Miss Priss joined us on May 20 after 40 weeks, one heating pad, 3 bottles of maximum strength TUMS, one false alarm visit to the ER, and 71 Frosties from Wendy's. I have met and conquered my greatest fear in life (baby delivery), and it wasn't pretty. But I did it, she is here, and she is a keeper. I can now say that childbirth is definitely the most physically challenging task I have ever completed. Mounting Cerro Negro with a board in hand and gear in tow doesn't even begin to compare to pushing eight pounds out of your ummm....ladyparts. Enough said.
I decided that pregnancy, particularly the last 5 weeks of it, should be a form of torture inflicted upon violent criminals or enemies of the state. Pure misery could shape those criminals right up.
So you can see that I haven't had much time or energy for writing about my various tales of adventure around the world. So what has brought me out of babyland and back to the surface of blogland? A Bing commerical!
It caught my attention the other day for the delightful tune that played throughout. The narrator is going to Hawaii, needs recommendations on things to do, exchanges messages with his friends, and the whole thing is set to "Ho Hey" by The Lumineers-a group or song I had never heard of until Bing introduced us. This song took me instantly back to several beach scenes in my life-San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Bwejuu, Zanzibar, Livingston, Guatemala, Koh Samui, Thailand, Placencia, Belize, and the list goes on. You know what kind of song I am talking about-the kind where you picture yourself relaxing on a beautiful stretch of sand and ocean blue, colorful beverage in hand, wind in your face, good friends at hand, and without a care in the world. Seriously, nothing matters at that moment.
Now the verses could be considered slightly depressing, albeit ones sung to a fairly upbeat tune. But the hook is where it's at:
-I belong with you, you belong with me my sweet heart (Hey!)
I belong with you, you belong with me my sweet (Ho!)
Simplicity at its best. Simple enough to sing to my new baby girl as she goes to sleep and consider my new family.
We belong together.
If you want to check it out for yourself, here it is.
