Daycation

Had a date. Yeah, a hot one! Seriously, doesn't take much. Just being alone in the truck on the way to spend too much money and enjoying a loud stereo and no questions from the back seat and feeling like teenagers again. Of course, by the end of the "date" all we talked about was the kids and raced back to see their sweet little faces. But, a date sure makes those lil' faces all the sweeter!

We went shopping for Christmas....all in ONE day! We had like, strategic military planning going into this thing. That's why we got home by 3pm with it all done...ready to wrap! I love that feeling. We also got to drink coffee all morning and not worry about making a meal for anyone. We went out to eat around noon and when the kid in the next booth started whining and crying....guess what? Not our problem. It really wasn't even annoying to listen to, because it wasn't ours! Ha. Enjoy your lunch buddy, and pick up that mess before you leave!!

This is the first year that we had to buy our presents for each other, in front of each other. We tried to sneak around for a bit, but that didn't last long. Pretty soon we're going, "Oh, look at this! Do you want this one or that one? Try it on!" It was fun. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought, breaking that tradition. We'll have so much fun acting surprised!

I like to go on dates. I think they should be mandatory. I like to drink a beer at the chowder house at 2pm in the DAY and listen to Trav's stories without interruption. I like the way we act like kids when our kid's aren't around. The role model pressure is off. I think I ran out in front of a car in the parking lot! There is a beautiful thing about remembering who you are without being a parent, for a couple hours.

We met this couple in the chowder house that were around our age. They were good fun. They had no kids and had all their shopping done. They were on their 2nd beer and getting ready to get home and get ready for a Christmas party. They had no idea what that time together really meant because it had never been any other way for them. But we knew. We enjoyed that ale like it was the only one on earth. But, guess what we talked about almost the whole time.....the kids. Yep. They are our life. They are us and we are them and we all ran into each others arms by the time it was all over with, like we hadn't seen each other in years! Goofy Hollons, anyways. We housed up and told stories of our day and listened to rock n roll and wrapped presents and ate tortillas and cheese and candy canes.

Yay for Saturdays. Yay for dates and yay for family time. Yay for cousins that LOVE and play with our kids. Yay for the Christmas presents all ready for Saturday's madness. We are so blessed to be healthy and celebrating life together. It is the ultimate gift.