You need to get out more...

With a baby that sleeps all morning, and a toddler that sleeps all afternoon, school pick up is the extent of my social life these days. Parent-Teacher Conferences? A night out on the town for me! The other social experience is Target. I don’t know how it is I only run into people I haven’t seen in ten years if I’m wearing sweats with no make-up and have something embarrassing in my cart like Tucks or Hemorrhoid cream. One time I ran into a guy from my past in Target when I was buying lingerie. I didn’t even have a cart; I just tried to discreetly hide it behind my back. I guess that’s why there are special stores for that.

Anyway, for being a stay-at-home-mom, I don’t actually like to stay home all the time. I am an extravert (although I might have denied that for a few years while doing ministry). I need conversation… adult conversation. Once during the longest winter of history when I hadn’t left my house in months, I was so hungry for adult conversation that I let the Kirby vacuum salesman into our 740 square foot house to try and sell me a vacuum that cost more than my car. I just needed to talk to an adult… even if it was about dirt.

With naps and nursing and a baby at the height of separation anxiety, even getting a sitter just isn’t worth it. And so the computer… blogs, facebook, and emails, has become my link to the outside world. But tonight I made an exception to policy and attended not only one Christmas party, but two. It was great to know that I still can shake hands and make small talk while balancing a glass of wine and a plate of hors d’oeurves. And it is so nice to have that much craved adult interaction. And I did come home feeling energized... which is why I'm working on my blog past 10:00 at night.

But as I was driving home, I realized that the people I most enjoy spending time with are right under my own roof. Which is a good thing since my two year old was still awake (3 hours after his bedtime) reminding me why I don’t do this very often.