i had a really nice weekend. friday, we drove home so i could spend the day with my niece for her birthday. homegirl is way too materialistic and high maintenance to be so freakin' young. up until about the age of 4, whenever she would get new shoes, she would have to put them on the very second she saw them, wear them all day and sleep with them on her feet. and if you took them off while she was asleep, you'd pray you weren't the first person she laid eyes on when she woke up.

so, when she opened her bags of new clothes and shoes, a little part of me was hoping for the reaction of that 2, 3, and 4 year old little girl rather than a brief moment of excite. it made me realize she really is a big girl now. i still hold the title of 'favoritest tia', but i really miss the times where she would straddle my leg or play dead in front of the door to keep me from leaving her. she's growing up so fast and i'm missing so much of it now that i have this little life of my own. i never thought i'd see the day where my niece was actually willing to share me with another child. i got all kinds of attitude the first time she saw me holding and playing with my nephew when he was first born, and even more when i told her i was having my own baby and that it was a girl. and this weekend when i told her i was pregnant, instead arm-folding and eye-rolling, it was "ooh, tia! you having a baby?! can i help babysit when you have her? i know how to change diapers." what? who is this child? don't play with me; i'm too fragile for this shit. gawd, why do they have to grow up?

it was a really fun day. we took her along with my nephew and couple of her friends from school to the zoo. there was a really funny moment when Jay was taking the girls [and the boy] to the tropical bird house while i took a little break from all the walking. i went and sat on a bench nearby and about 5 seconds later my niece comes over to me, "tia, Jay trippin'. i ain't goin' in there with all them birds. for what? i don't even like birds. i'mma sit right here. where the monkeys at? we can go back to the monkeys but i am not goin' in there with them birds. they gon' try to get me." i laughed so hard, she was like "i don't know why you laughin'. i'm serious!"

it was also really great to see Jay with all the kids. he was getting some really great practice for all the babies he's wanting me to pop out. and there was one little girl who was so adorable. she had a crush on Jay and insisted that she sat by him and held his hand the whole time. but if little bit was 10 or 15 years older, we would've had some problems.

after the zoo and getting all the kids back to their parents, we went back to my mom's and i had to tell C that Jay and i wouldn't be there for her birthday party on saturday. she took it a lot better than i thought she would. she pouted for a bit, but when i told her we'd be passing through on sunday, she was okay and promised to save some birthday cake and a party bag for us. who is this child????

*****

Jay planned a weekend of throwing away money for us in tunica. i really wasn't expecting that since neither of us are big gamblers. i mean, we'll put money on sports events here and there, but casinos? not really my thing. we did have a really good time, even with Jay freaking out about all the old people there. he had some great luck at the craps table with me as his lucky charm; he nearly tripled his money. i fared pretty well at poker but bombed at the blackjack table. i did okay at the roulette table and the slot machines. overall, i pretty much broke even, so i'm pretty fucking happy with that. i got some good sexy time, which is pretty much all i wanted anyhow. fuck me, feed me and maybe cuddle a little, i don't ask for much.....all the time.

the worst part is always the weekend coming to an end along with Jay having to travel all over the country the next few weeks. he's even scheduled to be in new york on the day of my next check up. even if he makes it home for that, he'd leave again to go to vegas for some conference. although, i just might be accompanying him on that particular trip. actually, i could be with him where ever he goes, i just don't like the idea of traveling on a plane while i'm pregnant. breathing in the same air for hours at a time, crappy food, shitty movies, shitty cushioning in the seats. bleh. i whine plenty when i'm not knocked up; it only gets worse when i am.

hmmmph. i really want some french fries and gravy now.

so, how was your weekend?

Labels: my love, so random, weekend stuff

--i refused to spellcheck @ 7:59 PM | |