Wwyd when DH and kids away for 2 nights?

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Curious what others would choose to do with their time.

Would you stay home and chill, watch guilty pleasure telly or go and do something out, either alone or with friends, or what??

And what would you eat if you didn’t have to do family dinner for a couple nights and could eat whatever you wanted to?

I've had this quite a few times over the years.
What I do has depended on what else is going on in life - how tired I am, etc, and also what time of year it is / what the weather is like.

Generally, I have turned all alarm clocks off and just slept in. Then realised (when I woke up) and made a coffee and got back into bed to enjoy the feeling of being responsible for no-one.
Then I'd have a leisurely breakfast (at closer to lunchtime) and then go and have a lovely long bath, and take time to do all the things it was difficult to get time for in terms of self care and body maintenance
After that, I'd play it by ear a bit - maybe go out for a while if there was something like a Christmas Fayre or a Summer Fayre or cream tea somewhere I could find, or an open day or something like that I could wander round. Or some mooching in a shop or go for a walk somewhere or even a museum or exhibition. I would either eat out then, or get a takeaway later, and watch something I want to see on the TV.

Loved that feeling of not having to be anywhere at any time or be responsible to anyone and not having to plan or co-ordinate anything

Bottle of wine, crisps and dips, book, blissful blissful silence.

I would potter about the house, do some gardening or crafting, then probably get antsy and start doing jobs 😅 But I would certainly be staying home to enjoy the peace

I love being at home on my own and, until recently, it has been enough of a rarity that I get the opportunity that I would always choose an evening home alone rather than making any plans. I think I might reach a tipping point soon but I haven't yet.
I really enjoy the feeling of not having my, or anyone else's (especially anyone else's!) plans to factor in. I also like being able to go back to bed with a coffee and the dog. (DH and I have very incompatible sleep schedules and I wake at least an hour before he does.)
In the evening, I'll normally cook myself something the others don't really like - can be something very simple but occasionally I'll make something more elaborate. If I'm on my own for weekend breakfast I will make Anna Jones' ricotta cloud cakes (fairly effortful, fancy little pancakes, which everyone else would probably like, but would certainly just prefer a normal pancake!).
I find solitude a great treat. But my kids will likely all be away at university in a couple of years and DH works away a fair bit, so it will certainly become more routine. I still think I'll like it though!