Do you ride the rollercoaster with your eyes closed?
After tonight I realized that I do. But what’s the point of having the experience if you’re not really gonna experience it?
Last night I can’t believe it, I slep through the ENTIRE night. Tamara says it was because my boys were with me and it’s easier to sleep when you have someone with you. She must be right because on the regular night when I’m alone, I don’t fall asleep until around 7am.
During my night of beautiful rest, I must have woken up to a gentle urging. The urging whispered, “Forget about going to Orlando. Stay in Miami and use the $100 you have for the trip to take your boys out for some fun.”
It sounded like a good idea to me so when my boys first squinted their little eyes the next morning I said, “Goodmorning Boo Boo’s!”
“Goodmorning Mama.”
“Guess what? I have an idea. How about we forget the plan to go to Orlando today and just use the money to have some fun? We can go to dinner at the buffet we found a few weeks ago and then go to ~singing~ Santa’s Enchanted Forrest!”
My boys both looked at each other as I continued singing the theme song to Miami’s Christmas themed amusement park and they soon began singing with me.
By the time I picked them up for school they were grinning. “Are we still going?” my older son asked.
“Yeah!” I replied and we all rode up Biscayne Boulevard to the buffet while singing Santa’s Enchanted Forrest!
I can’t even describe how much fun we had. We rode ride after ride and they weren’t even afraid. We went inside the crazy houses, rode the Crazy Mouse, and even saw the Spider Lady which my sons couldn’t understand when I explained it was an optical illusion. They still say it had to be real. Hey, if you want to believe that, go ahead.
We munched on an Elephant Ear, (“Mama, is that made from a real elephant?”) sipped on Slushees and even took a picture with Santa. We also stopped by the Santa Center to write Santa a letter and put it in the mailbox. The crowd was nice and everyone was out with their families. It’s a great family place or place for teens to go on a date. I’ve gone on several dates there when I was little, once with my old boy toy Carlos, another with my ex Mike and even once with my Baby Daddy when we were still in love.
But THIS time, I created a whole new memory of Santa’s with myself and my sons and I like this memory a lot better. Tomorrow they say their uncle is taking them to a skating party. They live such magical lives…
When I stopped by the Santa Center I grabbed a postcard and wrote:
Dear Santa, I”ve been very good this year, I think. Please bring me a beautiful home for me and my boys, an abundant income generated through my creative work and I’d like to experience true love. Thanks, Tee.
When I asked my boys what they asked Santa for they said, “An X Box!” “An Ipod!”
Well, they won’t be getting either from me so let’s hope there’s a real Santa out there!