I was shocked when I found out that a friend of mine was willing to watch my son for me so my husband and I could go to a Christmas party that a co-worker of his was giving. I was so excited about the prospect of getting to go out with my hubby in a setting that didn’t involve playlands or chicken McNuggets! It was going to be an adults only party no kids allowed! This is the first time that he and I have gotten the chance to go out since our honeymoon which was in September of 2006!
Yesterday started off crappy. I had to take my son to the doctor to discover that he’s got conjunctivitis (aka pink eye). It’s not too bad, but he had to be put on eye cream to help get rid of the infection. That’s always a fun experience. For those of you who have never had the pleasure of putting cream in your kid’s eye, trust me it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Luckily for me my son does really well with it and doesn’t give me any trouble at all when I put it in. I have a major eyeball issue though! I hate putting stuff in my own eyes (no contacts or eye drops for me ain’t happening)! Now I have to put cream in a squirmy 5 year olds eyes four times a day until the little tube of cream is gone or the infection is whichever comes first. Yippee!
After the doctors appointment to determine what was wrong with his eyes yesterday I took him to get a much needed hair cut. For a boy his hair sure does grow faster than any I’ve ever seen. He’s lucky like that I suppose. It was starting to grow over his ears and he had the little duck tail going on at the nape of his neck (which I think is totally adorable!) Then we headed home and picked up my hubby so we could go do lunch. It was a good afternoon. We went over to my friend’s house to drop off Dakota and actually stayed to visit with them for a few hours. I was quite happy with the arrangement of being able to go out and have fun and not have to worry about keeping my little one entertained!
The time came and we headed to the party. I have to say, the man hosting this party has got a beautiful house. We were a little worried about finding his house at first because he lives in an area that neither of us is very familiar with. It was pitch dark outside and raining off and on as well. The roads weren’t labeled with easily read street signs and there weren’t very many streetlights once we got into the wooded area. We finally found the first turn off and it was easy sailing from there! If you have every seen the movie “National Lampoons Christmas Vacation” when Chevy Chase decorates his house with millions of lights and it lights up like daytime, you can believe me when I say that this house was a close second to that. (Oh, there’s his house! Thanks for the beacon of lights man!) It was striking. Nutcracker soldiers, reindeer, snowmen and even a gingerbread house were happily welcoming us up to the house which I have to say was huge! I had house envy the minute we pulled up in front of it. That place made our crappy little apartment look like a cardboard box, no doubt.
It about killed me but the inside of the house was as gorgeous as the outside. (Damn this man and his good taste!) It was so homey and I felt very comfortable there right away. We were the first guests to arrive and we got the grand “tour” of the home. (More envy here). As guests started to arrive we were all directed into the den area where the party was going to be held and noticed the bar and huge flat panel tv that was providing us with some really nice social music as we walked in. Well more and more guests arrived and we all began to socialize and have a great time! (Is that a karaoke machine on that shelf? Why yes, yes it is!)
I encouraged my husband to drink and I stayed sober so I could drive us home. Well he drank, more than his fair share. It was the first time I had ever seen my husband drunk (we haven’t been together that long, don’t be too shocked). He was really affectionate and playful, it was cute. I’ve never seen him so social and unguarded. We laughed and had a great time but before I knew it it was 2:45am and I realized that I needed to get my very intoxicated husband home. It wasn’t too bad, we arrived home safe and sound and he was promptly put into bed so he could get his much needed rest.
This morning at about 10am I got up and went over to get my little bear from the sitter. He was really good for her and she enjoyed having him over. We also went over to my mother-in-law’s house this afternoon to visit with her for a bit. My husband was too sick to venture out today so it was just me and little bear running errands and visiting Nana. It was a very busy weekend and I’m not even done yet. I still have my son’s school uniforms to wash before morning. A woman’s work is never done, usually just postponed for a later time, it never truly goes away!
Luckily by the time I got home tonight from visiting my husband was feeling much better. He had been able to keep crackers and Gatorade down and he’d even eaten a little more substance later on. I think it’s going to be a long time before he drinks that much again. Being sick afterwards is just not worth it!
Ok well it’s off to do laundry I go, joy of my life! I swear if I ever hit the lottery I am so getting a live in housekeeper!
