Some Us Time

Life has been super busy - some of it fun busy and some of it annoyingly busy. Both Ben and I have felt lately like we have had many obligations and have had very little opportunity to do anything that we really want to do. We had not been away for even a single night as a family of three ever. Madi is 2 1/2 years old so that is just insane. Soon after Madi was born Ben was in full swing into his graduate program and after that he was working a new job with little vacation time accrued and the vacation time he did have went to vacations with extended family and close friends. Despite the very little free time that we have had, I have still felt guilty that we have not spent enough time with more people. There are friends we have not seen since we moved 8 months ago. That is just shameful. I need to be careful to find the line between making time for my friends and also being realistic about time. There just isn't enough it. If we could see all our friends every week we would, but that's just physically impossible and I cant continue to beat myself up about it. It doesnt improve the situation and only makes life harder. There is only so much of us to give and only so much time in a day. Since we have had no time for ourselves when an opportunity presented itself we had to jump on board.  Ben was going to be going to a training seminar back home in Boston and his company was willing to put him up in a hotel for a couple of nights. That was music to our ears. That meant Madi and I could tag along and we could make a mini family getaway of it. Our first ever. Of course, hopes were high for our first little trip, but we were not disappointed. It was just what the doctor ordered.

The first night we went to the North End and enjoyed pizzeria Regina and strolled the streets making our way to the famous Mike's Pastry for their delicious cannolis. The next day while Ben was in the conference Madi and I made a mother daughter date of it. We rode the train, (which was all excitement for Madi), we visited the seals at the aquarium, strolled Faneuil hall, and had a picnic by fenway park. After Ben returned from work we went to chinatown and had dim sum for the first time. Madi was determined as ever to learn to use chop sticks and somehow actually managed to get food to her mouth. The first night Madi had some trouble sleeping, but by night 2 she was exhausted and slept soundly 9pm to 8am which made for a very happy mommy and daddy. We squeezed in a lot in this little trip and just soaked up each others company. We tried to let the stresses of grown up life go and just delight in the beauty that is our family. It was rejuvenating and memory filled. It's definitely one for the books. All in all I learned that we need to make time for our little family first and foremost. In a life that is so busy and filled with so many obligations we need to make us a priority - even if that does mean cutting out something else or perhaps needing to just say no here and there to some friends and family.

Sorry in advance for the poor picture uploading. I had some trouble with my computer this evening, but still wanted to share.