Brisket, angel food cake and free babysitting...

An odd, but wonderful, combination. Last night was Shane's dad's birthday (59 years young!!) and we went over for dinner. The only job I was given was to slice the brisket. That seems to be my unofficial job when I head over to their house for any meal...slicing the meat. It gives me quite a bit of satisfaction to have this responsibility, since I never thought of myself as a meat-slicing kind of gal. :) We enjoyed this delicious brisket, fresh mashed potatoes, the best baked beans ever (Andrea Frazier...you rock!) and good company. Then, there was angel food cake with strawberries and ice cream. Again, enough food to feed Octomom's brood...never a lack of anything at the Peters' house! Larry made the announcement that the girls were staying with them that night. Wait...dinner, dessert, booze, AND a kiddo free night and morning?? OK...who do I have to kill and where do they live?? So needed and appreciated!

Once we got home, We (being an old married couple) crawled into bed, watched some Intervention and passed out. Getting ready this morning was smooth and simple. No baby talk, no diaper changes, no screaming of "I want to wear my flip flops and party dress to school", no arguing about the merits of braids vs. ponytails. No...the following are the true events of this morning. Long shower...which included exfoliation and double conditioning of my hair. Dried AND curled my hair. Put on my makeup outside of a vehicle for the first time in about 6 months. Ironed Shane's work shirt--I love doing it--very housewife of me. Made smoothies for Shane & I. Peacefully let Jake out and admired the calmness that was surrounding me. All this and still made it to work about 40 minutes EARLY. Is this what my life would be like on a daily basis?? To just worry about Shane and myself? Wow...it would be a drastic change. But not necessarily a good change. I love my hectic mornings. They give me character and make me feel like Superwoman when I don't show up at work looking like a Gremlin on speed. But mini-vacation like this morning is a welcome reprieve every now and then. :)