17 Again

Yesterday was like being back in high school... After coming home from work I got to have some fun.

The kids and I went for a late afternoon swim at Castaway Bay while Craig stayed home from work - he was ill. We thought he got strep throat from Logan, but the antibiotics aren't doing much for him and he's really wiped out. However, before we left and because I'm the parent at home with the kids while he normally works 2nd shift, Craig told me I shouldn't just sit home with him after they went to bed. He encouraged me to go out.

So, after the kids and I got home from the pool, Craig got them dinner while I took a quick shower. Then I dried my hair and put on some mascara. And then...

I went to a movie.

By myself.

I saw The Help.

It was good and I enjoyed it. Very much.

Summers were fun and carefree when I was young and tonight took me back to that. I remember swimming all day and then going to the drive-in with friends at night. We were in shorts and summer tops, had freshly blow-dried hair, wore mascara, and sported a tan or slight sunburn.

It felt good for a little while, to be 17 again.

Thanks Craig.