Wornoutwoman

Last weekend we attended one of the many birthday parties that we've been invited to. It's definitely birthday season! My son is the kind of kid that interacts better with adults but is still social. He's firstborn with no siblings, so that makes sense. He's become such a social butterfly in the last 5 months and it's so good to see. I'm glad he's not off watching other kids have fun from the side anymore. One of the girls from his class was at this party. She's a beautiful Greek girl that is the same age as my son, but a head taller than he is. Her parents are really tall and gorgeous people. Okay....they're Greek so that makes sense too. The entire party he kept asking me, "Is it okay if I go play with Toni?" or "Mom, can I sit with Toni?" I couldn't figure out if he was trying to get my permission or if he wanted to make sure I'd be okay without him. It was so cute. By the end of the party, he was ...

Last night, my husband and I had a long-overdue date night! It was so nice to have some couple time with no interruptions from our four-year-old. Not that we don't love spending all our time with him, but we also have to have our individual time together to keep our marriage alive. We also double dated with my sister and her boyfriend. While we were waiting for them to arrive, I walked around the lake and shot my favorite scenery.  My husband was so patient with me while I toted the camera around and asked him to dutifully carry my camera bag and accessories. He's got to be the sweetest guy to put up with me and my goofy obsessions. My husband and I don't do date nights as often as we should. For the last four years, I've felt guilty for leaving my son with my sitter (my mom), but last night was the first night I didn't even think about calling to check on him. In fact, when 10:00 p.m. rolled around and my husband asked if I'd called my mom yet, I g...