Morning readers!
First of all, please excuse any typos in this post. I am typing with a broken ring finger (a whole other blog!) and while I try to catch them....some do get by. :)
So....12 days 'til Chirstmas?! Yup. Wow. I sure feel out of it this year. Thus far we have no tree, no decor, no gifts. Yikes. I feel so much worse seeing it in type! Today IS the day it's coming to an end though. Lights are going up, decorations are out, going to buy a tree. Even have a baking/crafting date this afternoon with my cousin and her son. I'm also going to find our christmas dishes! So soon, my dear children, we will be feeling festive. Sorry 'bout my lack of enthusiasm to date. :S
Why? You ask? I think it's a combination of being drained, over whelmed, stressed and having a conflicting work schedule with Brad where 5 days a week we literally high-five mid day as one of us gets home and one heads out. Then through in dance, homework and day to day chores.....you get it, right?!
In the past week, though, we have been lucky enough to have not one, but TWO, perfect, re-charging evenings. No kids, no work, no chores. Just us, and some much loved adults in our lives. It sure helps put things in perspective and to feel in tune with your partner again. More appreciative.
Lovely evening number one saw us out to dinner with some dear friends we have made since moving to Victoria. It was filled with great food, great wine and great conversation (minus the iPhone googling of a couple nauseating phrases). A 3 hour check-out of day-to-day craziness, kids (we have 7! between us) and work. Of course, we talked about our kids, day-to-day craziness and work....but in the silence and calm of a candlelit restaurant. No 'Mommy' 'Daddy' 'No' 'Why' 'It wasn't me' or other random shrieks, screams or whines. Bliss. We came home happy, full, slightly drunk(!) and recharged. Content. Thank you, dear friends.
Lovely evening number two was a birthday party. A 'Party Like a Rockstar' birthday party. Where we left Brad and Crystal behind and attended as 'Brett Michaels' and 'Lady Gaga'. We joined a group of friends who have been part of my life for going on 15 years and Brad's since we have been together. Surrogate family for sure. A great time; ALWAYS! My awesome Mom took the kids to her house overnight. So we had a fantastic time dancing, eating, drinking until the wee hours of the morning. Then got to come home to an empty house (we still tip toed and shushed each other, it is such a foreign situation!) AND slept in. Not even just a little bit, as we feared might happen as we are so used to being early risers after 9 years of parenthood, but until after 11 o'clock!!!! Wow. What a treat. What a great way to feel re-connected. To remember why we are living the life we are in the first place. Thank you surrogate family and Mom. It was perfect.
So, now, I go into this week leading up to the holidays happy and healthy. Ready to decorate, bake and shop. Re-charged. Re-invested. All thanks to those special people in my life. I love you all.
~Happy Holidays~
Smiles, be well, Crystal
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