Mommy had taxi duty today: JOR to football practice in the morning, then JOR and SRR to a birthday party this afternoon.
Imagine my surprise when Hubby wanted to accompany me on the party run. "Let's go for coffee while we wait for the boys!", he said as he picked me up off the floor.
We dropped the boys off with the gift and cel phone number. I asked dutifully for a pick-up time and was told to return in about 4 hours. FOUR HOURS? WITHOUT CHILDREN? WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY? WITH MY HUSBAND?
Hubby picked me up again and we headed for Starbucks. We drank our precious nectar in the van trying to plot out the remaining 3 1/2 hours. This was worse than planning our wedding. We went through the list of every retail establishment and eatery in the area and nothing appealed to us. I guess being broke means never having to say "Let's Go Shopping!"
Sadly, shopping it was. Hubby needed his back-to-school shoes. Luckily we hit the jackpot at Shoe Carnival: his shoes were on sale, the store had a "Buy One, Get One 1/2 Off" sale, and I got to spin the sale wheel at the front of the store and got an additional $5 off! Awesome!! We celebrated with a lovely Greek dinner, followed by a Mini-Blizzard for moi.
This time alone gave us an opportunity to chat, to dream and, most importantly, to laugh. Time needed and time deserved. We even thanked the boys for going to the party, so we could have some "Mommy and Daddy" time. Their questioning looks were priceless!
Until next time....date away!!
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