Dinner was AMAZING

[motzie]

The restaurant is one of our favs, everything (well, mostly) is locally raised, grown, etc and the food is fantastic. $1 oysters so H had a round of those, vegetarian poutine with sweet potato frites that was infuckingcredible, parsnip and apple soup with thyme oil, H had a scallop dish and I had quiche. Then we shared a caramel apple tarte. Seriously, the best meal I've had in ages. We were stuffed.

Oh, and a huge glass of Malbec.

I ended up leaving work early to deliver a package for someone, so I got to pick up A about 45 minutes early and have some extra time with her and prep some things for the next day.

As yesterday went on I found myself really not wanting to go, and feeling really anxious about it. (Sounds dumb I know, and it has nothing to do with even leaving the baby, but more with not having enough hours in the day) I was getting annoyed at H about because I thought he didn't consider a few things on my behalf, but as we talked at dinner I found out he had thought about these things (like if I had an extra bottle pumped). He's a keeper.

Anyway, we had a super fun time. I told him next time needs to be a movie night.

[smock]

I'm glad you guys had a great date night! And I totally get the anxiety about having time on weeknights--I do the same thing, because when you're under enough stress any additional stuff, even fun stuff like dinner out, can feel like it will overwhelm you.

[esdreturns]

Awww yay! I'm so glad you had fun! Your H sounds really sweet.

[Deleted]

Yay I'm glad it was fabulous! I am also like that on the weeknight. One of our really good friends is also our yoga instructor, but she only teaches the class we attend on the weeknights and it's about a 25 minute drive one way from our house. She's offered us 6 weeks of free yoga for our wedding present, but it is so difficult for us to get there because it is a week night.

[bullygirl979]

I'm glad you had a good time

And which restaurant was it? PM me if you don't want to say it on the boards. I'm always looking for recs!

[motzie]

I only realized recently that I've been having lots of anxiety in general. I didn't even know what name to put to it, as it's not something I've ever dealt with before, but I was talking to H and was like, "I just feel so...so....so...ANXIOUS. I'm feeling anxious." So, yeah.

[partiallysunny]

I'm glad you went and had a great time!

I fully understand how you feel. I've had a lot of anxiety from my work schedule changing and I know you've mentioned before how hard it's been to balance motherhood and work. I want you to know you are not alone and if nothing else I'm in the same misterable boat as you. I feel like there isn't enough hours in the day for me to be a good mother, a good wife, and a productive employee. Something is always suffering and this is causing me a lot of stress. I really sympathize with what you are going through and how you are feeling.

[neonpink]

I am glad that you had a wonderful dinner. It sounds amazing. Weeknight dinners can be stressful but it sounds like you had a great time.

[gault]

I'm glad you had a great time. Anxiety is the worst, but it sounds like you were able to talk through some of it with your H.
I've been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, but don't know what it's like to balance a relationship with your H, a job, and a kid on top of that...as well as dog fostering! You have a lot on your plate.