Well that was the plan anyway but things in my life rarely go according to plan so there wasn't much relaxing. Don't get me wrong, I had a wonderful 5 days off but I really would have loved one day to sleep in and do nothing. If only I could have imagined how shitty work would be this week (no time to blog because I'm back to running!). Here's the breakdown by day and I'll add photos later. I haven't mastered blogging via iPad yet.
Wednesday
Nate's moving up ceremony was one reason I decided to take a mini-break. We had to sit in ridiculously tiny chairs made for pre-schoolers so thankfully it was just a quick speech by his teacher and then the kids sang the bumblebee song. They were adorable. Nate didn't want to wear his hat and didn't want me to take his picture. He did however want his presents and lunch at Friendly's. I can't believe my baby is starting pre-k in September. We came home and took a long family nap which felt great.
Thursday
After dropping Nate at school we headed to Home Depot for mulch. My gardens really needed some mulch for both appearance and to keep the weeds out and water in. Overnight it got very hot (did I neglect to mention that this vacation fell during the first heat wave of the summer?) so I was trying to rush so I could get it done quick. Love went to look for something so I grabbed some bricks to finish one garden and headed toward the mulch. After a few minutes in the blazing sun I decided that it was too hot to wait around. One at a time I loaded 6 large bags of stinky mulch onto the flatbed cart. I paid and went to the car. Two guys asked if they could help load the car and I told them my husband was right behind me. As soon as they drove away and I began loading the bags in. Those suckers were heavy but I did it. I was in the yard for 2 hours and I don't think I have ever been so hot. Sweat dripped off my face, I had swamp ass and I got sunburn after 10 minutes. A shower never felt so good. After relaxing for an hour we picked Nate up and took him to the aquarium. Nate ran around loving every minute. It wasn't crowded at all and it was nice and cool...until we got to the butterflies and birds. That was rough. We went outside to visit the snow monkey and as soon as we got there Nate started yelling that he was too hot so we rushed back inside. He runs hot like his daddy and he cannot handle the heat. His whole face turns red and he looks terrible. He took a good nap on the way home.
Friday
I still can't believe that Love and I celebrated our 10-year anniversary on Friday. We were married on a beautiful June day. It was perfect and we had such a great time. We celebrated a little differently than I imagined when we got married but we had fun. We went to breakfast at a tiny little local joint that is super cheap. It reminded us both of a place Love's parents used to take us called The Place. It's a throwback to another time which is a nice way to say the don't have air conditioning. It was so hot so we ate and hit the road. We did a little shopping and picked up Nate early. I had decided we should see a movie so we could be out of the house and also out of the heat. We saw Madagascar 3 and it was cute. Again, not how I imagined this day would go. On a side note, I buy cards for everything. I learned it from my mom and have always felt it is an easy way to tell people how you feel. Have I mentioned how stressful my job is in addition to Love's new schedule and Nate's new attitude? I realized how bad it really is the night before when in a panic I realized I never bought Love a card!!!!! The cherry on top was Love buying me TWO cards!!!!!! Worst...Wife...EVER.
Saturday
Our unofficial lazy day. Nate wanted to play on the computer which gave me the freedom to watch 2 movies while doing laundry and cleaning the kitchen. It was a reminder of what life was like before Nate was born. Weird. I dragged Nate outside in the afternoon to blow up his pool and sprinkler. Then it was 2 hours of playing in the water and cleaning up the yard.
Sunday
Nate and I joined a friend (and his girlfriend and her daughter) on a trip to Brooklyn to visit my brother and his family. We went to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and it was a great afternoon. It made me realize how much I miss my brother. Good thing it's the summer so I'll have more time with him. On the ride home I realized my vacation was over and it was back to work in the morning. I was so happy to come home to Love and get some rest. If I knew what I was walking into Monday morning I would have opened a bottle of wine and savored my last night. Oh well. I'll have to remember that for next time.
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