A week from now...

I will be on a large boat with Nils, sans children. The kids are being divvied up between grandparents, to whom we are most grateful. We've always wanted to go to Hawaii for our 10th anniversary, but that wasn't in the cards. Hospital bills, however...yup.

Anyhoo, we're going on a weekend cruise to Mexico, just the two of us. Nils surprised me with this news on our anniversary. He is indeed the romantic one. I'm excited, but mostly nervous about leaving the kids- especially little Ava. She's my biggest fan. She's sort of obsessed with me. I hope she does alright with Grandma for 4 days. I haven't been away from my kids for more than a few hours, so this will be strange. And wonderful. But there's no cell service in the ocean. I'm breathing into a paper bag.

We shall Snuba. I'm breathing into a paper bag again. No, seriously. It'll be great, won't it? Spending days alone with Nils is something I can scarce remember doing. Since I like him quite a bit, I think this will be enjoyable. Namaste.

I signed up for my very first (sprint) triathlon in August! I feel lucky to have friends who inspire me to do things like this. I know I can do it, and I know I'll love it- sometimes you just need a little push. I'm very excited.

Nils and Anders are on the Fathers and Sons camp out, and I have two little girls sleeping on my floor and one in the room right by me. We partied the night away with Kipper the Dog and mint chocolate chip ice cream cones. Yeah, baby. I have to give my girls credit- it doesn't take much to please them. Anders, however, is a different story. I could write volumes. But I shan't.

'Night.