Monday Mornin' Blues

It's not even Monday yet and I already have the Monday morning blues.



I guess it's a sign of a good weekend.



Good Mommy and Daddy time. Not checking off the to-do list after the boys are in bed. A local restaurant's "death by chocolate" cake. A foot massage. Good conversation. Good cuddlin' to Casino Royale. (We recommend, by the way.) Laughing at our boys. Celebrating the Daddy my husband has been, is, and will be. Honoring him, enjoying him, spoiling him. Enough space in our schedule to just be.



Good time with the boys. We took them to the local farmer's market where Justin loves to run around in the small field of pinwheels. We bought local jam, squash, tomatoes, and our first tomato plant. (We'll see how that goes.) We each held a baby during church, as long as they would last. While we missed some details of the worship service, we treasured the closeness. We ran around with mixing bowls on our heads, played the new drums passed down from our friends, ate pizza while we watched the U.S. Open, worked on sharing our toys, enjoyed Nathan's laughing at Justin's antics.



Good time with friends. This week, two friends and their families drove up from the town I lived in before here. What a blessing to be with each other... old friends... friends who knew each other pre-k... pre-kids. Sprinkled into the child managing was wonderful conversation. We even took in local food from the local burrito place at the end of our street and the local Denny's (kids eat free, remember?!). ha. And the latter part of this afternoon we played at our (local) friend's house. Their house is like a mini vacation for us. The daddies threw a Frisbee (usually avoiding the kids) and the mommies caught up about life, while the kids played in the romantic creek that divides their yard.



And now the daily grind starts back up. I never thought I would have the Monday mornin' blues when I wasn't working (much)! I just figured the days would roll into each other and each day would feel like the weekend. How wrong I was! Tomorrow morning I must share my husband with the campus... a job and life I share a heart for, usually. However, right now I have more of a heart for me... for the weekend and the break and the in between. I have the "I wantsies." Right now I want more of right now.