As I mentioned in my last post, Brady and I celebrated our fourth anniversary yesterday. It was perfect, except when I tried to leave.
My car was stuck in the driveway. Tires spinning, spinning, spinning. Not even like I was digging myself deeper and deeper, everything was just iced up. There was no possible way I could get out, and I had a few deadlines to meet. After calling Brady bawling, blaming the whole thing on him and acting a fool (such a nice wife, huh?) I ran across the street and recruited my friends husband to help push me out. He was in the process of trying to rock me out when the mayor/town mechanic drove up in his truck. Of course my car is made to be pulled out from the front, and it was not set up that way at all. So the men kind of fought with things and tried to hook everything up in such a way as to not tear anything off. While in the process, even another truck came to see if we needed help. I felt so loved and safe. They took awesome care of me when my husband couldn’t be around. Of course, as soon as I got on the highway, I called Brady and apologized and bawled like a child. We got over it and I made it to my moms on time.
My mom was the perfect parent and offered to take Dekker for the whole day! I had a couple things to do in the city and figured it would definitely be easier baby-free. As I always have to clarify, of course I adore my son and am happy to take him out on errand days with me, but I was so very sick in December and feel like I haven’t really come back from that 🙁 The whole Christmas season took a lot out of me and my body is struggling to catch back up. And let’s be honest – Dekker is not getting any smaller. So I took my mom up on her offer and dropped off Dekker just before noon so I could get to my first errand on time. I got a couple of things done before I had my leg waxing appointment. For those who think I’m crazy, you won’t understand it until you’ve tried it. And tried it a couple more times. It hurts less the more you do it.
Brady was finished work early and we met at Costco, bought Cheerios and new travel mugs, and then headed off for our date. For any occasion that we go out for, we almost always opt for Boston Pizza. Garlic twisty bread and Tropical Chicken pizza. AMAZING! I was completely full! We did a little shopping afterwards, and then went to visit a friend who was working her shift at a mall. She wasn’t very busy so we brought her Starbucks and lounged on the couches by the change rooms. It was awesome. Seriously, the perfect way to spend the evening – with friends. And with pizza.
We had a ridiculous time getting out of the city. I know everyone was sooo pumped that Eric Church was in town but I was sooo not pumped that I couldn’t get past the stupid amount of traffic and actually leave! We arrived at my moms about a half hour later than we bargained for, but as usual, she and Dekker were just playing and reading and having a hoot. We went home fairly quickly and were greeted by a freshly cleared driveway. While Brady and I have dreams of building our ideal house in our ideal town, these times remind me that God put me in a very good place, for right now, for a reason.
We ran out our evening as usual – with a bubble bath and a bad-for-you-especially-before-bed snack. Best. Anniversary. Ever.