Waiting for the bell for nap time (then snack time)

One of those days. The type of Monday that gets a bad rap. G had a rough morning (perhaps b/c he was up 1 1/2 hours past his bedtime entertaining our guests with his latest tricks...animal noises and how many brownies he could stuff in his mouth at once, among other fun.) Hubby had a rough night -- up until 2ish or something prepping for an insane day. Which means I had a rough morning.

And work is unrelenting for me today. But if I was a SAHM today, I can't say the day would have been any easier, either.

In any case, here's where I'd like to be right now, and for the next few hours until it's dinner time, and someone else has prepared the meal for me. :) (Pardon me while I'm unproductive for a minute, watching G sleeping peacefully on the daycare web cam.)

A Hot Date (over lunch)!

When I started back at work a year ago (after taking 6 mos off for maternity leave), Hubby and I had the idea that we could have lunch dates on Fridays. Brilliant! Not every Friday per se, but every other Friday, or at LEAST once a month. We have a babysitter (aka, daycare) for Gster and Hubby's office is about 20 minutes from mine, but we meet at some yummy place in the middle, or take turns eating near the other's office.

So how many times did we actually do this in the past year? Umm...maybe four. Failure! But it's a new year, right? And we'll give it a try again.

Today's lunch date: Pluto's! Love it. Bring on the mixed green salad with green apples, bleu cheese, cranberries, walnuts, mandarins, and whatever else strikes my fancy. And it's right near Anthropologie (I want to check out their coat hooks for a project I have in mind). And it's across the street from Old Navy (I have something to return).

And I'm excited for a little post-lunch smoochie during the workday. ;) Shhhh...

- Mom