Punch Drunk Love

I am all filled up with the after-effects of a seriously good time away in Vegas.  We had alot of fun and even though we were on the go so much in those 3.5 days I feel well-rested and very zen sitting here back at work this early, early Monday morning.

It felt so good to be back in our bed with both of our children under our roof.  It just about made me dizzy with contenment. 

Seeing our little Lyssi Lu for the first time since Thursday morn did not disappoint.  She just sat there with her mouth wide open as she squealed with joy.  She didn't let me go for a long time and she just kept hugging me and laying her head on my shoulders.  Riley was overtired from his long weekend of activities and he was watching TV so his excitement was a bit overshadowed but I will never forget that he wanted to write me a note on Saturday telling me that "I love my mommy and I miss her."  They both seem really well-adjusted and we fell right back into the routine except that Lyssi Lu was in bed by 6:30 and Riley 7:00 because brother and sister were seriously exhuasted. 

I expected to feel pretty tired Monday after sleeping in a bit for a few days and enjoying power naps when I wanted but I feel good.  Life "as usual" is just intoxicating.  This little break we took has completely awakened my every sense.  Grateful, appreciative, centered, relaxed, excited, rested and in mad love with the littles we came back to.  I know now that leaving behind the kids for a quick trip was so worth it and so empowering.  We just needed a few dinners with no food spilling.  We needed a few mornings with no rushing to get out the door.  We needed a few naps without the door to the bedroom wide open so we can hear the kids.  We needed a few late nights out to make us feel young and vibrant again.  We needed time alone to hold hands and laugh at eachother because he is my best friend and no one makes me laugh and feel like he does.

Highlights of our trip included a comedy show at Cabo Wabo, the boys let me indulge a little while enjoying dinner at Serendipity (they did not care for the decor, I loved it!), clubbin a bit til the wee hours of the morn, me winning over $350 playing Texas Hold Em' bonus poker, an $8.99 prime rib dinner complete with an ice cream chocolate chip desert for only $2.99 downtown, ziplining down at the Fremont St experience (holy nerves up on the rickety scaffolding!), eating Krispy Kreme's, lots of walking and gawking, seeing all the gorgeous hotels all done up for Christmas, and I finished a Water for Elephants!  Great book, I loved it so much it was done in 9.5 days.  She is such a gifted writer!

I just love Vegas.  We were not at all touristy this 3rd trip but I still get all "wow" at the sight of the strip at night all HD and lit up out of control.  It's just so exhilarating being down there and even though everything is so expensive ($19 for a pitcher of beer) we spent money and had fun.  I think we put on like 20 miles!  So really no pictures taken.  A few from D's phone but I was kind of "been there done that" and left all camera's at home.  It was quite liberating!

We were ready for home come Saturday night and now we are gearing up for the Christmas weekend coming.  I might have even taken a sick day to spend the morning with my boy at his Christmas party this week ; )  I am so in the wrong profession!

A $100 plus shopping trip to Target tonight equals stuffing those stockings full and then some Saturday night.  I am so excited for this weekend I could just faint.

Oh and our dishwasher is being hooked up tomorrow!  Shut the front door, after 10 plus years we will have a dishwasher...what will it be like to eat on real plates again?!  Santa is so good to me in the appliance dept every year!

Merry Christmas and Viva Las Vegas!