Turn About is Fair Play
Christine and I have different priorities while on vacation. I like to sleep in, eat a slow breakfast, and then retire to a couch or comfy chair to read. After an hour or two of that, I’ll retire for a nap. Then it’s time for lunch, followed by more reading. Or maybe watching a saved TV show.
Christine likes to sleep in, eat a quicker breakfast, and then go out and find something to do. She likes to either visit local attractions or just explore the local area. In short, she’s far more active than I while on vacation. I find her pace vigorous and tiring while she finds my pace languid and boring.
That’s why I was so amused by the events of this morning. But, first, a little background.
Yesterday, we visited Bethlehem Baptist Church, then spent 2 hours walking around downtown Minneapolis. After we got back to the room, we stored the double stroller in the closet of the hotel room. Esther was quite involved in this process. She helped us store the stroller and enjoyed opening and closing the closet door, pointing out the stroller each time. We finally got her calmed down and got the girls to sleep around 10:30pm. As soon as they were asleep, we went right to sleep ourselves.
Finally, I should also mention that I’m far more of a morning person than Christine. I wake up earlier, with more initial energy. Of course, I fizzle out much quicker than she does. (I typically wake up around 6am but am ready for a morning nap by 10am. Once she’s awake, she’s awake for good.)
Well, we were hoping that the girls would sleep in. Our hope was futile. Both girls woke up slightly before 7am. At the time, both Christine and I were exhausted and we both wanted more sleep. But, being more of a morning person, I snapped awake pretty quickly, while Christine was not nearly ready to wake up yet.
Esther bounced right out of bed, walked over to my side of the bed and said “Papa! Stroller! Closet!”. She then proceeded to grab my hand and drag me over to the closet. She pointed and said “Closet! Open!”. When I opened it, she triumphantly dragged me inside and said “See! Stroller! Walk!”. There she was, still in her pajamas, not yet 10 minutes out of bed, ready to go back outside for more walking!
It made me laugh. For once, the roles were reversed. For once, Christine was in the position of wanting to rest and sleep while someone else was prodding her to leave and party. For once, I wasn’t the one dragging my feet trying to get more sleep. I laughed because I figured turn-about really was fair play.
Of course, I’d still like to go back to sleep myself. I feel about ready for my morning nap.