~Day 2• 51: Go ahead. Make my day.

This week was kind of brutal.  At my work, it was our fiscal month end.  So there was a lot of work to be completed by a certain deadline.  It can become quite stressful.  I told my family it was going to be a long week.  I feel bad because I was basically non-existent.  I saw my kids before school, and maybe an hour before they went to bed.  I might have told my hubby to have a good day at work as he was walking out of the room in the morning... before I was awake.  And I got to see him for a short while before he went to bed and I stayed up till all hours of the night.  It's hard to shut down your brain after a long and busy day.  Everyone handled it well.  And I am grateful for that. I'm also grateful that Nick was there to take care of the monkeys when I wasn't home.  He really is a good daddy!

The sleeping pics are from last night, but I love them so much.  Cailee buries herself under her stash of blankets and pillows.  Ashton usually has a mountain he's sleeping on, or under.  And Brookie--I never know how I will find her, or where exactly.  She's all over the place.  I sure love these kiddos of mine.

My cute little niece, Braylin, called me while I was at work.  She will periodically call to 'chat' and it absolutely makes my day.  She will tell me what she does in school, or what game she might be playing.  Today she told me she was sick and so she got to watch some shows, and we chatted about the movie "How to Train Your Dragon 2."  I have never seen it, so I got some spoilers out of her.  She is so sweet and it tickles me that she wants to call me.  It seriously made my day today.

My good friend Julie sent out an SOS today about needing a girl's night.  I was so happy to oblige her!  There are those moments when you just need to be away from work, home, the world, whatever.  We just need time to regroup.  After tonight I feel like I can start tomorrow and next week fresh, with a better outlook on things.  We started at the NY Pizza Department.  I have never been here.  I felt like pasta since it's so healthy.  It was really good!  And then we found a movie that looked good.  We saw "The Imitation Game."  It's the story of the man who helped pioneer computers.  He helped break the German 'enigma' machine during WWII.  It was such a fascinating story.  Of course I cried.  But it was so good!  I'm so glad we went.  We also had some good conversations tonight.  Much needed for both parties I think.  I'm so glad she hit me up to go!  It helped close off an icky week.

Next week will be better.  Tomorrow will be better.