Every once in awhile we’ll have a weekend where, at the end of it, I think, That was just what I needed. And this weekend was definitely one of those. I had dinner with friends Friday night, a whole day in pajamas Saturday, church with my family this morning, a post-lunch nap, some great talks/emails/texts with people I love to pieces, and two hours of Jack Bauer tonight.

(And speaking of Jack Bauer, I need a quick “24” aside to say the following:

1) What was up with Freddie Prinze’s accent? It troubled me. It was like Helen Hunt in “As Good As It Gets” – the accent sort of floated in and out with varying degrees of New Yorkness, and it was a total distraction.

2) If you’re a person who has just blown up a helicopter and is also a part of an assassination plot, I’m thinking that it’s probably not a great idea to have a conversation on your cell phone where you’re saying things like, “We took out the helicopter, but now we’ve got to kill Hassad” while you amble down the crowded streets of New York City. BECAUSE SOMEONE MIGHT OVERHEAR YOU.

3) Tonight was like CTU 2.0. And all those new kids tried to make it seem like Chloe and Jack were antiquated relics who didn’t know how to use a push-button phone, and I took offense to that, quite frankly.

4) When will Jack Bauer realize that any time he is supposed to personally escort someone to meet with government officials, the situation is always going to end in gunfire?

5) I realized about 30 minutes into the show that the actor playing President Hassad was the same guy who played the game show host in Slumdog Millionaire. It had been driving me crazy trying to figure out who he was, and once I had my a-ha moment, well, THE RELIEF WAS PALPABLE.

Okay. That’s all. As you were.)

Anyway, the only thing that would’ve made the weekend any better would have been if the founder of Popeye’s had come to my house and fried up some chicken, but then again, it might’ve been too much. No need for joy overload. Much better to pace myself.

I was thinking yesterday about how a whole day in pajamas is one of my most favorite things in the whole wide world. In fact, if I’m really in relaxation mode, I love to wake up, stay in my pajamas all day, then take a shower before bed and put on new pajamas. I can be very productive on a pajama day, mind you – yesterday I probably washed and folded 104 or 216 loads of laundry while we watched basketball and screamed at the TV like a bunch of hillbilly sports fans. But the pajamas are my way of saying I am not leaving the house today. I have no plans. I am easy-breezy and by the way, there must be no make-up products of any kind anywhere near my face.

Also: I am likely to nap at a moment’s notice.

However, I know that some people don’t like pajama days. Some people like to put on real clothes as soon as they get out of bed in the morning because they say that staying in pajamas makes them feel lazy. Why, some people even walk around their house wearing shoes that have laces and stuff. I personally only walk around my house in sock feet, flip flops or slippers because shoes with laces make me feel confined, but that is probably not at all a surprise since clearly I obviously enjoy as much elastic as possible when relaxation is top priority.

And I really do think that the bottom line for me is this: a relaxing day at home is heaven on earth to me, maybe even higher on the heaven on earth list than bacon. And that is saying something.

So now I’m wondering: are you a pajama day person or not? Would you willingly spend your whole day in pajamas if you didn’t have to leave your house? Or do you feel like you at least have to dress a little bit if you’re home – maybe throw on some jeans or some workout clothes?

And let’s go even deeper: if you don’t have to be anywhere during the day, are you going to put on make-up anyway?

OH, I am all about the hard-hitting questions. And I’ll be sitting here in my pajamas and no make-up whatsoever just waiting to hear what you have to say.

So. I haven’t been very bloggity this week. I have, on the other hand, been very CNN-y. Surely that counts for something.

And do you know what else? I haven’t watched “American Idol” this week. I mean, I know that there have only been two whole episodes, but normally I would be chomping at the bit to fire up the DVR and settle in for the audition shows. After all, I consider “Idol” a bit of a hobby for me. That and, you know, eating cheese.

I think the real-life goings-on in Haiti and the make-believe goings-on in Dillon, Texas have me off my “Idol” game (I’ve been watching season one of “FNL” on Netflix on-demand. Or maybe it’s not called on-demand. But it’s the Netflix that I can just watch on the computer without having to wait for a DVD to arrive.)

(And personally I think they should call it Netflix NOW!, but unfortunately I was not consulted during the marketing and/or branding stages of that particular product line.)

(SHOCKING, I know.)

This morning I decided that it wouldn’t be a bad thing to break out of my CNN fog, so we pretty much built our whole Saturday around the fact that State was playing Georgia at 2. After a morning of washing clothes and getting the six year-old to help me with decluttering and cleaning in his room, I served up some blackeyed peas and cornbread for lunch (GLORY), and then we settled in to watch the ball game.

The Bulldogs had a tough time of it for about 36 minutes, but those last four minutes will be forever etched on the Favorite Basketball Memories portion of my brain. We won 72-69, and I’m really okay with the fact that the game aged me 25 years over the course of an afternoon. I’ll just wear more concealer and go a few shades lighter with the blonde. And if somebody happens to call me “Mamaw,” I’ll pretend like I don’t hear them.

Also: when we were losing by 14 with about 6 minutes left in the game, I decided that a change of scenery was in order, so I moved to the TV in the kitchen and stood in one place for the remainder of the game. We went on a 14-3 run during those six minutes.

COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT.

Anyway, I have a few links I’ve been meaning to share.

– If you are an SEC basketball who likes to re-watch games just for kicks, NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT, then I think this site will thrill and delight you.

– Do any of y’all Foursquare? I had never heard of it until I read this article. And for the record, I have all the social media I need in my life, but I still thought it was interesting.

– You can grab a Compassion banner for your blog if you’d like to encourage your readers to help the Haitian earthquake victims through Compassion. You can also change your Facebook and Twitter profile pics.

Hope y’all are having a great weekend!