Cinderella

Having a zipcar is a very helpful and handy thing to have when you live in the NYC...you don't have to worry about parking, or insurance or gas...you have a car almost readily whenever you want.  Although in my hood, sometimes if you don't reserve far enough in advance, there isn't a car available at a conveniently close by radius..Anyway, last night I had a rare but always enjoyable girls' night out.  I took my trusty zipcar out to Westchester to celebrate my friend's awesome achievement of completing her doctorate.  I was a little rushed with time because I got stuck in traffic but I made it there in the end.  I dropped the baby off at my parents on the way to dinner, so they have him for the weekend, and I had a very nice, relaxing dinner.   But no sooner than I arrived, the clock struck 9:30 and I had to gallop off into the sunset to get my car back to the garage by 11.  I felt like Cinderella and I was going to turn into a pumpkin if I didn't skedaddle out of there right quick.  That's the thing with zipcar  - sometimes I feel a bit rushed having to get the car back in time.  There is always the option of checking if the car is available for an extension, but it would be great if I had the car and didn't have to worry about that kind of stuff - That would mean reserving an inordinate amount of time for the car - if cost weren't an issue, I guess I would do that.  I didn't want to end the evening so soon, but at least I did get to go out and have a free night and I got back to the garage with a little over 15 minutes to spare.

I called my parents this morning to check on the little man, and he slept through the night no problem...woke up at 6am.  Hmmm - how come he always seems to sleep through the night when he's with my parents?  Anyway, I'm very lucky to have parents so close by and who are so very willing and able to take care of the baby.  It gives us a little respite and allows us to get a full night's sleep for a night or two and we can sleep in the next morning (Although I tend to wake up early anyway). Aside from  being able to spend some QT with the hubby, sleep has become a very valuable commodity to me.