"So Shel, How's Your Day?!"

Today was one of those days where you hit every light on your way to an appoitntment, where there was road construction on the way home, where you ended up farther away from where you wanted to be on the "detour" you took, where an event that you are planning is not coming together as easily as you thought it would, where the girls have lots of extra energy and are voicing their opinions and your patience is running thin (as a result of all the craziness in the morning).  Today is the kind of day that just needed the company of another "mama in the trenches".  The kind of day that needed a place for the littles to play while the mamas kicked back.  And thankfully we found just what we needed!

And it is spending time in the company of those who "get it"  on these tough days (and all days really) that makes the rough days better and the journey that much sweeter!



A Change of Scenery

For as much as we don't mind the winter, we are really ready for spring to arrive.  There have been lots of stuck-in-the-house-days this season and not many days where we can easily be outside.  So many of the beautiful days we've had have been bitterly cold, and with all the snow that still resides in our backyard (and other favorite outdoor destinations) it makes it hard to get out there and do much.  As a result we are rather stir crazy at this point.  This became painfully clear this morning when the girls (who were both in our bed by 6:00am) were in a funk by 6:30am.  Frustration with this never ending winter had clearly arrived and there was only one thing to do:  Head out in search of adventure.  Thankfully, we struck gold!

Jam Time is a super cool place and one that we will definitely be heading back to again!  We arrived at 9:30am and had the place to ourselves for almost 45 minutes before people really started showing up.  I had wanted to get there right at 9:00am figuring that most people with little littles would not be there nearly that early, but 9:30am worked beautifully.  We stayed for just shy of two hours (and by then the place was hoppin') before heading home for lunch.  It's clean, lovely, bright and cheery.  There is even a snack bar where you can purchase all sorts of goodies (I indulged in a most delicious organic milk chocolate bar) if you don't want to bring your own snacks. It was just the place we needed to restart our day and get out of the funk that had so quickly arrived this morning.  The whole way home both girls chatted about how much fun they had and how they hope we can go back soon.  It truly was the perfect way to spend our morning!