having fun was the only rule
Published by Kelli April 17th, 2007 in Ramblings.This weekend was a whirl-wind. After a quick recovery yesterday, it’s back to the grind this morning with a fresh outlook and new perspective. I hopped a plane to San Diego Friday afternoon for a weekend of fitness training. While excited about the conference and a weekend away, I was most looking forward to a three-hour flight by myself. No car seats, no snacks, no sippy cups, no trains. Just me, my own music and some light reading to pass the time. In motherhood we call that absolute bliss.
Arriving around dinnertime, Colette and Scott picked me up for what turned into Scott’s surprise birthday dinner. We’d had it all planned out and I put on my best “dumb sorority girl” face to play along. After making it back to my hotel, my roommate and I chatted about business, children, family and everything else under the sun until nearly 1:00 am.
Saturday’s day-long prenatal training ended with circuit training and let us out early enough to get in an additional short run before heading back to shower and get ready for my dinner date. Lura and I worked together at OneMain, but haven’t seen each other since she and MAS moved to California seven years ago. After a quick drink the three of us found ourselves among San Diego’s Gaslamps for dinner and a few more drinks.
The whole weekend brought back memories of my old life. Carefree, partying my ass off and loving every second. The friends I miss the most are those like Lura and Colette, the ones that know the real me. The me that existed before marriage and family, before diapers and train engines. Perhaps the best compliment I received was that both of them mentioned that I was still the same ol’ me; that beyond marriage and motherhood, I’ve remained the same flirty, opinionated and crazy person that I’ve always been.
Sunday morning arrived too early filled with another full day of training before I had to head out for a flight home. While the plane landed on time at 11:30 despite a strong headwind, by the time I grabbed my luggage and a shuttle I wasn’t home until nearly 1:00 am. The boys seemed to fare pretty well, Dillon was in one piece and sound asleep. Monday morning we were back to the grind and I dug out my “mommy hat” while waving good-bye to Chris as he left for the bus.
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- 1 Pingback on Jun 10th, 2007 at 12:19 am
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Kelli - I have a feeling that when we are 90 you will still be the same old you. The Kelli that always makes us laugh and think about those things that we never would have otherwise!
It was great seeing you this past weekend, and I hope to see more of you in the next months! Say hi to your boys for me!