Sweet nugget.

Last night Ben went to an "Importance of Fathers" seminar through the Lake Washington Toddler Group, which meant I got to put Henry down to sleep. Normally this isn't my favorite part of the day, but last night was really precious. As I took him to his room, Henry just snuggled up on my chest. So I stood there and held him for awhile and finally I said to him, "I love you, Henry. You're the best boy." And in his sweet little sleepy voice he said, "The best...".

Taking a little time for me.

Last weekend, Ben and Henry headed down to Vancouver to visit Ben's side of the family. I wasn't able to go along, because I had four photo shoots here in Seattle. 'Tis the season for holiday photos! While I knew I would miss them, I was also really looking forward to spending the weekend alone. And I do mean alone. I specifically didn't make plans with anyone ahead of time, which turned out to be a good thing, as I got a horrible cold on Friday. Aside from my clients, it was just me, myself and I.

So, how did I spend my weekend? Glad you asked.

Friday night:
* Chinese take-out
* Movie "Sunshine Cleaning"

Nothing says "weekend sans responsibility" like greasy Chinese food and a movie on the couch. Sunshine Cleaning was a pretty cute movie. I'm a sucker for Indie movies, and this fit the bill. The food was predictable... Chans is always a pretty safe bet.

Saturday:
* Photo shoots at the Arboretum & Pike Place Market

* Cider from the Urban Coffee Lounge

* Shopping at Bellevue Square, where I picked up two bubble bars from Lush

* Pagliacci Pizza for dinner

* Bubble bath with previously mentioned bubble bar
* Movie - "Away We Go"

Driving home from the photo shoots was kind of a weird feeling. I knew no one was waiting for me at home, no one needed anything from me. I was totally free to go wherever I wanted, make whatever stops I felt like... it was nice! I always rush home from photo shoots because I want to spend some of my weekend time with Ben and Henry, so this was different.

Sunday:
* Photo shoot

* Lunch and shopping at Pacific Place

* Home to pick up

* Guys home!!

I enjoyed my weekend as a single girl, but was so glad to see the guys when they got home. Ben had to rush right back out the door to get to soccer practice, but that meant I got some good one-on-one time with Henry while it poured rain outside.

So what, if anything, did I take away from my weekend alone? Well, besides lots of interrupted sleep, I was able to rest and refill my tank. Henry is in a fun, yet physically and emotionally demanding stage right now, and I really needed that time to just be quiet and enjoy not being frustrated. I also realized just how much nothing is quite as fun without them around. Shopping, watching movies, going out to eat... none of things were quite as fun to do, even alone, without having Ben and Henry to come home to.

I'm glad they're back.

First post.

So, I decided to create a blog that's just for me. Not for business, or family, or anything else. Just for me. Keep track of my adventures just being me, whether it's what I baked last or how much fun I had with Ben and Henry at the pumpkin patch.