The Cutlet is going to start preschool in a few weeks. Really, we are ready now ... the school is ready now ... he is ready now. It just comes down to our willingness to give his current in-home daycare provider a minimum of two weeks' notice. They are longtime friends of ours. I just know the boy's going to thrive there. We visited it last week and were impressed. It is also right next door to the Petite Filet's office.
Also this month, the PF has an out-of-town work-related conference to go to. It's a recurring thing, and she's attended it every year she has worked in public relations. Her first year the conference included Valentine's Day. We're not big celebrants of the Hallmark-tainted, chocolate-covered, diamond-mine-sponsored fake holiday. Still, it kind of sucked because we hadn't been married that long. We don't need an excuse or special day to heat up the sheets or remind ourselves of our love. Any day will do.
This year her trip is after VD. I thought things after VD usually involved antibiotics and a lot of itchiness.
Anyhow, while she's gone me and the Cutlet will order a pizza or something, sit around and have contests to see who can make the loudest bodily noises and generally have as much fun as we can't without "mommy."
I've got a romantic overnight trip planned for our 7th wedding anniversary in April. I still won't tell her where we're going. Her mom has graciouslly agreed to care for the Cutlet that day. Then, she and her mom are off to Ohio for some basket thing.
We are in need of a family trip somewhere fun. But before that, I'm thinking of taking some sort of short trip somewhere by myself. Or with a friend, if I had a lot of friends. That may sound strange, I know. A trip by yourself? You're a family man, T-bone. Absolutely! But the fam doesn't like to go bicycling, or just sit on a beach, or go hiking. I'm sure the Cutlet will love those things when he is older because he's such an outdoorsy kid. I'm grooming him to be my camping buddy, seeing as the PF will never go with me again after we lost our keys in the lake that one time. In the meantime, some sort of outdoor adventure might be in order. Or maybe not. I can't decide.
I miss my dog. And because we're not ready to have another dog right now, we should take advantage of the freedom that being dogless affords us. The beach beckons.
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Sometims you gotta get away for a litte independent time. Of course, I have no room to talk, all my time is independent time. I need more family time. :)
Preschool? Wowzers.
uh oh, basket + Ohio means they are visiting the Longaberger Cult Compound.
The mecca of basket weaving. Like salmon swimming upstream to spawn, women (and some men) trek to Ohio to the Longaberger Compound and worhsip the beautifully handcrafted baskets and knick knacks. It took years to deprogram Mrs Ferd.
Mrs Ferd does not like camping either.
I don't think an alone trip sounds weird at all...it's always nice to do exactly what you want to do every now and again.
And I didn't know that you lost your dog...I'm sorry.
I love my dog! So sorry.
Longhorn Caverns State Park!
I'm not much on tripping by myself. Much more comfortable, and fun, sharing the experience with someone else.
I LOVE camping and mine were camping before they were out of diapers. If your cutlet is ready for preschool, I'd imagine he's ready for camping as well. My ex and I camped a lot and I'll miss that, as my current beau (who I adore) doesn't camp. As in Not At All Under Any Circumstances Will I Sleep In A Tent On The Ground When I Have A Perfectly Good Bed Somewhere In The Same Hemisphere. So, I may be going with my girls instead. I could recommend LOTS of great camping places around the Indiana/Kentucky/Tennessee area, but I'm not sure how relevant that would be. If you're interested, drop me a line.
Men and women shouldn't feel guilt over making some regular "me," time. Everyone needs to be reminded to be their own person once in awhile.
I miss my dog too.