Guilty Pleasures

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends while eating their favorite foods. I know we did. Boy am I stuffed. Yes-still stuffed from the weekend! The food and company were amazing. Callum did pretty well granted the quantity of time he spent in the car to get to Pappy and Grandma's and then with all of the visiting done. I am proud of his patience (and ability to sleep while in a moving vehicle). I posted a few weeks ago about simple pleasures- cleaning, coupons, relaxing with Callum and Iain. Now I have to post about guilty pleasures. I would define this as something you do that causes joy although some guilt follows the action. Well some of my personal guilty pleasures include spreadable pimento cheese from the Butcher Shop in Chambersburg (I swear they put drugs in it because I can't stop eating it once I stop). Hence we only buy it as a Christmas Eve treat. Only 23 days until pimento cheese. Another food guilty pleasure for me is chocolate. Although I have some restraint with chocolate, it is one of those things that some days I just need and I usually feel semi-bad after eating it. The same with the pimento cheese...23 days...23 days... I also follow a few television shows that could definitely be categorized as guilty pleasures--Mama's Family (cheesy '80's humor), 90210 (the old version people) and The Girls Next Door (I don't understand how people live this way, but I am fascinated with these clueless women). All of these TV shows result in some degree of guilt after viewing. A final guilty pleasure I will mention is the fact that I am leaving Iain and Callum. Not for good, of course! I am going to a training this week in the Pittsburgh area, thus I will be spending three sleep filled nights at the Marriott. The first sleep filled nights I have had since April 29th (more than 7 consecutive hours anyway). I definitely feel bad leaving Iain and Callum, but I am starting to feel like a vampire craving blood (mommy craving sleep). Anyway, the training will be extremely beneficial for my career and some time away may be good for my well being. Iain has been incredibly supportive of this endeavor and I truly appreciate his understanding of my need for professional development. He might not feel this way by Friday evening but at least by then I will be back, well rested. Maybe Callum will sleep through the night for Daddy? I'm not counting on it. If he does however, the night feeding is done when I get back!