I have never wanted to harm myself or harm others until this weekend. Maybe I should back up a little bit...All four of us were invited to Lucy's 4th birthday party in Round Rock this Saturday, so Jorge and I decided to stay in Wimberley and make a weekend out of it. Wimberley's slogan is, " a little piece of heaven" who wouldn't want to stay there? We got on the road at about noon on Friday and got to experience the wrath of Mia's first road trip. You could say that she doesn't like to travel, but that is an understatement. She cried for what seemed like hours. Was she hungry? no. Did she have a dirty diaper? uh uh. How do I know? Because as soon as I took her out of her car seat it was instant silence. She didn't like to sit in that seat for long periods of time. Thank god we were only driving a few hours away.
What did Hudson do when he heard her cry? Well at first he shhhed her and told her not to worry, then he covered his ears and tried to tune her out, then he thought,"well if I can't beat em' join em'." And so he wailed too! So help me (us) god. And this didn't happen just from Houston to Wimberley, but from Wimberley to Austin and Austin to Wimberley and Wimberley to San Marcos and San Marcos to Houston...you get the point. Most meals were pleasant. I think the most pleasant meal was the one where we had a pitcher of beer followed by a wine tasting followed by a shot of tequila...hmm maybe that's why it was kind of pleasant b/c I was buzzing. I don't recall the other meals being that enjoyable. Let's try to point out some high lights of our trip....chirp chirp chirp chirp
Just kidding! Lucy's party was wonderful and it was great seeing Tasha and Lou for a few hours, we found some amazing deals at the San Marcos Outlet Mall, we took the kids to Wonder World in San Marcos and explored a cave and rode on a train, we ate at Cracker Barrel this morning and it was the best breakfast I have ever eaten in my life!! ( I can't wait for ours to open up next month)
But we are home now and I can't wait to sleep in my bed again. Everyone knows that feeling. Jorge, Hudson and I shared a king size bed this weekend and Hudson is a bed hog. He was all over me, slapping me and putting his feet in my face. Good times.
Mom wanted us to travel out of town for turkey day with them, my response to that- hell to the no! That road trip was enough to last me for a lifetime. Okay so not a lifetime but not anytime soon. And when we do go again we will have to have a T.V and some kind of stimuli for Mia. I didn't think you could get bored at 4 months old but I guess anything is possible.
Time to hit the hay, lets hope I can wake up at 6 in the morning. My bed is going to feel a little too good tonight.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Happy Birthday to me?
I attended a surprise 30th birthday party for my friend, Matt, yesterday. I have known him for the past 10 years. Lets just say that our parties in the past have been nothing like the one I attended yesterday.
When we met each other I was only 18 years old, so our birthday parties were either at apartments or bars...the one last night was a surprise party thrown by his wife. On the evite she said, "kids are welcome." I think everyone read that and went with it. Upon arriving to the party there were already 2 children there, his nieces, and I brought my two, and by the end of the night there were about 20 children under the age of 6. It became hard to tell if it was an adult party, or a children party. 10 years ago I would have gone straight to the beer or wine, but last night I opted for a bottle water. Is this really what I have become....a grownup? Am I really this 28 year old with 2 small children...and when did this happen?
After attending his party I started thinking back to my birthdays. 25 was awesome. Jorge and I were newly weds and we went to Goose's Acre with my family and a few close friends. There was live music, great food, and adult beverages. 26 I was pregnant with Hudson, 27 I had a 9 month old baby and 28 I was pregnant with Mia...hmm, interesting. Now when it's my birthday my parents are more excited to see my children then to actually celebrate my birthday. I have just decided this will not become the norm. Jorge turns 3o this December and we are taking a trip to Mexico just the 2 of us, a much needed vacation with no children. And then when I turn 30 in a year and a half we will take another trip. We need that alone time, time to reconnect, time to drink whatever we want and not have to worry about getting up with children in the morning, time to lay on the beach and not have to worry about our children running off into the ocean, time to stay up late and not have to worry about having the children in bed by 8. I am more excited about our trip together then I am about Christmas and New Years. It's time for me to get my birthday back! (March 8th, for those of you keeping track)
When we met each other I was only 18 years old, so our birthday parties were either at apartments or bars...the one last night was a surprise party thrown by his wife. On the evite she said, "kids are welcome." I think everyone read that and went with it. Upon arriving to the party there were already 2 children there, his nieces, and I brought my two, and by the end of the night there were about 20 children under the age of 6. It became hard to tell if it was an adult party, or a children party. 10 years ago I would have gone straight to the beer or wine, but last night I opted for a bottle water. Is this really what I have become....a grownup? Am I really this 28 year old with 2 small children...and when did this happen?
After attending his party I started thinking back to my birthdays. 25 was awesome. Jorge and I were newly weds and we went to Goose's Acre with my family and a few close friends. There was live music, great food, and adult beverages. 26 I was pregnant with Hudson, 27 I had a 9 month old baby and 28 I was pregnant with Mia...hmm, interesting. Now when it's my birthday my parents are more excited to see my children then to actually celebrate my birthday. I have just decided this will not become the norm. Jorge turns 3o this December and we are taking a trip to Mexico just the 2 of us, a much needed vacation with no children. And then when I turn 30 in a year and a half we will take another trip. We need that alone time, time to reconnect, time to drink whatever we want and not have to worry about getting up with children in the morning, time to lay on the beach and not have to worry about our children running off into the ocean, time to stay up late and not have to worry about having the children in bed by 8. I am more excited about our trip together then I am about Christmas and New Years. It's time for me to get my birthday back! (March 8th, for those of you keeping track)
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Transformation
Six and a half years ago I was fresh out of college and in no hurry to find a "real" job and grow up. I started waiting tables at a Tex Mex restaurant, Chuys, and met a Sexy Mexy. I flirted with him (at least that is what he'll tell you). He swears it was all me and that he didn't even think I was that cute...granted I was about 20 pounds heavier and he didn't really appreciate my "white girl dancing." We worked hard and partied harder. We drank and smoked ( wacky tabaccy that is...okay that part was just me) and then drank some more. Every night we would go to Molly's Pub, Rookies, or someone's apartment. Neither one of us wanted a relationship but we sure did enjoy each others company (He was a great kisser)! We couldn't keep our hands off of each other. I/we never thought anything would come of our "relationship."
I worked at Chuys for about 6 months until I got fired, yes fired...can you believe that? I asked someone why they didn't tip me and the management frowned upon that sort of behavior. Anyway, I got my first real job teaching and moved to Kingwood. Jorge decided to start staying the night with me and he never left....6 and a half years later here we are. We have had some successes over the years, college degrees, a marriage, cars, houses, and the biggest one-KIDS!! Who am I? Definitely not the same girl he met back in 2004. Our weekends use to be going to bars, movies (late movies), friend's houses, staying up all night.
Now? Hmm....he's on the computer all night (working) and I am in bed by ten o'clock (sometimes nine). We lost a lot of our friends. It's hard to have friends who don't have kids. Your list of places to go changes from bars to zoos, shopping malls to actually shop to which one has the best play area. A leisure trip to Target to a "let's play a game to see how fast I can get out of this store before my kids drive me crazy!!" A nice sit down restaurant to which one has a good kid's menu and short wait. All of our close friends who have kids live in Baytown, Austin, Dallas, Wylie....anywhere but here. My close friends who don't have kids live in Oklahoma and Colorado. We haven't tried to travel with 2 small kids yet, but when we do I'm sure it will be interesting. We went from not being able to keep our hands off each other to pecks on the lips. Is sex spontaneous with 2 small children? What do you think? Would I change a thing? No, we have grown as people and as parents. We have two little ones who look up to us and love us unconditionally. Being a parent is the only job without training or pay and it's the best "job" in the world. Jorge and I love each other more than we did 6.5 years ago and we have created the most beautiful caring children anyone could ask for. We have transformed into mommy and daddy and have been extremely blessed.
I worked at Chuys for about 6 months until I got fired, yes fired...can you believe that? I asked someone why they didn't tip me and the management frowned upon that sort of behavior. Anyway, I got my first real job teaching and moved to Kingwood. Jorge decided to start staying the night with me and he never left....6 and a half years later here we are. We have had some successes over the years, college degrees, a marriage, cars, houses, and the biggest one-KIDS!! Who am I? Definitely not the same girl he met back in 2004. Our weekends use to be going to bars, movies (late movies), friend's houses, staying up all night.
Now? Hmm....he's on the computer all night (working) and I am in bed by ten o'clock (sometimes nine). We lost a lot of our friends. It's hard to have friends who don't have kids. Your list of places to go changes from bars to zoos, shopping malls to actually shop to which one has the best play area. A leisure trip to Target to a "let's play a game to see how fast I can get out of this store before my kids drive me crazy!!" A nice sit down restaurant to which one has a good kid's menu and short wait. All of our close friends who have kids live in Baytown, Austin, Dallas, Wylie....anywhere but here. My close friends who don't have kids live in Oklahoma and Colorado. We haven't tried to travel with 2 small kids yet, but when we do I'm sure it will be interesting. We went from not being able to keep our hands off each other to pecks on the lips. Is sex spontaneous with 2 small children? What do you think? Would I change a thing? No, we have grown as people and as parents. We have two little ones who look up to us and love us unconditionally. Being a parent is the only job without training or pay and it's the best "job" in the world. Jorge and I love each other more than we did 6.5 years ago and we have created the most beautiful caring children anyone could ask for. We have transformed into mommy and daddy and have been extremely blessed.
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