10 Years of Marriage! To Celebrate, We’re Going To…
Paris ...
Venice...
Rome...
and Egypt!
And all without our child (who will be lovingly and responsibly taken care of by his beloved aunts)!!!
(Romeo will also be taken care of by the aunts. He just doesn’t know it yet.)
Mr. Jenners and I thought we’d celebrate our 10 year anniversary in style, so we planned a trip that would make both of us very happy. (We’ve been planning it since last year.) We decided to treat ourselves all the way—flying first class there and back, getting picked up in a stretch limousine, and staying in a luxurious hotel. “Whhhaaaatttt?” you’re probably thinking. “Did Jenners win the lottery and not tell us about it?” Well, perhaps I gave the impression that we’re going on a far-flung and exotic trip. In fact, we’re actually going no more than a 5-hour plane ride away. Have you guessed where we’re actually going yet? If you guessed…
Las Vegas
…then you are smarter than I gave you credit for! We’ll be staying in Caesar’s Palace, visiting Paris (the casino), the Venetian, the Luxor and all the rest of the delightfully fun places that dot the Strip. We’ve got tickets to the Cirque Du Soleil and we plan on making the most of this rare opportunity to be by ourselves by treating ourselves and not cheaping out (as I tend to do). (The regret will come when the credit card bill arrives next month. Until then, I’ll just adopt Scarlett O’Hara’s attitude: “Well I won’t think about this now. I’ll think about it tomorrow.”)
This will be our third Vegas Cirque Du Soleil show. Anyone see it? I hope it rocks!
I can think of no better way to celebrate 10 years of marriage together. (Our actual anniversary is May 19th.) Obviously, I’ll be taking a blogging break during this time (sorry … I’ve got to devote myself to relaxing and napping and reading and eating Mr. Jenners during this romantic getaway). I’ll be back (sadly) before you know it so be good and I’ll catch up with you upon my return!
The Perks of Being A Mom
Motherhood is one of the hardest things I’ve ever taken on. (Please don’t get me wrong … I love BB with my entire heart but damn, mothering is exhausting and hard and confusing at times. I always feel that I have to qualify any negative thing I say about mothering with this kind of disclaimer. I mean I love my kid, I’m glad I’m his mom, I wouldn’t want to live without him but there are days when I’m convinced I’m not cut out for this motherhood stuff.) ANYWAY, my point is really to say that one of the perks of being a mom is that you get to be honored and spoiled on Mother’s Day. (And believe me, I take FULL ADVANTAGE of this extra holiday that I’ve only gotten to benefit from in the past 7 years.) Well, this year was particularly enjoyable as I was spoiled beyond belief and just wanted to publicly express my appreciation about the lovely gifts showered upon me and to say THANK YOU to my husband, Mr. Jenners (the organizing force behind this whole thing), and my children (BB and Romeo—my fur child).
So how did my day begin. With breakfast in bed of course!
Breakfast made as a school project. To be honest, the only part I ate were the two Hershey Kisses (see wrappers at the top).
The absolute best part of this gift (because, trust me, it wasn’t the food) was the drawing of me that BB put on the bag. Check it out!
A portrait of me by BB. Mr. Jenners says I look like Peter Griffin from Family Guy.
After this, I was given a card and some chocolates from my fur-child, Romeo—the Havanese. Check out the card!
The card was in Spanish because Romeo is (in the far distant past) from Cuba. (By the way, only one truffle is left. I
I was then treated to a scavenger hunt (which was handled quite creatively even though I misinterpreted almost every single clue given to me and needed Mr. Jenners to “cough” the answers in a sneaky way).
Some of the clues to my scavenger hunt.
Look at what goodies I found along the way (cleaning out almost half my Amazon wish list).
I’m about halfway through The Lifeboat already and just loving it!!! “But Jenners,” you say, “how could you be halfway through a book you just got this morning?” Why, I was given glorious free time to read and nap! (Perhaps the best gift of all!!!!!!)
We also went to the movies this morning, and (for once) I got to see my own movie choice instead of the kid’s movie. While Mr. Jenners took BB to see Pirates: Band of Misfits, I got to enjoy Dark Shadows. (Totally fun!! Another great collaboration between Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. Also, yesterday BB and I saw The Avengers, which was total popcorn movie fun. The scene where the Hulk hits Thor near the end had the entire theatre breaking into laughter. It was marvelous!) We also ate lunch out at Don Pablo’s where I got to indulge in my latest obsession—sopapillas.
Airy crisp warm dough triangles sprinkled with powdered sugar and drenched in honey butter sauce. Click on image for directions to make your own
In all, it was the most delightful day. A perfect day in many ways. And the best part? Waiting for me in the freezer is my beloved Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Chocolate Chip ice cream to end my day! To wrap up, I just want to have my Havana hottie (that would be Romeo) wish all of you a wondrous Mother’s Day. I hope your day was as lovely as mine.
Muchas Bendiciones En el Dia de las Madres, Mamacitas! Grrrrrooooowwwl!