Don’t get me wrong, sleeping til 7 definitely has its perks August 9, 2010
Posted by erinfrances in Being a mama.trackback
My mom and stepdad are taking vacation time next week to hang out with my daughters, and I have been looking forward to this week like kids before Christmas.
But I have to admit, all this talk about sleeping in til 7 a.m. and having a date night and cleaning the closet (I’m talking about REALLY, REALLY thrilling things, here) has me wondering how appealing this whole childless thing will be on Tuesday next week, when instead of playing animals with Alice, Dave and I will be staring at each other.
But at least our closet will be clean, right.
Sigh.
Tonight I was gathering little outfits up and putting them in a purple suitcase the girls will share, and I’m folding little dresses with bows on the front and little capri pants and stuffing in a pair of Mary Janes, and I have to stop because I’m feeling emotional.
WHAT.
Yes.
Emotional — My little Violet … My Alice. Oh, a week is an insanely long time.
My mom just gagged on her Cheerios because she thinks I’m backing out: I’m not. That closet really needs cleanin’. But I’m not sure how I’m going to be holding up.
Ohp, ohp! Wait. Wine. That’s it.
Cool! So you have a week to figure out exactly what you want to do! Things to discuss with Dave and what you want to do besides clean out the closet! A good book? Food you’d especially like to eat? I mean HOT food….not cold ravioli. (And you don’t gotta SHARE!!) A day trip, maybe? Sights unseen? Sleep, sleep, sleep? Did I mention SLEEP? Schedule friends to catch up with? SOLITUDE! Now, THERE’S SOMETHING!! A time to catch up with yourself and your thoughts! Long walks alone or with Mr. Big. I’m sure he’d appreciate it! Crossword puzzles?
I am,
Your Single Friend Who Can Think Of A Million Childless Things,
Alisa~~