I am writing this from sunny Florida. I arrived here on Saturday to hang out with my dear friend Rasheena. It is always nice to get away and regroup and relax. We spent the first evening getting manis and pedis and then I had a short, fabulous chair massage for my ailing back. It was heaven. Then we had pizza and beer at a local place that was to die for. Yesterday we stayed close to home just hanging out and chatting. It is really nice to spend time with a girlfriend who just gets you and who is easy to be around. We talk so much that I find myself needing a break every once in awhile because I am unused to so much talking. It dawns on me how quiet my life is in some ways. Working at home by myself is quiet and I find myself in my head more often than not. My dog Maggie is not a stellar conversationalist, but she is a good foot warmer. I do have to admit that I like being alone. I like solitude and quiet and peace. Especially now that we have two rambunctious boys. I feel like I need that quiet day in order to withstand the cacophony of shouts, screams, fighting and laughter of the afternoons, evenings and weekends.
So Josh and the boys are having a men only weekend (with the exception of Maggie) which is good. Josh has been traveling quite a bit lately and the boys miss him and need their time with him. I come home tomorrow evening just in time to turn our world upside down by getting a new puppy and me starting a hellish elimination diet. More on both of those things very soon.