Save the date

I love putting stuff in my calendar. I love scheduling, organizing, juggling, etc. When I was pregnant, I would put in every Monday what week I was on. After each appointment, I would write down the date of the next one. When I start a new planner each September, I go through and put in all birthdays and important dates. My husband has offered to buy a cool blackberry like his to receive emails, text message as well as calendar. But I refuse. There is something about writing it down that I love.

Today, I wrote down a very important date in my calendar. It marks the end of much frustration, stress, and spinning for control. I have been a working mom for 3 years now. I never had any idea that working with small children would be so hard. Actually, motherhood is hard, but working fulltime away from the home makes it all the more challenging. Today, I wrote the words "Last Day" on November 30th. I resigned on Friday 10/27. I have a little over a month left to finish up a couple of projects, train my replacement or a temp, basically get things in order. I am excited and terrified to see what life as a stay at home mom is like. But then I go back and read my journals from the last 3 years and can remember the struggles like it was yesterday and then I'm confident that staying home is the best thing for my family. Just as me working the last 3 years has been the best thing for the family. I'm so grateful to my husband for putting up with me as there were days that he could just look at me wrong and I would start crying. It's been a long way to get to this point, but the lessons I've learned are priceless and will no doubt help me as I encounter future struggles.

So, Save the Date! November 30th! I'm sure I'll call on my old friend Margarita to help me celebrate it. She's always comforted me in the past...who better to celebrate with?

Here's a picture of the 2 most precious babies that I'll get to stay home and love.

Guilty Pleasure

I have a guilty pleasure. Actually my husband and I share it together. Now, get your minds out of the gutter it is absolutely NOT sexual. It may be hard to believe this, but it's a television show. I've come to look forward to it, make sure the tivo is set to record in case something else comes up, don't want the phone to ring or the kids to wake up and interrupt. I wish I could say it was Desparate Housewives or a cool new show premiering for Fall 2006. But, alas, it isn't. My guilty pleasure is . . . . . .(drum roll please) . . . . ."The Girls Next Door" on E! featuring Hugh Hefner and his 3, count them 3 live in girlfriends. I know, I know, it really goes against everything I'm learning in my Beth Moore Bible study, in Sunday School and generally everything I've ever read in the bible. But, God help me, I can't walk away from it.

For those of you that know nothing about it, the show is 30 minutes long and centers around the 3 girls that Hef has chosen to spend his golden years with... Before I get to the girlfriends, let me just say that I'm worried about Hef. He tries to stay hip and happening and keep up with these young girls. But, he looks like a dirty old man coppin one last feel. There's Holly, the main girlfriend. And then Bridget and Kendra the back-up girlfriends. Now, I don't care too much for Kendra. She's annoying and immature and her laugh makes me want to slap her across the face. Holly is somewhat delusional and actually believes that Hef will marry again and at 80 will be capable of producing more offspring with her. But Bridget......Bridget is my favorite. Bridget is everyone's friend. She never says anything mean about anyone. She listens to people and what they have to say. She's very upbeat and positive about everything. From her cat's dental hygiene to her carefully planned and thought out striptease busting out of a cake for Hef's 80th b'day, she takes pride in everything she does. And in a very limited way, I would like to be more like her.

Since there are only like 2 people reading this blog, I'm not too concerned that my sanity will be questioned across the masses. If you haven't checked it out, stear clear. It will suck you in as it has done me. There's nothing like 3 girls in a mansion, with anything they desire at their fingertips, trying discover their meaning of life to make me appreciate my real world so much more.