I almost decided to save blogging yesterday for the evening instead of the afternoon, and I’m SO glad I didn’t! Jerilee showed up mid-afternoon and I was told to go pack for a night away! Woot woot!
We got on the road around 4:30 and checked into our hotel room downtown. Brady had booked us a beautiful jacuzzi suite on the 10th floor in a fairly new hotel. It was a really nice room! We had way more space than we knew what to do with, and even some kitchen appliances. It was more than enough! We didn’t hang around too long, because the promise of baby shopping had been laid out and I wasn’t about to miss my chance!
Off to Preston Crossing we went! We hit the Gap outlet, Carters, and Old Navy, and I’m proud to say that we practiced some pretty serious restraint and only purchased things that we couldn’t imagine leaving behind. Even though we made great time without having to put kids in and out of car seats, time still passed, and we were hungry. We headed to the Cactus Club for supper and scored rockstar parking.
We were served WELL, and everything was delicious. I had chicken smothered in mushrooms and a yummy glaze, with mashed potatoes and asparagus. We were even gifted a little sweet treat at the end.
Once we were done eating, we had about a half hour before the mall directly across the parking lot closed, so we moved the car and ducked into the Gap, to see if they had any of the beautiful new things I’ve been eyeing online. To my dismay (and possibly Brady’s relief) they had such a small baby section, and none of the items I’ve been pining after. So that was that. Definitely not a loss 🙂
We were at our movie an hour early, but that was our norm when we were dating, so it was kind of funny and reminiscent 🙂 Time went by faster than I expected it would, and soon previews were going, the lame trivia games were under way, and the theatre began filling with a few more people. I’ve got to say, NONE of the previews looked interesting to me! A Wrinkle in Time, I honestly can’t take seriously. A Black Panther is just not our type of movie :/ Last time I went to a movie, the previews actually looked fun! Game Night, Pitch Perfect 3, Downsizing. I’d see any and all of those! But hey, that was last time.
Coincidentally, it was the same movie.
Yup, Brady and I went to The Greatest Showman – the movie I watched with Jerilee last month. Guys, it is just SUCH a fun movie, and I’ve been talking about it and pumped the soundtrack since that day, so I was completely thrilled that we were going to see it together!!! (Sorry you weren’t along, Jerilee <3 We LOVE you!!) As I suspected, it was just as awesome seeing it for the second time, and I wholeheartedly enjoyed it. I admit, I may have sang along to most of the songs, but no one was close enough to us to notice 😉 The songs are so dang catchy!!
We got out around 11:30, which felt late for us old folks, but we survived 😉 We hit up a nearby 7eleven for snacks and headed back to our hotel for the night. We had a nice long bubble bath in the big tub and devoured most of our snacks. I died out first, and slept like a rock!
Brady and I took our time this morning, having coffee and the rest of the snacks in bed. We packed up and headed out on time, and made our last shopping runs before heading home. We hit both Value Village locations in search of baby clothes and came out with a really decent haul! We got Laela new snow pants and a winter jacket for next year, and Dekker got boots to start using now, as his are getting tight. Mid-season, of course. But these are nice and big and strong, and should last into next winter, for sure! We got Brady some work shirts, and Laela some tshirts to transition into spring, since she has GROWN, that girl, and literally none of her tshirts or tank tops fit. I repeat. None. Dekker got some tshirts too. The nerve of our children to all size up at weird times, so they need a whole big load of new tshirts and a load of long sleeved shirts and hoodies. Couldn’t just size up right at the beginning of a season, huh? Nope. But Bambina had a pretty good haul herself, getting a few cute little diaper shirts, a sleeper or two, and the CUTEST shoes!!!
I hope we can actually fit her chubby little feet into them!
So she got a few new things, and a handful of second hand things, and we had a really nice time shopping together, holding hands, talking about her by name, and just daydreaming about our life, what its been, and how it will continue to change and grow. I love our life. It feels so good to step back once in a while and really appreciate it all.
That handsome husband of mine is currently getting supper on for our beautiful brood while I type this up, so its time to bow out and see if I’m needed. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!