So since Henry is out of school for the next month or so, we decided to send the boys up to visit their Oma in NM for a couple weeks. I met my mom and bro in Lordsburg last Friday and then drove back to spend a week all alone with my wonderful husband. Let me tell you, people… what a WONDERFUL idea that was. Now don’t get me wrong, I love my children to DEATH, but they are both at the age where we are constantly nagging them…ALL. THE. TIME. Pick up your toys! Eat over your plate! Get your hands out of your pants! Put your shoes on! William, what’s in your mouth!? Henry, what the hell are you doing in the bathroom!!? Seriously. It never ends. The house always looks like a bomb went off, there are crumbs from something everywhere they go, everything they touch is destroyed and nothing stays clean. Ok, that’s a little dramatic, but STILL. It’s a never ending cycle. So after they left on Friday, I couldn’t believe how quiet it was here. I could hear the clock ticking…the birds chirping…the wind blowing. Wow. It. was. awesome. =) Soooo, Tommy and I decided we had to take advantage of being childless and do something we can never do with the boys (well at this age at least)…head up the mountain and get on a wall!! We haven’t been sport climbing since I can remember! However, we are a little out of practice climbing wise, because we’ve taken a roughly 3 month hiatus from bouldering. BUT…I just had an itch I needed to scratch.
Tommy wasn’t as jonesed as I was to get out to the crags, but I had a specific route in mind that I wanted to try again. It’s a 5.10 at a place called Troll Wall. Really cool area and a perfect place to climb on a hot afternoon. Not only was it wonderfully cool, but it was shaded as well – sooo nice. We got there about 2pm after a good 30 minute hike in. Not too bad actually. What I was blown away by was the size of the wall – after bouldering for so long, you kind of forget the massiveness of the walls. They’re huge and imposing. And we were going to the top! So we got on all our old gear (I actually had to borrow a harness from my good friend – I think I lost my old one!! Boo) and got back to our roots. If any of you are new to our lives, you may not know that Tommy and I fell in love sport climbing together. =) Awwwww. We talked a lot about our memories of first meeting, some of the climbs we did together and how we eventually decided that we were the only ones for each other. How romantic, right!? Yeah, I know. It’s funny how when you have children, you kind of forget how much you love your spouse. Or maybe you don’t? Hahaha! Maybe it’s just me. But we had so much fun yesterday and really enjoyed each others company. It was also lovely not having to worry if one of our kids was falling down the mountain or drowning in the stream. =) Coming home to a house that was CLEAN and QUIET…and then snuggling up and watching a movie together. Awwwwww! I know, I know…some of you are probably barfing right now. Haha! Ok, ok…enough lovey dovey stuff.
I will say that I have been thinking of my boys today…and of course I miss them like crazy. But, I know they are having a great time with their Oma and Uncle Joe, so that makes me happy. But I’m also happy that I got to spend some quality time with my amazing, charming, funny and wonderful husband. I’m the luckiest girl ever!
