Boy what a night! 10 years to the day from our first lip-locked embrace we had an amazing night out full of laughs. Whew - ten years is a long time, most days we say time has flown by and on some we say it's been an eternity!
Anyways, Uncle Matthew's in town, so we decided to take full advantage of his offer to babysit and we went out for a night on the town, or should I say a night out in Aurora. The hilarity of our evening began as we mingled around a shopping center and entered into the oasis of mediocre quality merchandise and cheap prices that only Ross Department Store can offer. Walking through the aisles of Ross was an experience that quite possibly may have led to a serious case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The hoards of people and eclectic group of shoppers in addition to the wild disorganization of the merchandise strewn on the floor very closely resembled what we think a Baghdad bazaar would be like on a Saturday afternoon. As we strolled through the store and got closer to an actual exit strategy, we couldn't help but pick up more and more crap that we didn't need just because it was all so cheap! Ah, the joys of holiday shopping.
A quick stop at a "dollar store" for movie candy opened our eyes to the vast array of junk you can buy for $1. Maybe Ross isn't that cheap after all, Ross does charge more than $1 for quite a few things...
Then we went over to get dinner and a movie at one of those movie theaters that serves food and drinks while you watch a movie. As we jumped into the restroom before the show I coudn't help but to have the thought in my head: if we make it outta here without food poisoning we'll have had a great night. These restrooms left quite a bit to be desired and certainly brought a couple questions up in regards to the quality of location we had decided to spend our evening. Despite the questionable facilities we had a GREAT time and food wasn't half bad - just don't let it touch the table-top before you eat it!!
All-in-all it sure was nice to have a night out with just-the-two-of-us (I love that song, we can make it if we try....). The simple joys of being able to hold hands because neither of us is pushing a stroller and being able to watch the whole movie because we don't have to stop half way to feed Kate or change a diaper, etc. It sure was nice. Thank you, Matthew for the time - we couldn't be more grateful. I can't wait for our next trip to Ross...
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Wow, that was some evening! But at least you got out and were able to spend quality time together. I remember the last time J and I went to a movie without kids. It was so refreshing to walk with him and not have to corral children or push a stroller.
Hope you get to go out more often than we do! It is very important to be husband and wife from time to time, not just Mommy and Daddy.
:)
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