LUNCH DATE

Today was a GREAT day! We all got up, got ready for church and actually made it to church before the service started!! That hasn't happened in awhile. It is just so hard for me to get moving when I know Mike is home. He takes the girls and leaves me to some nice quiet time! I LOVE WHEN HE IS HOME! Anywho, I guess the sermon was wonderful. Mike told me I need to get a copy of it. I had to take Mariana out. She was a bit fussy and so I took her out so she didn't disturb the rest of the congregation. After church, MY DEAR, DEAR friend, Aunt Kim was gracious to watch our two little princesses so Mike and I could have a date!! A DATE!!! Wow, that is such an awesome thing especially when they become so few and far in between. Kim loves any chance she has to watch the girls. She has 3 of her own boys and she married a man who had 3 boys of his own so yes, she is surrounded by boys/men!! So when I ask her if she would like to watch the girls, she almost ALWAYS answers without hesitation, YES!!! I would love to!! Her husband likes when she watches them, because it gets the itching out of her system of wanting a baby girl! LOL!!! Well, back to our date. We went and ate at Carrababas or something like that. It was good but it wasn't worth the money that we paid. It was very expensive and the thing that gets me is that Mike got this meal that had 2 chicken breasts prepared 2 different ways and fresh green beans. NO PASTA AT ALL and it is an Italian Restaurant. I got some kind of pasta with shrimp, spinach, mushrooms, chunks of tomatos and garlic. VERY YUMMY but I think the next time we have Italian, we will stick to Olive Garden! They have a much better selection and you get more for your money! Don't get me wrong, I LOVED our "DATE!!!" but would have enjoyed it more if we didn't pay so much. It is so hard to just look at spending money on a date that we could have spent on several meals at home. I had to keep telling myself that we don't do this very often. The last time we went to lunch, by ourselves, was last Memorial Day weekend and we didn't spend money. We had a gift card!! We really needed that time for just the two of us. We actually enjoyed ourselves and didn't really mention the kids at all. I didn't even call half way through our meal. Isn't that great? I am getting better at not having to check up on my kiddos while we are out. I did call when we were heading back there so she knew but that was only 1 call in 3 hours! It was so nice. I believe that when you get married and start a family that so often, couples get caught up in the kids and forget about themselves as a couple. I really believe that couples need time to just themselvesl, outside of the home. It just gives them that chance to reconnect. I had such a great day! I did end up missing choir practice again but we got back after 4pm and I couldn't just up and go to choir after being gone for that long! Well, I am gonna end now with this thought~~~~ALL YOU MARRIED COUPLES OUT THERE~~~take the time to reconnect with your spouses. Find a babysitter, who doesn't charge so you don't feel so guilty spending money on lunch/dinner without your little ones! I am soooo very grateful for Kim for being so willing to take the girls so we can have "me" time with one another!! THANK YOU KIM FOR BEING SO WILLING!!! Have a great week everyone! Let's all try to take a guess what kind of weather we have in store this week! LOL!!!