Yesterday, I wrote about the few things I’m letting go of from my list. And really, I should have known better. Later that day, Brady informed me that we were going on a date, and Jerilee had offered herself up to babysit the kids. What amazing people we have. I’m constantly blown away by so many of you.
Of course we accepted her offer and she showed up as the kids were settling in to supper. Brady and I trust Jerilee completely with our kids, which goes SUCH a long way! She’s around here enough that the kids know and love her, and she also knows how things tend to run, so we know the kids are still following the rules and and the general routine won’t change too much. Its so wonderful to feel so comfortable with our childcare!
For our date, we opted to eat at Montana’s. Brady was feeling “nice burger” ish, and I was feeling prepared to eat my body weight in pasta baked with cheese. So we did that. It was delicious! From there, we went to the new theatre in Brighton, Landmark Cinemas, to catch a movie. And WOW were we unprepared!
Thing one. The theatre is still very new. Thing two. It was Friday night. Thing three. The movie hadn’t been out long at all. Oh, and thing four is that we didn’t preorder tickets. We got there about 45 minutes before the movie was scheduled to start, and casually went to the ticket thing to buy tickets and choose our seats. There were less than ten left for the movie we wanted to see at the time we wanted to see it. Aaaaand thats how we ended up in the front row for the first time in roughly ten years.
The big pull of this new theatre is the leather seats that recline electronically. They are VERY comfy, and frankly, without them, there was no way Brady and I could’ve seen the entire screen! Thankfully, we could also lift up the arm rest between us so I could somewhat lay on my side, since reclining/laying on my back is virtually impossible these days. I can either lay back, or I can breathe. I choose life!
So, honest answer, we saw “Tag” and didn’t really care for it. We had high hopes, and the whole premise of the movie was SO good! I loved the ending where we got to see real footage from which the movie was based, and I loved the cast, buuut it felt poorly executed to me. Maybe just not our kid of humor?? Either way, though, there were good moments and a handful of laughs, and it was SO nice to just be out, watching a movie with my husband.
We grabbed some ice cream on the drive home for us and Jerilee, and enjoyed a visit with her when we got home. All of a sudden, it was approaching midnight and we parted ways. But myyyyy goodness, what a lovely time we were gifted!
Date night is officially crossed off the list! And not because we compromised and cut it out, but because a loving, generous friend offered us a gift. I am SO grateful!!!