ok, so i just spent the weekend taking little j to a hockey tournament without my security blanket, er, husband. he is the one that always takes on the locker room duty, stays up late drinking beer with the coaches and jumps in the pool with all the kids. he's the cool half of us, and i am always kind of the dud in the background.

but you know what? i realized i'm not a dud at all without my security blanket. i stayed up late and had a beer with the coaches. i played laser tag with the kids. i explored the city with my fancy new GPS system and never got lost. i may have even snagged a new client.

i truly was not looking forward to this tournament without the husband, but it turns out i do own a pair of big girl pants after all.

i think i'll bring them along more often. :)