Greene Girls Getaway

I'm sad that this photo turned out so blurry. This is the nine of us at a Sound of Music Singalong.  It was the awesomest experience of my life.  (No, not really, of course not, but it was pretty fun!)

This was my first trip away from kids & husband since before Isaiah was born.  The first couple hours of the drive I had the radio off and just drove along thinking "Hey, it's just me, I can do whatever I want.  And I won't have to stop to change a diaper."  But after a while I realized I'm kind of boring to hang out with, so I turned on NPR for the rest of the drive.

I was so delirious with freedom when I got there that I was in this super funny hyper mood, which made the singalong even more fun.  My sister & sister-in-law were sitting behind me laughing and rolling their eyes, and my teenage niece was thoroughly embarrassed, and both of those things just egged me on.  I sang along with much more gusto than most...

[NOTE:  Even though I say I enjoyed my "freedom" that doesn't mean I feel tied down and in prison when I'm with my husband and children.  I love them each very much and missed them.  I love being Jerel's husband; I love being Isaiah's mommy; I love being Eliza's mommy; but I also love just being me once in a while.  I came back refreshed and ready to be a better wife & mother.  And with a sore throat from singing so loudly...]