. Mmm...sammiches.

Christmas is around the corner. Hard to believe it's just five more days away.