Feeling Like a Grown Up

We were invited to dinner at a friend's house this evening, and I was really looking forward to it.  I have had very little adult interaction lately, and I was hoping that the distraction of friends and new toys for my kids, would give me a little time to feel like a grown up.  It mostly worked like a charm.  Aside from a few grumbles, the kids played happily, and I got to sit at the "big kid's" table, drink some wine, and talk about something other than poop and Elmo.  Although, we did still talk about Elmo.

I thought my evening was over when Christian started to fuss a little, and I took him in my arms to try to buy a few more moments.  He snuggled right up, and sat happily with me, until, low and behold, he fell asleep.  I made the bold move to put him down on the guest bed, and he stayed asleep.  It was a miracle.  Of course, we did eventually have to leave, and tears were definitely shed.  But there were a few moments in between, when Christian was asleep and Tes was watching a movie with a girlfriend, that I got to laugh and tell stories.  I got to feel like a grown up.  For maybe all of thirty minutes.  But let me tell you, they were a beautiful thirty minutes.