AND.IT.WAS.FABULOUS!
Our friends Lynn and Martin came to watch the kids. I was ready with my typed out instructions of the boys' schedules, sticky notes all around, and bottles of thawed milk that I was praying Wes would drink.
With the kids in good hands at home we headed out to cash in some gift certificates for a couples massage. We were running late, as always, so we were speeding on the highway and an old lady gave Walter the finger. How funny!
The massage was wonderful and Walter came out saying he felt 5 years younger. We were like jello! Don't we look refreshed?
After taking care of some business for Wes (thank you Medela battery pack!) we headed across the street for lunch. The meal was great and it was so nice to actually have time to talk without interruptions. We even ran into a friend (Julie! Great to see you!)
Our final stop of the day was Costco. We shopped a little and ate some yummy samples. We looked at all the people with misbehaving kids and laughed at how glad we were that today that wasn't us!
Arriving back home we found both of our children were napping. Apparently Lynn and Martin wore them out because the boys slept for 3 hours!
We decided to take our well rested children and go to church this evening. The service was awesome and we got to hear from of our new associate pastor. Oh yeah, and the boys went in the nursery so we got a bonus hour of kid free time! After church we came home, enjoyed a nice family dinner, and put the kids to bed.
Today reminded me how important it is to have time away from my kids. I often resist, but it's good for me and good for my marriage. I need to make that happen more often. Thank you to Lynn and Martin for taking such good care of our boys and allowing Walter and I some much needed time to reconnect.
2 comments:
I am still jealous ;)
it was back to reality the next morning though. I was greeted with 5 loads of laundry and a pen that exploded in the dryer!
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