In roughly 27 minutes I will be getting in my car and driving away from my husband and children.
For the first time ever I will be apart from Frank and the kids at the same time.
It's weird and strangely exhilarating.
I'm headed southwards to my old college stomping grounds for a reunion of sorts. The building that I spent 5 years of my life in is no longer around (I'm not kidding when I said I lived in that building; I attended classes there, worked there, rehearsed and performed there, slept there, and made and lost friends there). The old building was demolished in '02 and replaced by a shiny new fine arts center with a state 'o the art theatre. The first show in the new digs is Arsenic and Old Lace, an oldie but a goody, directed by one of my favorite professors. This is to be his last show ever at EIU and some friends of mine and I decided to pay a visit and get together, which it's high time we did because most of us haven't seen one another since we left college a long time ago.
I can't wait to see my old friends, but part of me is disturbed that I won't have any frame of reference for the new building; all the places where I worked, laughed and cried are gone.
So begins my Momcation. I will sleep undisturbed. I will not step on any Lego or Barbie shoes for at least 36 hours. I will laugh hard, reliving good times with dear friends. And I will miss my babies and my love.
But I won't be gone long, just a day and a half.
Later, taters.
For the first time ever I will be apart from Frank and the kids at the same time.
It's weird and strangely exhilarating.
I'm headed southwards to my old college stomping grounds for a reunion of sorts. The building that I spent 5 years of my life in is no longer around (I'm not kidding when I said I lived in that building; I attended classes there, worked there, rehearsed and performed there, slept there, and made and lost friends there). The old building was demolished in '02 and replaced by a shiny new fine arts center with a state 'o the art theatre. The first show in the new digs is Arsenic and Old Lace, an oldie but a goody, directed by one of my favorite professors. This is to be his last show ever at EIU and some friends of mine and I decided to pay a visit and get together, which it's high time we did because most of us haven't seen one another since we left college a long time ago.
I can't wait to see my old friends, but part of me is disturbed that I won't have any frame of reference for the new building; all the places where I worked, laughed and cried are gone.
So begins my Momcation. I will sleep undisturbed. I will not step on any Lego or Barbie shoes for at least 36 hours. I will laugh hard, reliving good times with dear friends. And I will miss my babies and my love.
But I won't be gone long, just a day and a half.
Later, taters.
3 comments:
Have a ridiculously fun time! I had my first Momcation ever last month, and now I'm doing it again next weekend.
They're addicting. ;)
That's sounds so wonderful! I hope you have a fabulous time.
Were you a theater major?
yay! it was awesome! hope you had fun. more visits! more visits!
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