The other day — was it just yesterday? — the FBI arrested a local man and his father for lies they told in relation to terrorist plans to bomb (depending on what news source you trust) mass transit, air planes, hotels and/or stadiums in major US cities. This is biggish news, with potentially wide reaching implications. And yet, the main question that all this conjures up for me is, Is this going to muck up our weekend plans?
It’s Charley’s birthday this Saturday — the big four oh — and it’s also just a few weeks until our tenth anniversary, so I’ve been planning a little adventure for this weekend. It’s a bit of a secret. I’ve told him to pack his bags, take some time off, but that’s all he knows. I’ve been dropping little hints. For example, I’ve told him the weather is forecasted to be warmer and sunnier than the winter-like slush we’ve had here lately. He started guessing Mexico, Hawaii, Las Vegas. I’ve told him to think more along the lines of Bakersfield. I’m not sure he’s buying it.
This will be our first full weekend away from both kids in six years, and I’m not ashamed to say I’m a little giddy. It does feel wrong of me to focus in on the personal, purely frivolous implications of this latest potential terrorist threat, but god damn it: mama needs this vacation. And really, if I let this get in the way of our plans, then the terrorists have already won. Right?
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eleven bee 
oh la la! I hope you have a great time! I can’t wait to read about it all next week.