Rain drops are falling on my head

Since I woke up this morning, I've decided today is one of those stay-in-bed/doors days. The weather today has been in a general malaise. Yesterday was nice but today the weather hi is 49 degrees Fahrenheit and its been gray all day. I'm okay with this. It can't be sunny and beautiful all the time or one forgets the beauty of sunny days. So today I'm appreciating it from indoors. I might actually go out for a walk. Its now drizzling/sprinkling outside. However, I've just brewed some good German coffee and am about to sit down to lesson plan for the next week.

I just woke up though from one of those naps that almost paralyzes you. Are you familiar with it? When you nap and you're decently tired, you might be awake but find it impossible to actually move or get out of bed, a feeling of unbelievable sleepiness clouds your mind. Having no reason to really fight it, I lost the battle and slept for an hour I'm sure.

Last night I finally got to go out and experience a bit of Aachen's night scene. Well, nothing ridiculous. A fellow English speaking expatriate from Australia, Meri, an au pair, was also interested in meeting people. So through a website for expats, we met and has some drinks last night. It was quite a bit of fun actually. It was a nice opportunity for me to get out of the house and not spend another Saturday night watching tv.

I spent the entirety of today by myself. No cafes, no colleagues. Just me, the TV, my lesson plan book and several phone calls. The farthest I got to today was my cleaning closet. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I had thought about going out for a walk, even out in the rain, but its too cold and wet to do that. I feel a bit lame for having not moved out of my apartment, but I figure from time to time, its okay to spend your entire day alone. Although this bothers me if it becomes a regular occurrence.

I've decided that the more I teach the English language, the more my language capabilities digress. I am often second guessing myself, misspelling common words (like synopsis) and drawing a blank. Dissecting your own language all day long is tiring on the brain too. I didn't do anything at all today except grade papers, why am I so tired?