Alone time

Alone time isn't something I get often...I don’t usually even get to shower alone if Trevor has anything to do with it, but if you know me; you know that I don't like to be alone so it doesn't really bother me.




I'm one of those people that would NEVER go to a movie by myself or go eat at a sit down restaurant alone either. Who am I kidding; I can't even eat at Subway alone. I don't know what it is, but I don't like it. Driving to work even bothers me, I feel like I need to be on the phone or something because that quietness is overwhelming.


Since Scott has known me I've been this way. I won't go up to the mall unless I have someone to go with, which can be a bit annoying when you have a mission that isn't the same as the person your with.


Well the Sunday before last after we put the boys down for their nap I looked at Scott and told him I wanted to go somewhere...alone. I needed some alone time. He of course (looking very concerned) asked me why and if everything was okay :)


Everything was okay. I just had this urge to do something by myself. No kids, no husband, no friends.


So I jumped into the shower and as fast as I could got ready and headed to good old Downtown Snohomish.


Don't get me wrong...I'm still the same person. I tried calling 3 different people on my way there and none of them picked up, so alone with my own thought I was.

I got downtown kind of early, but I was lucky because a  HUGE sale going on so some of the stores had opened earlier than normal. So I walked around looking in all the antique stores for things that have seen people doing on their blogs.

I thought it would be easier to find some letters(Wood, metal, plastic it didn't matter) for a neat idea I saw on this Blog this & that I follow. She has some of the most creative ideas and I'm going to strive to be craftier like she is.


But to my dismay you can't find letters ANYWHERE and the one's that you do find are SO expensive it's not even worth it.

So I ventured on.


I found a few things that were kind of pricey, but thought maybe I could do myself. So I took some pictures...and we'll see if I ever do them.


Here is just one idea.



I’m not sure where I can get the letter, maybe Michaels or JoAnne’s, but then they took paper from a book and wrapped it around the letters and then brushed it with this clear glitter stuff.

It was really cute, and thought it would look nice on our mantel.
I'd show you more pictures but they all turned out really blurry (more than this one). Like usual. I need to learn how to take a picture for goodness sakes


After I had walked up and down Snohomish I decided to venture down into Woodinville and walk around my all time Favorite store.

I can get myself into a lot of trouble here. I know why they put the $ bins right as you walk in the front door...because you haven't spent anything yet, so what's $1




After my sprint around Target I went over to Oshkosh where I bought Trevor and Jack there cute Valentine's shirts and then to O’reilly’s for a oil filter. On my way to get the oil filter I noticed that it had been almost 5 hours since I’d left the house, and all of a sudden had this weird feeling that I’d been gone long enough and started to head home.


It had only been about 5 hours, but I really missed them.


As soon as I walked in the door I heard the high pitched excited scream from Trevor and saw my little Jack-a-roo kicking his legs with delight with a HUGE smile on his face that said “pick me up.”


I had a great day away, but there is nothing like being around these little boys.


Of all the things that I am: a wife, a daughter, a sister, a niece, a granddaughter, and a cousin; my favorite title is A Mother. I would give up all my “away time” for these little guys.


So we’ll see when the next time will be that I feel the urge for some “alone time”. I’m not thinking that it will be anytime soon. 