Subway, Victoria's Secret, and Chattanooga TN

I have to start this post with a huge THANK YOU to my husband. He stayed home with the boys this weekend while I got away with Meredith to Chattanooga for a much needed break. It was a really fun time of shopping, watching movies, girl talk, and of course eating!! :) I love you Meredith.
Now I need to go back to Friday before I left for my girls weekend. I have to admit that I watch the Supernanny because it makes me feel so much better about me and my kids. Not that we are perfect- far from it as you'll see as you read on. So I want to share this next story with all of you mommies out there because I think it helps to know that we are not in this thing called parenthood alone and as Saundra said, "This too shall pass." :) We went to play at this wonderful place called Monkeys Treehouse in Bellevue on Friday with our friend Saundra and her kiddos. Afterwards, we decided to stop for lunch at Subway. This Subway had those really tall tables with the bar stool type chairs and my boys for whatever reason get all excited about that. So, while I'm ordering in line the boys are sitting at this table. Above the table hanging down from the ceiling is a light- just the right height for little hands. I look up as I'm waiting in line to order to see Aidan pushing on it and it swinging a little. So I yell over (ok I didn't want to get out of line) and tell him to stop touching it. I have to say something again and then I walk over to tell him face to face to stop. The cashier is ringing up my order and CRASH - I look over and Aidan has pushed the light so hard that he's swung it into the front window of the restaurant and the globe has exploded into pieces. I am so embarrassed and I'm trying to squash ugly mommy down so I don't just go over there and lose my mind on him. I apologize profusely and offer to pay for the globe- the manager is very nice. Oh- lest you think it- it doesn't stop there. I make Aidan sit with me in a booth and he starts losing it yelling, kicking, screaming so I pick him up and head to the bathroom- having to pass the ten people standing in line with him crying and yelling, "No mommy! No Mommy! Don't spank me!" So I finally get him straight and we sit down in the booth at the front door to eat. This lady with her child is walking out and I hear her say, "Yes honey that's the little boy who broke the light." :) So, yeah I was REALLY ready to go on my weekend away. Sorry Saundra that you had to endure that with us.
So I decided that I needed to be fitted for a bra. Its been a long time and since I didn't have two little boys with me I went into Victoria's Secret Saturday with Meredith. Now I'm having some bra issues which I won't get into here just in case any men are reading but lets just say that having babies and breastfeeding and just getting older has created some whole new issues. Typically I buy my bras at Target- I know, I know. Ok so I walk in to Victoria's and this sweet little girl greets me. Ok- she's not a little girl- I asked her age a little later on and she's 19. She measures me and I have so totally been wearing the wrong size bra. So I tell her my issues and she walks to the back of the store to get me these gel inserts-- ok- I'm almost 37 and NOW I have to start stuffing my bra?? Then she says, "Oh don't worry about it. My mom has to do this too." And Meredith leans over and says, "You know we are old enough to actually be her mother." So she's walking around choosing different styles for me and lets just say that she was really thinking in terms of 19 because some of the things she wanted me to try on- well you see what I mean. So I make my purchase and walk out feeling very 37 and very much in need of weight watchers and a personal trainer. So Meredith and I decide to head to Carrabas for some no calorie Chicken Marsala and a huge honkin' piece of cheesecake. :) I really do have to say that Hannah (she's the one who helped me) at Victoria's Secret was the sweetest, most helpful person and when I joke about her age its just that- joking. She was an excellent sales person.
So today I'm heading to the Y to burn off that cheesecake. :) Hope you guys had a very fun weekend!