Daily Dose of Mama: Worth It

Friday, May 28, 2010

Worth It

I'm SO tired this morning. I crawled into bed at midnight only to find my TWO boys tossing fitfully. I'm not sure what happened last night, but all three of us are worse for the wear this morning.

I'm double fisting DDP just to keep my eyes open.

But closing a restaurant down (as usual) with some of my favorite gals on our girls night out was worth every single 29-flavor drop I need injected into my veins this morning.

It's awesome to be a mama, but sometimes it is awesome to be just "me" again for a few hours...especially the sangria drinking version of me.

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sueMay 28, 2010 at 7:57 AM
i couldn't have said it better myself!
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KrisMay 28, 2010 at 8:11 AM
I'm guzzling coffee as I type this. I got home at 12:30 to a house that looked like it was hit by a tornado - what do these boys do when we're gone?

I'm so glad you made it last night, it wouldn't have been the same without you. As usual I didn't want the night to end.
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kellyMay 28, 2010 at 10:00 AM
You guys all went out?! So fun! Did they start sweeping up the restaurant while you were still there? :)

What I love about this photo is that I see blogger open on your monitor and you are clearly about to draft a new post ... and I know what it is because I just read it - YAY!!!!!
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CoriMay 28, 2010 at 10:02 AM
They didn't just sweep, they turned on all the lights and put up all the chairs on top of the tables around us.

And yep, I really enjoyed publishing that post you spy in the picture. What a treat to start to weekend!
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BirdieMay 28, 2010 at 10:22 AM
First off, your picture here is funny, love the Care Bears. Second, here I was congratulating myself on staying out until 9:30! You guys were fun - so nice to meet you!
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ChristineMay 28, 2010 at 1:46 PM
I'm about to take a nap soon here! It was so much fun, though, and that sangria was yummy wasn't it? :)
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JoJoMay 28, 2010 at 2:42 PM
I love that we have an 'as usual.'
It's Friday, it's a holiday weekend, it's summer, all of the above call for DDP.
Good eye Kelly..I had to look again and I love the pic even more.
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