Its 5 o'clock somewhere

Over the years this phase “Its 5 o’clock somewhere” has changed. Back when I was teaching it meant waiting for Ben to come home and when he got home we would hang out, take the dogs for a walk, go bike riding or running together, and Thursday’s we would go to San Jose for happy hour and dinner. Most of my friends and family still have this mind set, but for me it’s a whole other story.

My first 5 o’clock appearance happens bright and early in the morning. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I met a group to run at 5:30. My alarm goes off at 5:00 AM to give me some time to get ready. Buttercup and I try to make it out the door by 5:15 AM. Then on Tuesday and some Thursday’s, I get up at 5:00 AM and Buttercup and I run a 7-9 mile loop around the neighborhood. Lately on Thursday I have given myself and Butter the day off.

My second 5 o’clock appearance happens at 5 PM, when we get off work. Ben and I ride to work together so we met whoever drove for the day and head to daycare to pick the girls up. It’s great to be off work and be able to spend time with the girls, but that also means we don’t get any down time.  We walk into the house and immediately the girls need us. Since I get up in the mornings, Ben gets the afternoon to exercise if he wants to. But, when we get home, we can’t just relax and hang out like most of my friends and family. When Ben is gone, I normally try to get changed into my lazy clothes, give the girls their  6:00 bottle or cup, give them baths (every other night), feed them dinner, get them ready for bed, and then about 7:15 Grayson goes to sleep. If Ben doesn’t go anywhere, he of course helps out. Mary Elizabeth stays up until about 7:45, and then we read her some books and put her to bed. She has to go through her normal bedtime routine, which is a whole other blog post. Of course during all of this we are trying to cook dinner, wash clothes, dishes, etc. Finally around 8:15ish we get to eat dinner and just relax.

I know I can’t complain about being a mom, but sometimes I would love to just come home and sit for two seconds. I know Ben and I are at a completely different point in our life then our friends and family, but it’s just hard to listen to what everyone else gets to do when we are sitting at home. But, I love the girls more than anything though and wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.