Brian left for his second business trip in 11 days, this one is one night longer, which also means a whole day longer which also means by Friday I am going to be very, very tired.  But that’s okay, because after Friday, he’ll be home and I’ll be able to breathe a sigh of relief that I can now go to Target alone, er, rather feel safe with my husband by my side.

He was home for a total of five nights.  Four of the nights I had planned events to attend, meetings, a conference call, bowling and the ever important Bunco night.  The fifth night, he and I actually went out of town without the children for a planned surprise party for a dear friend in Illinois.  On Friday afternoon, we joked, in a sad kind of way, that we were living like a divorced couple, sharing custody of the kids.  It was sad really, realizing that we hadn’t sat down for a family meal in nearly 8 days and it would be another six days before we could again.  Our family sitting down for a meal together is so important to us and it’s something we really miss. 

We did stay in a hotel last night that was actually very nice and extremely clean and would you believe the bed was soft?  Almost billowy, which is something you just don’t see very often.  We (myself, my husband and the chickens) are taking a VERY LONG DRIVE in June that will require stopping in the middle of the drive to sleep at a hotel, we typically stay at one particular type of hotel, but the beds are just not very comfortable, we just liked the hotel because of the warm Cinnabons they serve, okay?  So, we tried this new one and we are so pleased to have found the soft beds.  When we walked into our room we realized they had booked us into a handicap hotel room.  The doorways were so wide I’m pretty sure we could have pulled our car into the room to unpack. (which would have been nice considering I packed four pairs of shoes for a one night trip.)  We even had a lovely seat in the tub, wall bars everywhere and an adjustable shower head that I really did not know how to work at first, accidentally spraying myself in the face.  It was the best.  The most amazing thing was how large our THREE fire alarms were in the one room.  One had a strobe light so big that if it were to go off in the middle of the night, I’m not sure if I would run or dance.

Another benefit to being in a handicap room is that it is situated very close to the lobby, which is great when you are stumbling in late at night with blisters on your toes the size of dimes caused by the very cute shoes you had purchased that same day.  However, being close to the lobby also means you are close to the breakfast area which is very busy at seven in the morning.  Not to mention the outdoor area just outside the lobby for visitors to sit and relax in the summer warmth, or to get drunk and laugh and yell, like you’re in a beer garden all night long.  Right outside our window.   So, although we had the nice wide doorways, the fancy hand held showers, and the enormous fire alarms and strobe lights, (did I mention we were also directly across from the indoor pool??), we think given the choice, we would have chosen a room three floors up, or you know, in a shed somewhere.

Either way, we did have a great time away and needless to say, I’m feeling a little down that my husband is in another part of the country.   I think I’ll just sit here and stuff my face with nachos and queso and maybe some ice cream.   Okay, not the ice cream, I really have to watch this growing figure of mine, speaking of which, be sure to check back on Tuesday.  Remember almost two weeks ago I mentioned working on a little project for weight loss?  Well, I’m so excited to tell you that the unveiling will be on May 1, 2007.  So, check back, bring your friends and your scales, because y’all, I’m tired of feeling fat, are you?  If so, maybe I can help…
see you then.

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