Yesterday Gaetan offered me the best present he could've. He told me that I could have the day off and go do something fun... kidless. What?! Since the kids have been sick it's been kinda stressful around here since they're cranky and it just gets hard hearing that hour after hour, not being able to fix it. And he could tell that I was starting to stress a little (ok, a lot). So he said that the offer was there... so I took it. Initially I always feel guilty about leaving him with both kids. I know that they're good kids, but they can be a handful, and with recent events of them being sick, it was most likely gonna be that way. But he said that they were great and that he really enjoyed the time he got to spend with both of them. :)
I drove out to the east side of the state to hang out with some old friends... Ashley and Sunil. I know that it's a bit of a hike to go hang out, but it was so worth it. I miss having them around the corner or next door. We lived next to them for probably 3 or 4 years.. so not having them around was a bit of an adjustment. So, I got there and she opened the door and was SO surprised to see NO kids. I thought that I was going to have Lucy with me, but I didn't have any. We just caught up mostly and talked about who knows what. We put up their Christmas tree and played this ninja fruit slicing game. They took me out to eat and then we went to this local brewery with Tally and Pipi. We went back to their house, made some puppy chow, juice and watched a show. It was awesome. I had a blast. I know that it probably sounds lame to other people, but it was soooo nice. It was exactly what I needed and I feel like I'm a much better wife/Momma. Every now and again I just need a little time to myself or something and this was a HUGE gesture. Normally going for a run, or something like that is good enough, but I guess I needed something major. So thank you to my wonderful husband who is such a giver to let me have that day to myself and thank you to Ashley and Sunil for letting me crash their Sunday! It was amazing... I think it will hold me over until the next one :)
Don't worry, I made sure that Gaetan was taken care of when I left. I made him dinner, and made sure that he didn't have to anything extra (like diapers). But bless his heart for letting me do that. I feel badly sometimes because I need these days and I feel badly because I feel like I'm dumping the kids on him, and negating my Momma responsibilities... because he never asks to go out with friends or have time for himself. I always tell him that he can, but he always wants to be home with us. It's endearing. I'll have to think of something super special for him :) I'll let you know what I come up with.
Here's to a MUCH better start then the ending of last week.
JVG
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