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sweet words.
today’s the last full day of vacation [ i go home tomorrow]. i’m insanely excited to see my munchkin and really sad it went so quickly… honestly, if winters here were not so insanely brutal, i would want to be here FOREVER [with my family of course].
this vacation was a huge success.
it’s going to be hard to post often over the next 4-5 days because i’m never at the house, but this vacation is GLORIOUS.
don’t get me wrong. i really miss my munchkin! BUT, i’m also having a great time. and from what i hear, he is too.
i LOVE vacation :)
tomorrow morning i’m going to take my duffel bag, put it in the trunk, and drive 5 1/2 hours to my mini vacation. [i come back tuesday afternoon.]
i need this. i’ve earned this.
so why do i feel like a bad mommy?
in 48 hours i will be leaving my son alone for the first time.
ever.
as in, this will be the first time since he was in my belly that we have ever been apart for more than a few hours!
one minute i’m overly excited for it to be thursday and the next i wish i had waited until jimi was older to take my first vacation.
i really need to get it together.
EDIT:: i’m not actually leaving him alone. he will be with his gaga. just clarifying! :)
father’s day has always been bittersweet for me, having lost mine at such a young age. this year, however, i mostly just feel grateful.
i’m truly blessed by what a wonderful daddy D is to our son. i know that my father would have loved [D] as much as we do. so happy father’s day D. we love you :)
and happy father’s day to all the other daddy’s out there. keep doing what you’re doing. the world needs more men like you!
the other day jimi and i went with grandma [my mother, who jimi calls “gaga”] to pick up a car from the shop.
he ended up riding with her and as we were driving my car was 2 lanes over so, being silly, i was waving at him and blowing kisses and making faces.
this car pulls up almost between us [it’s front bumper was maybe up to the passenger door of my car] and the girl in the passenger waved so i smiled back and kept smiling and waving at my munchkin.
so anyway, the lane with jimi and “gaga” gets a green light and they drive off. at the same time the other car was pulling up a little further and the couple in it waved at me with that “let’s smile back at the lunatic making faces at us for the last 3 minutes, maybe she’ll go away” type of wave.
when I finally realized why they were looking at me like i had three heads, i pantomimed that it was my baby in the car beside them i had been waving at. their faces went from shock, to understanding, to embarrassment in seconds. it was priceless.
unfortunately for them we were headed in the same direction for quite a few miles. they kept driving slower so as not to make eye contact again and finally just went into my lane behind me.
i laughed out loud for a half-mile stretch. what made it funnier was seeing their bright red faces in my rear-view mirror.
my mother was talking to jimi today and after giving her hugs and kisses and telling her he loved her she called him adorable. he looked at her all serious and said “thank you!” it was the cutest thing i’ve seen all day. being a mother rocks :)
i’m watching my son eat devour corn on the cob with ease and it’s amazing to watch. this time last year he had 4 to 6 teeth.
i don’t think i could love him any more if i tried.
i don’t usually do this but…
obsessing over: dinner. i’m SO hungry. i want everything!
working on: not being such a bum. my life seems to be falling into place so no more slacking off on things like tumblr and concocting new recipes.
thinking about: all the cute pictures of jimi i took at the beach saturday. and cake. i made a killer chocolate cake for my mother’s birthday last thursday.
anticipating: my trip to montreal next month. i’ll be leaving the little one at home for the first time EVER. in the [almost] 2 years since he was born we’ve never been apart more than 10-12 hours. i’m nervous/scared/excited. but i’m sure he and D will do just fine without me… i hope.
listening to: D play outside with our son.
drinking: water. had an espresso with a caramel latte creamer and whipped cream on top before that… SO much better than from the coffee shop.
wishing: days like today were more than 24 hours.
