So this weekend Jay and I are heading down to southern Indiana to spend a couple days at a resort with his co-workers. This weekend was originally planned for January as the company Christmas party, but due to conflicting schedules, was pushed back so that every one could attend.

Can I just say I love my kids, but I am so looking forward to a quiet 36 hours with just my husband and I and the company of other adults who hold adult conversations. If you are a stay-at-home mommy, you know what I mean and how much value adult conversation holds. I know that I will be more than ready to get home to the kids on Saturday afternoon, but as of right now, I am counting down until 11:00 tomorrow afternoon.

Another part of the weekend that I am looking forward to is to get dressed up for a nice dinner. The only down side to this part is that I needed a nice dress to wear to this nice restaurant. I have never really been at the height of fashion, although I would like to think that I am, so now that I stay home with two little, messy children, I am even farther removed from what is fashionable and what is not. I am trying to work on that and know that Stacy and Clinton would be so severely disgusted with my excuse of a wardrobe and tell me that just because I stay at home doesn’t give me a pass on dressing like a slob. We all know how they despise the word “comfortable” and that pretty much fits the majority of what fills my drawers. I rarely buy “dressy” dresses as I don’t have a great need for them with the exception of the occasional wedding or other special events. I have desperately been searching for something that is flattering and fashionable  and let me just tell you, that has been one very difficult task. So many of the styles right now are a loose fitting style and I just can not pull that look off. It either looks sloppy or maternity like on me. After having no success here in Findlay, I decided to take the kids up to Toledo and look there. What I ended up with was no success on the dress search front and a whole  bunch of frayed nerves. We started out at the mall and the kids were great little shoppers. Probably because I plopped them into the double stroller with some Auntie Anns pretzels They were as happy as could be. Then I decided that I would try Target because sometimes they carry some nicer things. It was worth a shot at least since I was right there. So we get to Target and Caroline doesn’t want to sit in the front of the cart, she wants to sit in the back with brother. Whatever! It wasn’t worth the stress so sure, go ahead. I go about choosing a few things to try on and make my way back to the fitting room and this is how it went:

Joel: I want to get out!

Mommy:No.

Caroline: DADA….

DADA….

DADA!!!!!

Mommy: Caroline please stop screaming. Not everyone wants to hear you. Joel please get your fingers out of your nose that’s not polite.

Joel: But I have boogers.

Mommy: Don’t say boogers.

Meanwhile Caroline is all but licking every last inch of the handicap assist rails in the dressing room. When I turn around after getting the dress over my head, I all but freak out thinking about what was on that rail but is now in my childs mouth! Gives me the heeby jeebies. I HATE the oral fixation stage!!! Thus the reason for  this title. I felt like I was on repeat with both of my children saying “Stop that! Don’t do that! No, no, no, no no!!!”.

I decided to call my best friend Angie to see if she was free for the evening to help restore my sanity with some girl time. Praise God for friendships. I love that I have a best girl friend that can relate to me and laugh with me to lighten a difficult day. Right now Angie just listens as I unload on her but soon she will get to share stories of her own. I told her last night as she laughed at my stories that she laughs now, but I will be the one laughing in a couple months when she is the one “running away” for the evening.  Angie and her husband, Scott are expecting their first baby, a little girl, in July. I am so excited for my friend and hope that Caroline and baby M will be grow up to be best friends like their mommies. Anyhow, while Angie and I were out last night she was so sweet as to help me look for a dress even though I felt like I had tried on every single dress in every store in Findlay. We went back to Kohls where I ended up with this dress

This is not normally what I would have picked out for myself and wouldn’t have even thought about trying it on but that’s the whole point. Trying things that I wouldn’t normally.  So tomorrow evening I will confidently wear my new dress that makes me feel pretty and I am going to enjoy my evening with my husband. But I know I will more than likely be thinking about how Joel and Caroline are doing without me and wondering what they are doing.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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5 Responses to “Stop It! Don’t Do That! Uggghhhhh!!!!”

1. Kathy says:

   March 18, 2010 at 8:58 pm

   Sometimes we have to step outside of our comfort zone and be a little daring. I know I have been getting a little braver the last couple of years and buying clothing items I wouldn’t normally buy. I was in a rut where I didn’t like prints, but now everything is a print, and I like them. I love your dress and I think you just might knock your husbands socks off tomorrow night Have fun!!
2. Kris Snyder says:

   March 19, 2010 at 6:33 am

   oh my! i definitely have my germa-phob momemts…not looking forward to that oral fixation stage with Jackson!! the dress is beautiful, have a great time!
3. Julie Roessing Yeater says:

   March 19, 2010 at 11:26 pm

   Geez, that's a lot of work for one dress for one dinner. LOL!Enjoy your time away with Jay…it is essential to make time for that when you have little ones!!
4. Emily DeVelvis says:

   March 19, 2010 at 11:27 pm

   Love the dress! Hope you guys have a great time!
5. Holly says:

   March 23, 2010 at 12:07 pm

   Oh, shopping with the children….always a fun endeavor.
   .-= Holly´s last blog ..Rain….and yard work =-.