1. Can I just first say, Hallelujah for Friday. You're with me on this, right? I'm sure you are. Whoever you are. If a you exists. I could just be talking to myself. Ha! What else is new?! Oh no. This post is morphing into stream-of-consciousness. Did I want that? Yes, eventually, but not for this one. Okay, Amber, back on track!
Jeff left today for Boston today. He and my brother went together. He's there on business from Monday to Friday, but at some point, my brother was going to tag along and they were going to hang out for a few extra days to do touristy stuff, drink beer, and sleep in. That kind of thing. It's got something to do with being an adult without the responsibility of kids. I don't fully understand the concept...
Sometime soon, I will leave the kids with my parents and go with Jeff as well (with or without the brother). I would love to tourist alone. I would be intimidated in a big city, but that sure as hell wouldn't stop me from doing it. I'm a big girl. I can figure shit out. Except math. Nobody understands math.
Anyway. This trip, they went a few days before Jeff's officially there on business. He didn't want to go, but I pushed him to. You know... so I could have all of my affairs. HA! Like I'd have time to have an affair. Seriously though, he didn't want to go because that puts him away from the boys and home for a full seven days. He felt that was too long. And, I agree: it is a long time and he'll miss them terribly. But, Christmas is coming and he will have lots of quality time with us then. So, "go," I said. "Decompress, drink beer, don't worry about work, or home, or me, or the house." It took some convincing, but he went. And I'm happy for him. He never does stuff like this, so I need to push him.
I already miss him like mad. But, like I've said before, missing someone is a good feeling when you can count the days until they are back. And I think that anticipation is a wonderful thing. You can kind of bask in it. So I'm basking and that's good thing #2.
3. I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to three days off with my boys. It's so frigidly cold that other than one trip to a grocery store and a quick trip to my office for the kids' Christmas party, there's a big part of me that wants to bunker down and hibernate. This hibernation is sure to be complete with excessive amounts of coffee, a nap here at there, Christmas music, crafts, baking, books, and movies. Now how freaking pleasant does that sound?!
4. I have the worst skin right now. I have this terrible zit on my chin. It's seriously like the size of a freaking country. Literally. (Don't you hate it when people say "literally" when it's not at all "literally". Me too.) Anyway, Gray pointed at it in the bathroom tonight and said "owie." He looked very concerned and tried to comfort me when I pretended it hurt. So did Carter. These boys are so sweet. I love them with my whole self.
And with that, I should get some shut eye so that I am awake enough to play dinosaurs with them tomorrow. Priorities :-)
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