The weekends never last long enough. I’m not necessarily complaining but you know, it just feels fleeting. Here’s a run-down of my weekend, which isn’t all that exciting but I can’t seem to get started today.

My mother got into town around 1 PM on Friday and I met her to have sushi at Jasmine downtown. They now have a website that you can check out. Definitely new!

On the way back to my house, my mother’s car started to overheat. But not in the typical sense. You know, smoke, nasty smell, etc. But the guage was reading all the way to the H. So, she had to pull over and wait a bit before driving the other 5 minutes to my house, where we proceeded to figure out what to do with the thing. We decided to take it into this one mechanic on Saturday and not worry about it. So we hit up Publix for some fried chicken and potato salad to enjoy while Ash was off playing Friday Night Magic. Of course, the real reason my mother comes to visit is to spend time with her grandson. Which she got to do a lot of.

Saturday morning, after dropping my mother’s car off, we went to Panera for breakfast and that was when my friend called to see if I wanted to walk at Lake Ella with her. So we all went, babies too. I felt pretty good for doing 3 miles, at a brisk pace, pushing a stroller. In fact, it earned me a nice nap too. For dinner, we had hibachi at Osaka and after Elliot went to bed, Ash and I saw Leatherheads. Which was ok. I guess. Just not all that riveting.

Sunday, we managed to get up and make it to Jenny’s Lunchbox before it got too busy and then we drove out to the new Costco. My mom is already a member so we walked around to see if it might be worth it for us. For the most part, I think so. The fruit, canned goods, and things like granola bars and cereal probably makes it worthwhile right there. Their diaper prices are phenomenal but they only sell Huggies. I use Pampers. I might buy a small package of Huggies and see how I like them but we’ll probably get a membership to the place regardless and use it to stock up on paper products and cans of stuff.

Although I love when my mother visits, the extreme quiet and peacefulness in the time right after she has pulled from the driveway is such a relaxing and breath-releasing moment. In fact, I think Elliot also felt it because he went down for an hour and a half nap immediately after. I took the time to update his baby book and write in my journal, which I have both been extremely remiss about. In the evening, Elliot’s upper tooth that is now protruding through his gum was bothering him. He was so fussy and just in a bad mood. You could tell that he didn’t feel very happy. I took him to the store with me and he was fine. It was on the short drive home that I had the realization that I love him way more than I ever thought I could; that I would do absolutely anything for him. I loved him the second I saw him burst forth from my body but it took 7 months, 2 weeks and 3 days to know just how much he meant and to what extent I’d sacrifice myself. It was sort of a revelatory moment and yet, also sort of frightening. That much love for such a tiny baby, who hasn’t even said word one to me. Amazing.

The week has only just begun and I already feel like there’s not much to look forward to, which is normally what keeps me going. Tell me, what do you have upcoming that allows you to push through the slumps?