After a long week of working and being a Mom sometimes there are those moments when you wish for nothing more than to not be demanded of.. even if it's just for a few minutes. Unfortunately, that wish rarely goes granted... it is the price we pay for sweet smiles and tight hugs from little, chubby arms. Tonight, after an evening of shopping, my girls and I stopped at Trader Joes for some groceries. Passing by one of the endcaps, bottles of Trader Joes Grower's Reserve Zinfandel caught my eye.. at a whoppin' $4.99 a bottle. I could not help but buy a bottle.. I'd like to say it is because I was having a group of girlfriends over for dinner.. or even that I was feeling a sense of nostalgia seeing a bottle from Paso Robles, CA.. the area where my family originally stems from... but, no. I simply wanted to lock myself in a room for a small amount of time with some garnet colored yumminess and escape.. zinfandel, take me away!
The reason why I write about this tonight.. that cheap bottle of wine was amazing!! Granted, I only had half a glass (I *am* a nursing mother, btw) and still was not able to escape the grasps of the many demands of my children... yet still.. I would never claim to be a wine expert and be able to say "it had notes of chocolate, blackberry and strawberry with a light finish"..however, it felt like cherries bursting in my mouth! So, have you the chance, pick up a cheapie bottle for yourself. May your evening be quieter than mine ever will.
On a more important note, I now realize that the days of being a Mom to a sweet, cooing newborn baby are over. Patty-baby has surpassed the days of sweetly laying whilst smiling and blowing bubbles. No, I now have a 6 month old moving ball of curiosity. This girl won't sit still for anything and manages to get into anything she sets her mind to get into. Unless strapped in, she now can practically stand and pull herself out of her boppy chair (aptly named the patty chair). In addition, she has yet to realize that nursing is an activity done best while being still.. no, patty, the nipple can't travel with you and Mommy is not made of silly putty.
It astounds me how fast time goes.. before I know it, I will be able to have those quiet moments alone, contemplating the notes of a more fanciful wine while longing for the days of silly putty nipples and nosey 6 month olds.
Mmm, I LOVE zinfandel! when I'm able to drink again I'll pick some up!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how fast the littlest is growing. Motherhood moves so quickly sometimes. I'm already sad that this pregnancy is going to be over in a few months. I feel like I just started enjoying it, and now it's almost over. in a weird way, I feel like I'll miss her when she's not in there anymore, even though I know she'll still be with me. This time is just so special and intimate, I never want to let it go.
'Course, I may be singing a different tune at 40 weeks!!