Adventures in Stayathomemom Land

Welcome to my new life, a stayathomemom in San Francisco California. My life seems equally dull as ever and exciting as can be right now. The mundane routine of taking care of two children and running a household coupled with living in and exploring one of the most magnificent cities ever leaves me on a sort of teeter totter of excitement and boredom. One minute I'm cooking dinner while trying to soothe a fussy baby, the next I'm entertaining friends at the top of Twin Peaks. An odd combination.

So with that introduction, I shall take a step back. Three weeks ago, Dan started dental school. It still doesn't seem like it's real (to me, probably because I'm not the one in class all day). He worked so hard to get here and we worked so hard as a couple to plan for this adventure and we're now living it. The plan has come to fruition. Dan has made new friends at school, is working on getting in a routine with all of his studies and is trying to get used to the good ole cadaver lab. He was officially "white coated" last week and now requires all who come into contact with him to refer to him as Dr. Parish. Just kidding.

The first week he was in school was a little rough on me. I found it hard to send Dan off to something new and exciting while I was stuck at home tending to all the daily chores. But we got back into our groove pretty quickly and I remembered the good old days of Dan being in school all day and then coming home and studying for the DAT, all the while in a constant state of stress wondering if he was going to get into dental school at all . I sure am glad we aren't in that boat anymore and though this first year will be difficult, with regards to the workload that he will have, at least we're HERE and at least there is officially a light at the end of the tunnel. And those daily chores, well they get done sometimes. And sometimes I take the opportunity while the baby is napping to veg on the couch and watch tv. There has to be some benefit to being a stayathomemom, right?

So fast forward to today and we just had a really fun weekend with some visitors (Becky and Shekina on Friday and the Mallorys on Saturday) and lots of exploring around this great city. We can now check the zoo (beautiful, but lots of animals MIA) riding a cable car (inside= hot and sweaty public transportation. outside= pretty fun) and getting a parking ticket (lame) off our list of things to do in this city. Next up, crissy field and the presidio beaches. Saturday, perhaps? I am absolutely loving living here. The things to do are endless and I love finding new places to go and new things to do. The weather is strange, strange, strange, but even that is kind of fun to try and figure out. Every day basically involves two outfits- one for the morning and night and one for mid-day. I'm getting excellent at the art of layering.

Don't ask me what I do all day, because I really couldn't tell you. I have a new appreciation for all of my friends who stay at home full-time with their children because how in the heck do you get anything done??? I know I feed a baby often and pick up and drop off a boy and I make lots of meals and usually I get some sort of small task done (today, for instance, I cancelled our Cal Fam Fitness membership and set up online payments for my credit card. This is what I call an accomplishment. Pathetic). And I do usually socialize a little bit with the other moms at preschool at drop off and pick up. Oh and I did a lot of staring at a baby who gave me great smiles in return. That last part, that's what keeps me going. All in all, it's a pretty good life.

Loves to all.