This is the first summer in a while that I do not have a big trip to look forward to. Kind of a bummer. Actually, really a bummer. I have been thinking a lot about Colorado lately. I lived there as a kid. The last time we visited was two years ago for the wedding of one of my best friends, Morgan. Morgan just had her beautiful baby boy, Hayden, last month. What I would give to be able to go visit Morgan and her family this year!
As part of my reminiscing and daydreaming of Colorado, here are some flashback photos from two summers ago. It was such a great trip. Morgan had such a beautiful wedding.
A couple of weekends ago John and I dropped the kids off at the grandparents' house and headed to Asheville. We had been looking forward to our getaway for weeks. We spent only about 35 hours in Asheville, but it was 35 hours of the highest quality. What made our time so nice was the ability to saunter around town, do whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted.
Our children - like most children - have a time limit. Whenever we go places with our children we know that we have a limited amount of time to enjoy ourselves. If I take the kids shopping with me I have to strategically plan my shopping so as to get in and out of the store as quickly as possible. I make a mental map of the any shopping experience, for efficiency. There is no time for browsing, resting, or people-watching with children in tow. On our getaway I so much enjoyed the relaxation of sitting in restaurants with John, enjoying the sights around us. When the kids are with me I tend to have tunnel vision and I neglect all the interesting goings-on around me. I loved the opportunity to wander around with John and gaze at all the crazy things people do.
John and I are dropping the kids off at the grandparents' house and heading up to Asheville for the weekend. We have been counting down the days to this trip sans kids. We love our children, but having two small kids is no joke. I am excited to have John all to myself. I am so looking forward to having uninterrupted conversations, eating at whichever restaurant we fancy and not having to consider if it is kid-friendly, and going to sleep whenever we decide.
This week has been very full with going back to work, sick children, and getting ready to go out of town. Throughout the week I did have a lot of favorite moments - Thursday proved to be particularly humorous in random ways. I can't get into all the details now, though, so I will leave you with the sketch that kept me and John laughing during the week.
FAVORITE CLIP
Every so often SNL comes out with a golden skit. There are times when everything just seems to flow perfectly and there are times when everything seems to go wrong (ie. the "Debbie Downer" skit with Lindsey Lohan where the cast could not help themselves from laughing). Either scenario makes for a very memorable skit. Last weekend Zooey Deschanel hosted SNL. This skit had me laughing and has had me coming back for me. All of the impersonations are dead-on.
YouTube did not have any better quality clips posted yet, but this works.
