I decided last week. . well..almost two weeks ago now...What day was that...lets see. . the seventh, to drive back to CO on a whim with my inlaws. They are/were moving to Virginia and I making a pit stop in CO and I was DYING to get back there, so I jokingly said on the fourth "hey it'd be good to go out with you"...I didn't think much of it because I wasn't really willing to make the drive back by myself. But then the next morning (the fifth) I figured it out, I could drive out, Willie could fly out during the week sometime, and help me drive back. . so off we went to travelocity of some other travel site and booked his ticket. I drove out Sunday and got there on Monday. Sunday was hell BTW. I woke up at 5 a.m. for no particular reason (was supposed to sleep until 6:15 a.m.), and we didn't arrive to our "obligated" destination (as fil called it), until 2:30 in the morning (3:30 Albuquerque time) and didn't get to bed until 4 a.m.! FIL 's trailer that he was pulling had a blown out tire and he didn't get in until 5 a.m. so I guess he had it more rough, but I had the two kiddos....so i win :)
We showed up on Monday and I got to surprise my Best Friend Lissa. Who I had talked too frequently throughout the drive and she never figured it out so that was fun. I was able to squeeze everyone in on my list by the end of the week except for a few personal close friends, but...I tried my hardest you can't argue that. The kids had a blast getting to re-meet everyone. We moved to CA at such a young age for them that they don't remember a lot of people seeing as they only get to visit them once a year.
It was hard being away from Willie. Not Guatemala hard, but hard. I think he had the harder time this time though. In Guatemala he was really busy and while he had time to think of it, not much before he was wisked off to a match,. . this time he had to sit at home, while not only I was gone, but so were the kids.
I discovered how much of a sucker I am for good ol' Beautiful Colorado scenery. On my drive out I was driving over Raton pass, and as I reached the top, the top of the twin peak mountains became visable and were covered in snow, and . . okay, I already admitted I'm a sucker, but I'll add that I'm a sap. I started balling. I truly miss Colorado. I saw so many deer along the highway, and it was just absolutely beautiful driving from the end of that pass on. I'll admit I'm an even bigger sap and its the same beautiful scenery on the way out (this time through the opposite end - Denver) that had me crying again.
I also realized that if I had been a little wiser to how little time I was going to be there, I probably would have had Willie come out during the next week or something to allow me time to fit everyone in. . oh well. . lesson learned.
The kids as usual were their fantastic traveling selves. I can't even remember how many trips they've been on, but its over twenty for each of them when you combine car and air travel. They are troopers. You should see Willie and I at the airport lol. We've actually gotten compliments..of course its from the people who got "stuck" behind us cause the people who were originally behind us thought "I'm outta this line these people will take forever", and go to another line, and we cruise right on through, while their still standing there. . haha
I got some of the cutest pictures of the kids. I'll share them once Willie reinstales windows live writer...I still hate vista. That hasn't changed lol
Lets see. . what else. I always sit and think to myself, or while doing something I'll say "I need to blog this" then I get here, and its gone. It's of course usually about how fantastic the kids are. . man they are great. . OH THATS WHAT IT WAS
When Willie got out to CO he informed me that he thought it was time for the kids to move into their own bedroom. I agreed. We moved into our 3 bedroom place and the third room has been nothing but an under-utilized toy room. Fine and all, but I'm missing out on my new double sinked bathroom because in the morning we can't use it because we'll wake up the kids..so when we got back from CO, we put the kids in their own room. They did great, I on the other hand did not lol.
After putting them down for nite-nite time, hanging out with Willie a bit, then going to bed myself, I realized they were no longer there, and started balling. "How can I hear them if they start coughing/What if they get sick" and of course nothing happened. However the next night we were awaken suddenly at 3:00 a.m. when Ian was out in the living room crying "momma where are you", he had an attack of the number 2's in the middle of the night and always needs help with his bum wipping...so I (being the overly sad momma that I am that I wont be able to hear them and help them) called to Willie "Go get Ian" lol. So much for my worries lol
I am aware that I can go get a baby monitor and ease my fear of hearing them, but the fear is going away. I am actually really starting to LOVE not having them in my room. I can put them to bed, and go to bed at the same time now! (before they would probably start crawling into bed with me (they were in seperate beds from us) and bugging me), OR like tonight, I can keep doing the laundry after nite nite time because they wont be there to interfere with the putting away of the clothes that belong in the nice sized walk in closet that is in the bathroom with the great double sinks :). It's all coming together and I'm getting used to it!
Today I even got BOTH OF THEM to lay in their beds for nap time at 3:00 p.m. in their room, so that meant that I could clean the kitchen and other things instead of having to be quite cause Ian was asleep on the couch and Lexi was asleep in our room. . its working out well.
That's about it. I'm sure I'll remember later what that third thing was but for now. my wrist hurts and they'll (Willie and kids) will be home from racquetball soon and Mommies alone time will soon be over. Better get the kitchen cleaned :)