Hi, my name is Melissa and I have multiple personalities.

Well I must say that just as quickly as things can sometimes seem daunting, they can also bounce back and seem hopeful.

This past week has been CRAZY. I literally worked 60+ hours, by Friday my head felt like mush. I could not even put together a complete sentence. My body was ready for some rest, relaxation, and my arms craved to hold my boys.
My week at work was crazy but also very productive. We had two sales consultants named Tom and Paul fly in for our kickoff meeting with the 5 new Inside Sales reps we hired on. They had some great information and delivered us a pretty new sales manual that the other sales reps should start worshipping. My sales manual was here is your desk, computer, and phone-good luck! Regardless, we had a great time with them including an excellent dinner of scallops at Monte's with my boss and T&P. Monte's is delicious, if you have not been there you must go. It was one of Erik and I's favorites prior to children. Anyways I digress, the work week was long but I finished it up with a well deserved sale (thank you very much) and a feeling of accomplishment (obviously much needed).

Anthony has been an ice skating fool this past week, he went every day so it has been decided he will play hockey next year. He is so fun to watch and his eyes light up when the big guys come to the park to play hockey. Erik took both the boys to the dike for some sledding on Saturday and on Sunday Anthony and I went skating again. We were having a great time until these two little girls came named Sam and Sarah. As soon as Anthony saw them I fell off into the oblivion. You should have seen him trying to charm the ladies. He would not let them get less than 5 feet away, chatting and smiling along with them the entire time way. Not going to lie, it gave me visions of the future and scared me a little.

I also read an amazing book over the weekend. It was only 126 pages so I read it after we put the boys to bed on Saturday. It is called "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin. Written in 1899 it was very modern for that time. I loved everything about it but most of all the ending. There is something about a book that ends and all you want to do is discuss it, think about it, and you crave more of it. This book has all of that. I am actually going to purchase or borrow whatever books I can find Kate Chopin's name attached to. My co-worker Jessie introduced me to "The Awakening" and told me that Kate was very controversial after she wrote this and was harassed because she was a woman with "aggressive thoughts".
So we finished up the weekend with a nice family dinner, Erik and I actually agreed on the same show to watch, and turned in early. We also booked a mini-vacation with some friends in March. All in all a great weekend of enjoying the kids, reading a good book, and taking it easy. Just what the doctor ordered!