I am so pleased to say that the last two weekends have been "relaxing." I can't remember the last time I had a relaxing afternoon, much less a weekend! I've been treated to two full "relaxing" weekends in a row - and I feel great! Let me catch you up on what we've been doing, and hopefully pictures will follow in the next few days, since I'm all caught up on sleep and should be able to handle "supermom" status this week! Or so you would think, anyway - I'll be shocked if it actually happens!
Cline has been working some crazy hours lately - some of which have been unexpected. Needless to say, we were both ready for a break, and luckily, he had a week and a half off this last week, so we took advantage. Last weekend, we traveled to Valdosta for the annual Victory for Victoria run, in honor of my special little friend who died of a brain tumor in 2005 at the age of 8. They've had this run for her every year since then, and I've only missed one when Cline was in residency, unable to get off of work, and I was pregnant with Christa. Anyway, we got to spend about a day catching up with Victoria's mother, who is now one of my best friends, and spending time with her baby boy, Jesse Lee, who will be one in June. It was bittersweet, as it always is, but nice to see them again.
Since we were already over halfway to the beach, and had nothing major planned for the week, we decided to make a mini-vacation out of it and went on to Sandestin, Florida for a couple of days. It was fabulous! Christa and Abby Kate slept well, even though we were in a hotel, we had great weather and played on the beach and in the pool, and I even got to nap with Abby Kate while Daddy and Christa enjoyed the water. Vacations have not been "relaxing" since I've had kids, but this one came pretty close!
After a couple of days of beach fun and good seafood (not helping my diet, which had finally started to work a little), we headed home, and unpacked, caught up on laundry, and took care of some general business we'd been putting off. I got the bills paid, and the house as in order as it's been since we've moved here, and then Cline and I left the girls with the grandmothers while we celebrated our 5th anniversary in Macon! I feel like I've had a couple of days "off" which I haven't had in 2 and a half years! I love my girls, but I have to admit that it was nice to sleep in, watch TV, and eat at nice restaurants for the weekend. We really lived life on the edge and saw a movie on Friday night AND on Saturday night! We stayed in Macon because that is where we stopped on our wedding night on our way to our honeymoon cruise. It was wonderful, and there was no pressure to sight-see - just what I needed!
Nonetheless, I'm happy to be home with my girls and ready to tackle this week's "to do" list! Since I got caught up before we left, I'm starting the week well-rested and refreshed. It's a beautiful thing!
2 comments:
OK... I'll let you off the hook for being gone this weekend. Since it was your 5 year anniversary, I guess that's kinda important ;) I'm glad that you've had some time to get recharged. I know how tiring it can become. BUT, we need to get together soon! I'm pretty much exhausted all the time now... this one is sooo much different that when I was pregnant with Riley. Just let me know what weekends are good for you and let's see what we can come up with! Belated Happy Anniversary.
Glad to hear you had a great time! Can't wait to hear more about your trips... lets catch up with a phone date soon!
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