Big A is on spring break this week. Yes, apparently 3 year olds need a break from the stress that is 2 hours of preschool three mornings a week....or maybe its the teachers? In any case, she has no school this week, so we've been trying to mix things up and stay busy. Friday the girls saw "Elmo Live" with my mother-in-law and J, and loved it. Monday we had a fun playdate. Today we ran errands and then went to meet J to visit his office and have lunch.
J works in the town where we went to college (yes, we got far), so we went to lunch on the main drag of the campus. A new Chipotle opened and we are both HUGE fans. J's been writing to the head of the company for ages begging them to come to our state. In any case, being on campus always brings back a slew of memories. Good ones. We had some great times in college, and seeing our old stomping grounds brought a lot of them to light. In college, of course, spring break has a different connotation. Basically, its a great excuse to let loose and party for a week straight.
My all-time favorite spring break was with some of my best girlfriends during senior year of college in the Bahamas. We had a blast, lying on the beach, trying a few water sports, drinking, dancing and just being young and free.
Seeing all the college kids walking around made me feel old. I know I'm not "old old" but I'm approaching middle age and it freaks me out, man! They say youth is wasted on the young and I have to agree. I'm sure I said I was "stressed" in college, when really, my responslibities were so small. Yes, I had to study, but there was plenty of time for that, and I was basically living for free with no financial or real-world worries.
Of course, I'm happy with where I'm at now. The girls and I spent our afternoon playing with sidewalk chalk and blowing bubbles:
Yeah, its no wet t-shirt contest unless you count Little A spilling her bubbles (and please don't), but it was a nice way to spend a day. I wouldn't want to go back in time...but if I did, maybe this week would be a good one? Except no, I'd probably drink two beers and then fall asleep in a pile of drool, and what fun is that?
And some random stuff that doesn't fit with this post:
-I got the official hospital bill from Little A's leg and it was "only" $400, instead of the $1,000 they estimated. Woo.
-I tried a recipe from Sandra Lee's semi-homemade cookbook tonight and it rocked. I may have a new go-to cookbook. Even the kids ate it, and that is saying something. (it was spicy chicken alfredo with penne if anyone cares)
-A random religious pusher came to my house today and against my better judgement, I opened the door a crack. I'm not really good at being rude, so I listened as she read me a Bible passage. Then she said "Do you think this is the plan for us?" and I politely said "what?" to which she said "What?" to which I said "Do I think what is the plan for us?" to which she said "the way the world is today with the economy and the gas prices." Um...I don't know? I didn't really know what to say so she introduced her "partners" - her friend and her son who was named "LG" which stands for "little guy." Then she said that she would like if I read her pamphlet and we could talk about it another time. To which I said "Okay" and closed the door. I think we were probably both thinking "WTF?" after that little exchange. Poor LG. I bet he wishes he was in the Bahamas on spring break too.
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