Date Night

Tonight Robert's mother came to the house and stayed with the girls while we went out on a real date. We haven't been on a real date night since Bella was born I don't think? That is sad.
Anyway, it almost didn't happen because by the time I was able to arrange for his mother to come over and what time so it would coordinate with our movie time, feed the kids dinner, get them ready for bed, get all the baby stuff out for grandma so she knows exactly where it is, and pump some breast milk for while I was gone, Rob and I were snipping at each other because it was getting to be such an ordeal to leave them.
We pulled it together and ended up going to a nice dinner and a movie. We went to see JUMPER, and it was pretty good. The ending was a bit abrupt, and we were both like, "Uh, that was weird?" But overall it was an enjoyable night. It was nice to just get to sit across from my husband and talk to about just "stuff" instead of the wear and tear of days. Our end of the day conversations usually go something like this...
Rob: Hey...
Shana: Hey...
Rob: How was your day?
Shana: Fine...yours?
Rob: Fine
Shana: Did you do this...?
Shana: How about this...?
Rob: Yes...No...I will tommorrow

After getting kids fed, play with them, changed and bathed, and to bed, then all I want to do is crash out for a few hours before Bella needs to be fed again. So it hasn't left much time for visiting about just "stuff."
By the end of the night, I remembered again why I married this man. He opens my doors for me, he leads me through a crowd so I don't get separated from him, I feel safe and protected with him, he makes me laugh, we share the same interests and goals in life, and we have big dreams together. I re-discovered a lot in a course of just a few hours away from our kids. Amazing! We made a promise to do a date night at least once a month.
The great thing about going out on a date with your husband is that it doesn't have to actually be over when you get home. Kids are asleep, so I better go. Heehee!