Ceepin' up with the Cate's: Sedate and Medicate

I haven't blogged in a while only because I have been super busy and I honestly haven't had anything to blog about. No candid camera moments or anything. My life has been surprisingly clam these last few weeks. This is new for me and I am learning everyday how to handle the calm.

Today is Easter and I can't help but feel a little sad. When I was little I can remember thinking of Easter just as I did about Christmas. We would be all excited to wake up and my brother sister and I would sit at the top of the stairs while my parents acted as if they were so surprised at the things that the Easter Bunny had left us while we were sleeping. We run down the stairs as fast as we could and rip into out easter baskets fake grass flying everywhere. Then we would dress and head to church. We would be bouncing off the walls at church from the sugar high we were on. After a lovely mass or church service (I haven't always been Catholic) so depending on the year. We would then get so excited for the Easter brunch with the extended family and to meet the Easter Bunny. The actual Easter Bunny!!!!!! Then the big moment. The Easter Egg hunt! We had strategies as to how we were going to find the most eggs and we thought for days before the big hunt about where would be the best hiding places for the golden and silver eggs. If we could have found the blue prints for the golf course we would have had x's marking the spot where golden eggs and silver eggs had been hidden in years previous and known not to search there. Anyway blah blah blah my point is that Easter has always been a super fun holiday for me and truly always looked so forward to it. Naturally I figured this Easter would be the same. I had to work last night so I figured I could play Easter Bunny when I got home knowing full well the kids would be fast asleep. I would be able to hide all the eggs and fill up their Easter baskets with all the wonderful things the Easter Bunny had bought. I got everything prepared and went to bed. I was so excited for what the next day would bring. I woke up to Fulton pulling my hair trying to get one the couch. Remember I worked last night and Kevin can't figure out how to put the kids in their own beds so I always just sleep on the couch on nights I work. Anyway Fulton is pulling my hair trying to pull himself up onto the couch. I figured I would snuggle with him for a bit before heading back to wake Barron for the big morning. After about 10 minuets I decide it is time to wake Barron and get ready to see what the Easter Bunny brought them. Let me take a moment to say I normally try and go home for Easter but didn't this year so I guess that is why my feelings were so hurt and I seem to just feel a little sad today when I noticed Kevin wasn't even home. No note no conversation no nothing. There was no sign of him. I send the kids outside to hunt a few eggs while I rush to put all the Easter stuff up so we can do it when Kevin gets home. I don't know why I should have just let them go ahead and have their Easter morning. After all Kevin wouldn't be about to tell you if you offered him 1 million dollars what they were getting for Easter anyway. I stent my time and money shopping for the perfect gifts. So I didn't really have to wait on him. But that isn't really fair now is it? The kids want their dad to join in on their fun. So I put it all away to wait for Kevin to get home. I figured for sure he had run to the store to get breakfast or something. I waited and waited and waited and no Kevin. So we did our Egg hunt. We had lunch and I put Fulton down for a nap. Barron and I made a cheesecake and still no Kevin.
A few hours passed when I see his truck pull up in the driveway and I couldn't believe my eyes. He had been at the golf course. I didn't even know what to say. Golf on Easter morning????? Honestly! And now it is almost 4 and the poor kids still haven't gotten their Easter baskets. Kevin had to take a freaking nap...... My blood is boiling at this point. And the beautiful Easter I always look so forward to have been totally ruined!
I hope everyone else got to have their Beautiful Easter Sunday!