John had a meeting in Chicago this week so we thought it would be super fun to go up with him and stay in a fancy hotel and swim. And there were moments that were fun. Like the fish in the hotel pond, the Chicago Deep Dish pizza, the heated pool and stopping at PF Changs on the way home.
But there were also moments that were really frustrating like when Lottie kept waking up Charlie who would start crying and wake up Jack and I was trying desperately to keep them all from waking up John because of his meetings. I maybe slept about 3 hours. And then trying to keep them all happy and entertained until John was done.
So while sitting in Chicago traffic on the way home (which turned a 3 hour drive into a 5 hour one) I was telling John that I really don't like Chicago. Everyone I talked to was rude to me. Like the lady at the hotel when I asked where I could take my kids for the afternoon, or the guy at the store I stopped at so Jack could use the bathroom, or the couple in the elevator that I tried to talk to while Lottie was having a little tantrum.
He told me that sometimes when I'm a little stressed out and frustrated my Utah accent comes out and I sound a little uptight and like maybe I'm on the verge of flipping out. Could it be? Does the way I talk to people put them on edge and make them uncomfortable? I thinking it may be.
Another thing for me to work on.....
1 comment:
I think it's great you went on a work trip. When my kids were all little I did't go anywhere and if we did go somewhere it was a trip for the whole family so I had Kier's help. You did it on your own! And it sounds like you had fun too. Be happy and celebrate that you didn't flip out, my voice would be a little uptight trying to keep 3 kids 4 and under happy in public settings for a week. So way to go!!!!
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