Some "Me" Time!

A week ago today I started off on a four hour journey to sunny St. George! I was headed to play in the Heat Stroker Softball Tournament with some of my family members. Not only was I looking forward to playing in this tournament, I was looking forward to getting a little "me" time - which I NEVER GET! I have only been away from Cash for a little bit when I had Colt, and I have never been away from Colt overnight, so this was a nice change.

I had a little adventure when I headed down and had to make a pit stop in Cedar City due to the fact that I forgot every pair of softball shorts I was supposed to pack. I think I was just so excited to leave that I forgot a few things. So I stop in Cedar City and I can tell you that I did not recognize the area over by Wal-Mart. It has become double the size and all of a sudden there are all these restaurants and stores. I had a little bit of trouble getting out of the parking lot and onto the freeway, but once I was headed to St. George I was stoked. I think I danced and sang the whole 35 minutes it took to get there.

I haven't been to St. George for at least 7 years and the last time I lived there was from August 1997-May 1999. I could not believe the growth that has taken place there. I honestly was surprised that the feeling I had was comfortable and I felt like I was headed back to school. I can tell you that the two years I spent as a Rebel (now they have changed the mascot) was the best two years I have ever had. I grew so much while living down there, it literally helped make me the person I am today.

Once I got to Ali's, I was greeted by the warm hugs from my family - cousins and uncle. I love my cousins and it was so fun being around them and their families. It takes me back to the days when we were younger and hung out all the time. I think I lived at my cousins during the summer when we were younger.

After some quick batting practice we headed over to the Canyon Softball Fields and basically played our first game in a wind storm. At least it didn't rain much, but I would have preferred that over the wind that was going on. I think we had the record for the fastest game completed too.

"The Fam" - pic courtesy of Ali's blog :D

 In the second game, we showed that we can hit the ball and a lot of us just kept rounding the bases. That game was a blast. The third game we played at 2:50 a.m. and lost. We shouldn't have, but we did and ended up playing at 6:15 a.m. During the break we had a lot of laughs - mainly because we made fun of the team we played at 2:50 and we were all so tired and delirious. After we got done winning our game at 6:15, I calculated that I had officially been up for 26 hours! That's a long time! I barely made into the shower and into bed when we got home. I ended up not even eating because I was so tired. I slept til about 1:30 and we had a birthday party for my cousin Brooke and her son Johnny. We went swimming and then slept for a couple more hours. The time swimming was nice. I was able to catch up with Ali, Shem and Brooke and I didn't have to worry about kids at all - let me tell you how nice that was. I was able to get some more sleep and talk to Jeff, who had the boys all too himself for Saturday and Sunday.

After some grub and warming up, we went and played two more games. I felt so bad because I went O'FER in both games and didn't get a hit. We ended up losing out when I know we could have played at least three or four more games. We ended up going home and on the way home listened to some kick-ass country music that we grew up on. Some Tanya Tucker and some Lorrie Morgan! We played a game of Catch Phrase when we got done showering and went to bed. I ended up getting up at 8 and headed out early. I missed my three boys so much I just couldn't wait to get to them. I drove to Helper to meet up with them and they were so excited to see me.

Even though I missed my boys, the time I spent with my cousins and playing softball was a much needed break I needed. I feel like i need to do that more often because I come back a better wife and mother. Needless to say, I can't wait for another "me" break.

On a side note, we ended up having to take Raider to the vet to get his ear fixed. When I got into Helper on Sunday, Jeff told me that Raider had split his ear open on the big field sprinklers. It wouldn't close, so we ended up taking him straight to the vet on Tuesday to get his ear sewn up. He is doing really well, but has to wear that big satellite collar on his head and he hates it!

On another side note... (haha) I am going on a sexy date with my husband tomorrow and we are hitting up the Tim McGraw concert! I'm so excited!!!!