Siesta

Everyone is asleep! Dan has a migraine, and went to sleep it off about an hour ago. Maggie finished barfing all over me and the floor (luckily we were in the kitchen-- it's SO much easier to clean linoleum than the carpet!), and promptly zonked out. Even Ben the WonderPuppy is snoring away next to the couch.

So I am enjoying a little peace and quiet. What to do with this new found time? Well, I'll tell you.

I took a long, hot, shower. I can't remember when I took a shower for longer than 3 minutes in the last 6 months! The only reason that I got out when I did today was because I was worried that there would be no hot water left for the laundry pile that is waiting downstairs by the washer! It was lovely. I did alot of thinking. For once, I did NOT do any crying. (I'll admit that my morning shower is where I get the tears out usually, so I can make it through the day.) I washed my hair TWICE, because after all, the bottle does say "Rinse and repeat". I buffed my fingernails. I scrubbed every little inch of me with the shower puff, and came out smelling slightly flower like. I moisturized. I put on my comfiest jeans (yup, still maternity, sad to say), my oldest softest sweatshirt, and my smooshiest fluffy socks.

Good Lord, why can't I do this EVERY day?

I have also been daydreaming a bit. Dan has been traveling quite a bit for work, and has now racked up enough Marriott Rewards Points for 5 nights in a hotel! YEEHAW! I'd love for us to get away together. We deserve, and truly need, a break from our daily stress. Now, before anyone gets excited, we aren't going anywhere anytime soon. If we go at all, it will probably not be until Fall of next year. As much as I need a break, I am not ready to leave Maggie. For goodness sake, I have trouble being gone all day at work, let alone 5 nights in a row! I'd also like her to be a little better with eating before I would feel comfortable leaving her with my parents. I am the only one who is comfortable putting the NG tube in, so it has to be out, and she has to be eating independently for us to go away. So, yes, it will be a LONG time before we cash in on these free nights.

In the meantime, I'll daydream of where we'll go. Maui sounds nice. Or London. Or St. Kitts (I don't know anything about St. Kitts, but the resort on the Marriott website looked DIVINE.) You, blog readers, get to participate... where should we go? Feel free to participate in the poll to the right side of the page (do you like the new design, by the way?), or post a comment with suggestions...

Hmmm.... Maui..... that really sounds so wonderful....

~Sara