I Suck At Babycakes

Tonight, I got to hang out with my friends (Marc, Kelley, and Andrea). Since Karen was exhausted from attending and presenting at the American Dietetic Association Conference this weekend, she remained at home with our baby daughter (Briana).

As sad as this sounds, I think tonight may have been the first time that I went out without Karen, Briana, or any combination of the two since Briana was born over seven months ago. For me in particular, I have just found it difficult to go out on my own while taking care of Briana.

Believe me. It's not a paranoia thing or anything like that in regards to Briana as to the reason why I have not gone out on my own. As much as I love my daughter, I would be all over handing her over to someone else to watch for a while. It's just the way my time has worked out with Karen's schedule. I am simply with Briana longer and truth of the matter is, taking care of a baby requires a lot more time.

It's definitely a lot more time than I had originally anticipated. I can see how people get into ruts because it seems like so much of your personal time is sacrificed in the name of taking care of a child. I sometimes think that people don't really understand that until they have a child.

When I look back at some of my friends who had children much earlier than Karen and I, I sometimes feel awful that I had no clue about what they were going through at the time. After all, it's probably what I'm experiencing now that they experienced then.

Anyway, it felt good to go out and spend some time on my own away from Karen and Briana for a while. Of course, it is also always a plus when Andrea brings food to places. Tonight, Andrea brought cupcakes from Babycakes located in Quincy. Now, I suck at Babycakes.

I must say, however, that the cupcakes were quite delicious. I devoured the French Toast cupcake, as well as the Oreo cupcake. (Cue Rachael Ray's "Yum-O" sound.)

Speaking of Andrea, it turns out that the closing date on her recent home purchase has been pushed back until next week. She seems to be taking the hectic schedule all in stride. Andrea also was kind enough to remind us that November is mustache month. If I could grow anything other than a Fu Manchu mustache (if I am lucky), I may be more inclined to celebrate "Movember".

Regardless, it was a fun time hanging out with everyone at Marc and Kelley's. All of us ended up watching an episode of Conan O'Brien's new talk show and a few episodes of Man Vs Food. As well, we had a few laughs just hanging out.

Based on some of the stories that Marc and Kelley tell, I sometimes wonder if I got into the wrong profession. The science industry seems chock full of fun. Who knew? But I guess even scientists need to party too, right? Damn. If only I stuck with my autobiographical dreams from fifth grade and became a scientist. I would have that mansion, limo, and swimming pool by now.