A few nights ago I went out with some women from church to celebrate a birthday. I didn't have to leave until the kids were almost ready for bed, so I thought it would be an easy escape.
I was wrong.
The boys screamed and ranted and cried like I was leaving for good. As the husband pointed out (he was there, by the way. I wasn't even leaving them with a sitter for crying out loud!), I haven't left to go anywhere by myself at night except for one time since we moved here. The husband is gone fairly regularly for business dinners or even business trips, but I have stayed at home or taken the boys with me everywhere, every day. But still, they caterwauled like I was killing them and kept it up until long after I left.
It was heartbreaking to hear, of course, but also completely overblown, so I was only upset for a little while. And I did have fun, getting to try a Japanese-ish place (I had gyoza, a muddled berries and ginger beer drink, and chili chocolate cake--actually, my meal wasn't Japanese at all, was it? There was also teriyaki and some noodle dishes, so I guess they can still say they're Japanese, even though I would argue the connection is pretty tenuous!) and getting to chat with some new women. I am a little starved for adult conversation some times over here right now!
On the way back, I chatted with the husband about how the boys made out. He was understandably upset about their theatrics and declared that I had just won the family lottery and now got to go out by myself at least once per week so they could get used to it. I'm pretty excited about the chance to go do something...though I'm going to have to scare up some friends to do it with! (I don't want my nights out to be pathetic, ya'll!) So now I'm going to make a list of all the new restaurants I want to try and all the new people I want to get to know better and have some fun! I may even...wait for it...go see a movie IN A THEATER!! I know, I can't believe it either. I think the last time I did that was a year ago to see Iron Man number whatever it was with the husband for his birthday and before that...the previous Iron Man movie. At the very least I need to see something besides Iron Man on the big screen, right? (No disrespect to Robert Downey, Jr., whom I enjoy as much as the next girl!)
Let's get ready to party!!
I was wrong.
The boys screamed and ranted and cried like I was leaving for good. As the husband pointed out (he was there, by the way. I wasn't even leaving them with a sitter for crying out loud!), I haven't left to go anywhere by myself at night except for one time since we moved here. The husband is gone fairly regularly for business dinners or even business trips, but I have stayed at home or taken the boys with me everywhere, every day. But still, they caterwauled like I was killing them and kept it up until long after I left.
It was heartbreaking to hear, of course, but also completely overblown, so I was only upset for a little while. And I did have fun, getting to try a Japanese-ish place (I had gyoza, a muddled berries and ginger beer drink, and chili chocolate cake--actually, my meal wasn't Japanese at all, was it? There was also teriyaki and some noodle dishes, so I guess they can still say they're Japanese, even though I would argue the connection is pretty tenuous!) and getting to chat with some new women. I am a little starved for adult conversation some times over here right now!
On the way back, I chatted with the husband about how the boys made out. He was understandably upset about their theatrics and declared that I had just won the family lottery and now got to go out by myself at least once per week so they could get used to it. I'm pretty excited about the chance to go do something...though I'm going to have to scare up some friends to do it with! (I don't want my nights out to be pathetic, ya'll!) So now I'm going to make a list of all the new restaurants I want to try and all the new people I want to get to know better and have some fun! I may even...wait for it...go see a movie IN A THEATER!! I know, I can't believe it either. I think the last time I did that was a year ago to see Iron Man number whatever it was with the husband for his birthday and before that...the previous Iron Man movie. At the very least I need to see something besides Iron Man on the big screen, right? (No disrespect to Robert Downey, Jr., whom I enjoy as much as the next girl!)
Let's get ready to party!!
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