Friday - Mexican for dinner and then L and I stayed up late watching episodes of The Daily show that had accumulated on the DVR.
Saturday - I studied while L took the kids to the gym and to the grocery store. We took them to the pool, home for quick showers, and then to a birthday party at a bounce place. We got home to find ants in everything in the pantry, so that got cleaned up in a hurry before we had friends over to grill out for dinner. Grayson was basically falling asleep in his dessert and L and I were asleep within 10m of our friends leaving. We were beat.
Sunday - L and I worked on our budget ( ) and amazingly we didn't decompensate during our discussions despite me feeling like this . Went to lunch and I dropped off L and the kids off at the gym while I went to run errands. Came home and played with the neighborhood kids, got the kids showered and fed and they willingly went to sleep before 8. L wasn't far behind, so I stayed up late looking at cars (we are discussing selling the van and getting another hybrid since I drive so much and spend a small fortune on gas. I really love my van and it makes me sad to think of selling it. (Yea, I know most people avoid a minivan at all costs and I am sad to lose mine...))
Friday: Made Owl's cake, got an emergency respite call for a 9 month old baby boy, had a friend over.
Saturday: Set up for Owl's birthday party, helped J cook, had a very good time at the party. Owl was playful and well behaved, so different from last year. The SW dropped the baby off at 8:30, I peeked in the car seat and asked J if she wasn't sure they said 9 weeks or days, not 9 months, when they called on Friday. I asked the SW his age and she said 4 months (he's actually 3 1/2 months) but that he's a preemie, he is tiny, only 5lbs and wears newborn clothes. The first night wasn't too bad, he was up until 2am then slept from 2-7:30.
Sunday: A went with her Dad for Father's Day and the rest of us went to the IL's house. J, Owl, Apple, the baby, and I went home for a nap in the afternoon, heading back to the IL's for dinner when we woke up. A got dropped off and J took us home before leaving to take her Aunt home.
Post by bluedaisyus on Jun 17, 2013 10:40:31 GMT -5
It was good. I said this in the other post since I didn't get there until Saturday morning, but Friday night we went out to dinner with a friend. She came back to our house after and hung out for a bit which was fun, we hadn't really seen her in a while.
Saturday I got up early for my group run. Stopped and got bagels and coffee and my wife and the boy were still in bed snuggling when I got home a little before 9. It was nice for my wife, she's been working so much overtime lately I don't know when the last time she actually slept in was. We all had breakfast and just hung out, then she left around 10 or so to take the boy to a first birthday party. I stayed home and worked on the front flower bed; I got it all weeded, replanted some things, and got some new things planted. They got home late afternoon, we all ate dinner together and then watched a movie before bed.
Sunday we didn't set an alarm and got up around 8am. We all had breakfast together, then we chilled out and cut coupons and got a grocery list together while the boy played. We ate lunch and then headed to the grocery. After we put everything away we went back out to BB&B to get a new shower curtain and a couple of other things, then to Whole Foods to get tortilla chips. Went home and she made seafood nachos for our dinner while I made shortcake to have for dessert (with strawberries and whipped cream, of course). While we were eating dessert we got invited over to have a margarita with friends who live about 5 minutes from us, so we headed over there for a couple of hours. It was a really nice weekend overall!
Post by seattlekari on Jun 17, 2013 16:51:59 GMT -5
Friday: Hair cut date night. A and I had dinner at a new "fancy" burger place. Mine was good, A ordered the spicy one (she likes spicy) and it had too much heat for her to eat much of it.
Saturday: A and I slept in, had brunch, explored a new beach, took a late afternoon nap and had late night HH tapas.
Sunday: Relaxing time with A in the morning, then I went to my 2 hour flight lesson using a Christmas gift A got me. I got to fly a small plane! The pilot teaching me was a woman in her mid 20s. We had a lot of fun and I got to do some touch and go landings. Afterwards A and I had dinner and she went to work and I went home.
Long. Friday was my sister's graduation from college, so we left right when it was time for first nap so the kids would sleep on the way up. We survived graduation by camping out in an empty lecture hall where they were broadcasting it live, so the kids could climb up and down the stairs and aisles. They fell asleep again on the way to my sister's house so Jen took a nap with them in the car (weather is still quite cool here in June). The party was fun, and I could tell she felt loved/happy. Jen drove home with the kids by herself (90 miles) so I could stay late - so nice of her.
Saturday we slept in a little and did stuff around the house in the morning. Hung out at my parents' in the afternoon/evening and my brother made made dinner and we all said goodbye, sad. Right before they left my brother asked if I would be his "best man" at their wedding, along with my sister. Wow, yes. My parents drove them to the airport, Jen took the kids home for bed, and I went to Ikea to buy cheap high chairs for Grandma's house.
Sunday morning I got up early with the kids and made PB Oreo brownies for my dad. My sister came over and we talked about her ongoing relationship dramas and post-college plans. We met my parents for dinner at my dad's favorite steakhouse, where the kids proceeded to melt down. Blah. I don't blame them - just too much going on all week. Went back to their house, had brownies, and played with kids who cheered up once they were no longer expected to sit in high chairs at a nice table.