massahhhhge

for mother's day this year j. gave me the gift of an hour long massage at a local spa, which happened yesterday.  massages are not something i ever really treat myself with, so it was such a special experience.  half-way through the massage i kind of got choked up because it meant so much to me to be the one getting taken care of.  being a mother, you are always the one taking care of someone other than yourself.

it's been hot outside.  yesterday was 90 degrees and today will be almost as hot.  i walked elenora downtown and treated her to a kiddie cup of strawberry ice cream at a little local cafe.  that's the first time i've done that with her--sitting outside of a cafe with her sharing a cup of ice cream.  it was really lovely.  then we walked along the river a little while before heading home.

speaking of taking care of myself, i'm still going to the gym every morning.  it has so easily become part of my routine.  i'm so glad i have discovered that fitting it in before work makes it happen for me.

friday mornings (right now) i go to work out and then i come home until 10 am before going to work.  i get about 20 minutes of solitude and quiet to just drink my coffee and relax before getting ella up for the day.  it's a nice slow start to my morning--which i don't get any other morning.

tomorrow i'm heading to vt for a bridal shower, but tonight elenora is sleeping over at momby's so that j. and i can possibly have a picnic at the beach in the evening.  then tomorrow morning we'll go over there to spend some time with ella before i head to vt.  i'll be home sunday night.

work is going well.  my co-worker is going faster this week...so if we can sustain her speed my work life will get drastically easier over the coming weeks.