A date with myself...

... that's what Scott called it.  The Titanic exhibit is here at the Denver Museum and I have wanted to see it for some time.  Holly and the boys said it was really good and worth seeing.  I LOVE that stuff so I decided to take some time today and go by myself... yes, all by my lonesome self!  Ben went to daycare, Cailey went to school, and Scott went to work.  I was free to have a fantastic date... with myself.  Scott was a little put off that I wanted to go by myself but, like he admitted, he doesn't enjoy those kinds of things like I do.  I love to linger at all the exhibits and read everything and take it all in... I could spend days at the museum if left to my own devices :o).  I really wanted to enjoy this particular exhibit without the interference of the kids and the bored husband.  Don't get me wrong, I love my family... I love to experience as much as I can with them.  But, for the first time in a long time, I was able to walk at my own pace ~ no urgent cries for the potty, no bored sighs when I take too long reading about an interesting artifact, no one complaining that they are bored, tired, hungry, too hot/cold, or that their legs, stomach, head, arms, teeth, fingers, and/or toes hurt :o) :o)  No chasing after little escapees from the stroller, no constant reminding to "just look, don't touch," no rushing through so I can make it home in time for nap time.  Even on the drive there and back ~ not a single note of Wheels On The Bus, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and/or Row Row Row Your Boat :o) or watching (the kids watch... I only get to listen to) Barbie, Strawberry Shortcake, or any Disney film.  I actually got to listen to the radio... to my music, the music I like!!!  I spent 3 1/2 hours (yep! that's correct) walking through the exhibit and reading EVERYTHING and looking through books and pictures.  Then, I spent another hour at the IMAX viewing Ghosts of the Abyss ~ about the Titanic discovery and the recovery of artifacts at the bottom of the ocean!  The exhibit and film were fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone... even the kids... if you have to :o) :o) :o)