Shawn and I haven't gone out a whole lot since Timothy was born. I never did very well with preparing bottles, so it is generally my job to put him to bed at night. Now that he is weaned, however, the only reason preventing us from date night is, well, the cost of going out and finding a babysitter.
Oh yeah, there's also the fatigue factor.
This past weekend, we were listening to a local radio station that plays bluegrass for several hours every Sunday morning. I caught the words Tamarack Grill (a local musical venue and restaurant) and free tickets to lucky caller #9. I looked at Shawn and went over to the phone--I had no idea who the group was, I just thought it would be fun to try! It rang busy for me a couple times and then Timothy started to desperately need something, so I asked Shawn to try just one more time. All of a sudden he starts to say his name and email address, but I thought he was pulling my leg. But no, we actually won the tickets! So, we lined up a babysitter, put the little guy to bed and headed out on our date!
I think I yawned six times in the 5 mile drive to get there. Maybe even before we got on the main road. Once we arrived, however, we found a table (thank goodness--I don't think I could have managed to stand the whole time!), got something to sip on, and chatted while we waited for the band to start. There was an opening band that was just great and a couple really brave people dancing while the entire room watched them. The feature band started a little after 9:00 (which, I must confess, has been my bedtime since Timothy was born!), but they were fabulous. Called Crooked Still--from somewhere around Boston. The banjo player was a riot, the cello player was amazing and the female vocalist had a beautiful voice.
Really, it was a great time. We saw people we haven't seen in quite a while and got a chance to get out of the house as a couple. We were just exhausted the whole time, so it almost seemed like we were forcing it. I wonder how old our children will be before we are not always tired again....
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