Monday, October 13, 2008

Not too shabby

How was the weekend, girls? The Beau and I were both at home this weekend, which is rare, and it was so nice. I spent Saturday morning cleaning (if you could have seen my house you would have died) and we spent the afternoon watching football at my parents. Sunday afternoon we went and saw Fireproof. I know that many of you have seen it and many of you have blogged on it so I won't elaborate too much but I did love it! I cried my way through the movie and by the end I felt like I had been beat to death. My head hurt and my eyes were heavy ... but totally worth seeing. Check out this website for some great literature and resources on "fireproofing" your marriage.

www.fireproofmymarriage.com

I left this afternoon for the week, I will be gone until Friday. I have been travelling the majority of the weekdays for the past 8 weeks and today was the first time I really didn't want to leave. Of course, I never want to be away from the Beau but he works 65+ hours a week and has an hour commute each way so we don't get to spend a whole lot of time together Monday - Thursday. And those few hours in the evenings are precious to me. I just feel a twinge of guiltiness ... I swear I can't tell you the last time I have cooked dinner or have even been to the grocery store. There are about 5 different couples we need to have over, I have missed Book Club the past 2 months, we have missed several different activities with our Sunday School Class (including going to see Fireproof together since they went on a week night). I told the Beau last night that I hope all of our friends had not forgotten about us. It took a good amount of time for us to find a good social-network and Sunday School Class and as soon as we did I basically fell off the face of the earth. But there is light at the end of the tunnel - there is only about 3 more weeks of this and I will be at home all of November and December! Just in time for the holidays :)

On a better note, when I checked in to my hotel just a little while ago I was super impressed, it's not too shabby! If there is one thing I am snobby about it is HOTELS (okay, to be fair there are a few things I am snobby about but hotels are highest on the list). I have heard horror stories about the cleanliness of hotels and if I thought about it too much I would probably just sleep in my car!

In 2006 the Beau and I went to Orlando for his birthday for the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot and we had this whole package for 2 nights, 2 days at the park, etc., etc. Well to make a long story short I refused to stay in the hotel that had already been purchased, the Beau thought I was being a B until he went in to the bathroom, we checked out (no reimbursement) and went and found a Marriott. I am super-serious about cleanliness in hotels ... my house might not be spic-n-span all of the time but, by golly, I am not staying in a mediocre-clean hotel.

Anyways, back to my point, the hotel I am in now is totally cute! It is a Hampton Inn but it is downtown and is more of a boutique hotel. My room is red and black (one of my fave color-combos ... besides pink and green, of course) and I am really liking it here. The housekeeper even left a little note saying that she "had the pleasure of cleaning my room today" ... how nice is that. If I ever find pleasure in cleaning any room someone better call an ambulance!

xoxo~

10 comments:

Blue-Eyed Bride said...

i love hampton inns. you can always count on a hampton inn if you're driving in the middle of nowhere and have to stop. at least the hampton inn and suites. and i'm with you on the cleanliness. it's a deal breaker for sure.

i'm sorry about your frustrating with being gone so much. my husband works about 60 hours a week, too, and i enjoy my time at home before he gets home, but i'm just done by the time he gets home. i'm ready for bed or ready to just wind down and not talk or do anything.

~Mrs. Guru~ said...

I am the same way about hotels! I checked out of one in Houston once and made them refund my money. they had took another picture of a different hotel same type and pasted it to there website.

LyndsAU said...

Girl the Hampton I am in tonight is so nice too :) I am pretty sure it's new though :) I was just about to blog about my travel :) ha! I miss home too girl and I have only been gone one night! I'm sorry you are sad about being gone. It's almost over sista!

Unknown said...

I completely understand never being at home! Pete and I have 4 nights out a week and I hate it. I miss him! I can't remember the last time I went to the grocery store or cooked either.

I'm glad you have a nice hotel room! Have a good trip!

Anonymous said...

I am with you on the cooking thing. I also have developed a new love for Hampton Inns! The new ones are fabulous!

morewineplease said...

I have got to go see that movie.. with hubby!
I dont know how you do it... I am not able to stay in a hotel room alone... all my business trips (which are only like 2 a year) I have taken someone with me!

Lindsey said...

I am snobby about hotels too. I mean they need to be clean, you are sleeping in a bed that is not your own! I totally understand! I haven't stayed in a Hampton Inn but I will consider it now!=)

Rachel said...

I live in Central Florida so I can imagine what hotel you stayed in with one of those packages...
I stick to what I know Marriott and thank goodness for trip advisor I don't book a hotel without checking unless it's a Marriott...got rewards!!

Michelle said...

I hope you have at least a bit of fun during your mandatory tavels!!! My DH and I are going to a Fireproof your Marriage simulcast/conference on Nov. 1st and I know if the movie was any indication this is going to be a great day of growth for us!

The Golf Widow said...

LOL.Fireproof was on my list for this weekend...After reading you felt like you had been beat to death(in a good way)I'm making sure Hubby and I go!