Since things have slowed down on the farm, Chelan and I were able to go out on Saturday night - without the kids! Throughout the evening, I was struck with how different "going out" is at this stage in our lives. For us, it meant buying work shoes at Red Wing Shoes, dinner at Hangar One Steakhouse, Lowe's, JCPenney, Target, and one last stop at Freddy's. We thought about going to a movie, but when we saw what was playing, we just couldn't convince ourselves to spend money on any of them. We must be getting older! A few years ago, I would have jumped at the chance to go watch ANY movie, but now it feels like such a waste of money if it's not a movie I'm "dying" to see!
So, our date nights usually involve dinner and errands - and I don't mind that at all. It's so much fun to go shopping when I don't have to think about the kids getting cranky! But, throughout the evening, there were comments like, "We could go to All Star Sports and drive the go-karts around or play mini golf." Then the response, "No, it's way too muggy and hot out here!" Not just my response, Chelan's too! I just kept thinking, "Look how old we are!"
The closest thing we got to adventure was at Hangar One Steakhouse. We walked in and they asked us if we were part of the wedding - "uh, no!" The friendly hostess informed us that we could go up to the third floor to the lounge/bar and eat there since the main restaurant was closed, and, she said, "It's kind of cool up there!" We actually had to think about that - can you believe it? But only because it required us to snake our way through the wedding reception right during a toast! We did make our way upstairs, and it was pretty neat up there - we could watch planes coming in or taking off from the airport (not very many, but a few). The "Top Gun Theme" played a couple of times - Chelan was floored about my little bit of movie knowledge! I even had a local celebrity sighting - we passed right by Brett Harris on our way out (a local morning radio talk show host) - I wouldn't have noticed him, but I heard him talking!
While "going out" is different for us now than it used to be, I have to say, I'm quite content. Spending time with just Chelan is a rarity - so I cherish each moment, even if we're just shopping and eating!
So, our date nights usually involve dinner and errands - and I don't mind that at all. It's so much fun to go shopping when I don't have to think about the kids getting cranky! But, throughout the evening, there were comments like, "We could go to All Star Sports and drive the go-karts around or play mini golf." Then the response, "No, it's way too muggy and hot out here!" Not just my response, Chelan's too! I just kept thinking, "Look how old we are!"
The closest thing we got to adventure was at Hangar One Steakhouse. We walked in and they asked us if we were part of the wedding - "uh, no!" The friendly hostess informed us that we could go up to the third floor to the lounge/bar and eat there since the main restaurant was closed, and, she said, "It's kind of cool up there!" We actually had to think about that - can you believe it? But only because it required us to snake our way through the wedding reception right during a toast! We did make our way upstairs, and it was pretty neat up there - we could watch planes coming in or taking off from the airport (not very many, but a few). The "Top Gun Theme" played a couple of times - Chelan was floored about my little bit of movie knowledge! I even had a local celebrity sighting - we passed right by Brett Harris on our way out (a local morning radio talk show host) - I wouldn't have noticed him, but I heard him talking!
While "going out" is different for us now than it used to be, I have to say, I'm quite content. Spending time with just Chelan is a rarity - so I cherish each moment, even if we're just shopping and eating!
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