Talking with Tall People

Last night my husband and I got to go out on our first date in 3 weeks.  We have never been very regular about keeping a “date night,” but when we moved here we noticed that every Friday night on the church’s Stake Calendar was marked DATE NIGHT.  We thought we’d take our priesthood leaders’ advice and start going out! 

As the baby has gotten bigger and our oldest daughter has felt more capable, we’ve been able to keep that weekly date and go out to dinner, go shopping, and even go to the temple!  But recently we’ve had various responsibilities or activities interfere with date night, and I’ve been feeling the loss of time alone with my husband and the opportunity to interact with people closer to my height.

This weekend our oldest daughter has been gone on her Pioneer Trek, so it was going to be another Friday night with the kids.  Enter….our friend Dallas!  She called on Thursday and offered to come sit with our kids (and the friend we’ve had here for the weekend) so that hubby and I could go out!  Awesome!

We went out to dinner and then made our way over to Coldstone for dessert.  We ate our ice cream in the plaza of a large outdoor mall here, and we leisurely people-watched in the mild evening air.  It was sooooo pleasant.

When we got back to the house, the kids were all involved in their different activities, and I had to laugh as the three adults – my husband, Dallas, and I – were left to watch Enchanted on our own.  (hey – what can I say?  it’s a cute movie!)  We also had plenty of opportunities to chat, and it was just so nice to feel like a grown up for one evening.

Thank you, Dallas, for thinking of us, and for taking such great care of the kids!!  We really appreciate your generosity!

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