hollywood vs. motherhood

Lately I have felt like my blog has become bogged down in motherly anecdotes. I decided it could use some spicing up, so I had planned to swing by the premiere of The Ultimate Gift and take a few pictures. I thought pictures of Abigail Breslin and Drew Fuller might give my blog the pizazz it needs. My loving husband talked to his boss and secured me a position in the press area so that I would definitely get a good shot. His boss took it one step further. The company was going to have a camera crew on the red carpet to interview the stars. The woman who had planned to conduct the interviews had too many other premiere-related duties, and they needed someone to take her place. Yesterday he asked if I would do it.

Alex and I planned how we would coordinate the girls. This morning all of our plans fell through. The 3:00 showing we thought was the premiere was actually a cast and crew screening. The real thing began at 7:00....bedtime. Had I known ahead of time I could have pumped and gotten Elly used to a bottle, but there was no time for that. I had to say no.

I realized I didn't really mind saying no. Though I had been excited to be a part of the premiere, it just wasn't possible. Motherhood trumped Hollywood. And it felt good. It reminded me that being a mother isn't a burden; it's a choice I made. I chose this life and I am very happy.

When I lived in New York I came in contact with celebrities nearly everyday through my work. Now...there are no celebrities. Today it was just me, Alex, Canon and Elly and it was perfect.