For Christmas Dan’s brothers presented us with a gift certificate that is good for one full weekend of babysitting. Well, we’re finally cashing that bad boy in for next weekend!!! Can you tell I’m excited? 
The idea of being ALONE with no one to be responsible for but myself (and four cats and a dog, but they don’t count, heh) from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon is just… exciting beyond words.
And I’m not even going to lie and say that I’m really going to miss Alyssa and Ryan. I mean, I will miss them, but not enough to go see them, or heaven forbid, cut the weekend short. I’ll miss their sweetness and cuteness. I won’t miss the whining, the squabbling, the shrieking, the bellowing and the constant Mommying that starts by 9am and doesn’t stop until 9pm. For at least 36 hours, that’ll be someone else’s problem. ;) For at least 36 hours, it’ll be all about ME. Not Alyssa, Ryan, house stuff, work stuff, me. But ME, ME, ME, house stuff, work stuff. Again… can you tell that I’m excited?
I also just realized that next Sunday is Mother’s Day. Where have I been? Eh… no offense to Dan, but since he’s never done much of anything for Mother’s Day (and I’ve never really forgiven him for not giving me a Mother’s Day card or even WISHING me a Happy Mother’s Day in May of 2004, when I was pregnant with Alyssa. Why? According to him, I wasn’t a mother. Yeah, and newborn Alyssa just popped out of nowhere into my lap, and I had nothing to do with growing her or nourishing her for the nine months prior to her birth.), I’ve refused to let the holiday come onto my radar. No expectations = no disappointments.
But it looks as though this year there might be something in the works… Dan alluded to “plans” and “plotting” last night, and when he turned over the bill paying money to me, it was a good deal less than what was on his pay stub. Here’s to hoping for something nice! 
Next weekend… oh man, if for some reason something falls through and we don’t get 36 or so hours of kid-free bliss, I’m going to be bummed. Especially since my new laptop FINALLY is “in transit”, even though it’s still sitting somewhere in China. If it follows the same path that Dan’s laptop did, it should be here on Tuesday. Maybe Wednesday. But hopefully before the weekend! Dan and I plan on nerding it up here at home, maybe at Panera, maybe even Denny’s. We also talked about going out to the movies, and of course dinner… and in general enjoying the silence that echos through a house where no little kids are present.
All right, I need to go put some makeup on (one thing I refuse to give up, “despite” being a busy mom, is looking good and not drippy and drabby when leaving the house!) so that we can go out to the grocery store. The fridge is practically echoing, and Alyssa and Ryan are chomping at the bit to get out for a few hours. Bye! 
Can’t wait to see your new lap top!
Sounds like a nice weekend to me ;). Have a nice day, lol.
Hope you have a nice kid-free weekend!!
Oh I really hope that everything works out and you get your nice weekend. You deserve it! I agree that pregnant mommies are still mommies. Men are so silly sometimes.
You know, next Sunday will be MY first Mother’s Day- baby inside and all. I’m quite waiting to see if I receive any cards or anything from the two people who know about baby. I’m probably right around where you were with Alyssa (I’m due October 26). I have to say, if I don’t get anything or any mention ill likely be disappointed- especially since I intend to do a bit for Father’s day. So I relate, understand and am on your side there
I hope you enjoy the hell out of your kid-free time! I am definitely not looking forward to losing all of my privacy
Sounds like those 36 hours are going to be really, really awesome. :D
But saying that you weren’t a mother when you were pregnant?
Men are certainly weird.
heh. thats nifty.
Hope you enjoyed your kid free weekend.
Oh yeah, mothers day is next weekend. (totally forgot about it)… the thing that annoys me is birthmother day is today.. why can’t it be the same day as mothers day?
Enjoy time without the kids. I’m sure it’s well deserved. Everyone needs a break from their kids every now and then.
You know, I’m not exactly sure why I get this impression but to me you seem to be just a tad bit excited ;) As you should be. We only get Kassidy a couple nights and she’s not even mine, so I’ve only had a very small taste of what goes into being a parent and it’s exhausting (even when you love the child and don’t mind all that goes into making you exhausted). I know I don’t need to tell you that, but yeah =p Enjoy your time, and I hope your laptop comes. There’s nothing like getting a new computer and turning it on for the first time, is there?