9.18.2009

Extravagant


We've been away.  A forty-eight hour escape.  A surprise, planned by family. Childcare and dogcare coordinated, massages scheduled, gift cards purchased, favorite snacks and drinks packed, house cleaning arranged, all by family.  All extravagant gestures.
Sleeping, for NINE HOURS STRAIGHT, felt extravagant.  Can you hear the voice-raised enthusiasm those capital letters suggest? NINE HOURS, internet.  EXTRAVAGANT.
Enjoying meals at a leisurely pace, and conversations devoid of topics like who pooped when, felt extravagant.
Spending the day antique shopping and eating ice cream and wandering through historic neighborhoods and eating caramel apples and flipping, simultaneously, through channels and magazine pages felt extravagant.
The opportunity to rest and reconnect, to romance and refuel, felt extravagant.

And we feel extravagantly loved.
Thank you, family.
J&A

8 comments:

rht said...

NINE HOURS!!!

CAN YOU GUESS HOW BIG OUR SMILES ARE?

: )

Christy said...

That's so wonderful! I'm thrilled for you! I love antiquing and caramel apples!

The Wendels said...

We're so happy for you....and a little jealous, but just a tiny bit!

Beth Ann said...

OMG, that is fabulous. Your families are amazing. Good for you in allowing yourselves to relax, regroup, and enjoy without feeling guilty! You deserve this!

Adam and Vicky said...

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!

Joyce Donahue said...

Can't think of any more deserving parents that could use a chance to sleep 9 hours straight.......
I also thank your families/friends who could arrange such a treat and finally be able to convince you to imbibe in some much needed self care.
Thanks again for letting Brian and I share in such a special event of Tucker's Christening. Love to all!

Jenny said...

9 hours...good for you:) Certainly well deserved!

Poppy John said...

SO COOL! SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!

L2A4...and "Getaway Helpers"

P.S. While reading your post, I thought that you may have used Poppy John's Helpful Hint(PJHH)
#17..."Frequently, I use the stains on my shirt to piece together the last 48 hours."