A Glimpse of Our Lives BK (Before Kids)

This past weekend, the kids went to spend time with my Mom and Earle. They take them about once a month for the WHOLE weekend and it is seriously the best thing for all of us. The kids get to play with Grammie and Poppi and they spoil them to death. We are still yelling at mom for letting Julia run on the couch, which she started at home and got the neighbor kids to do too (we got yelled at for flopping on the couch - guess the grandkids are loved more). They also get to play with cousin Olivia and Julia especially loves that. We always miss the kids a little, because they are such a source of entertainment for us (and we kind of like them) - but somehow we manage to get on with our lives for a few days.

Our long weekends are always a glimpse of what it was like for us before we had kids and the responsibility that entails. Although we still have the same worries, not having to think about what time it is and who ate what when is great. We took in a Tiger Game Friday night (they lost), went out afterwards for a few hours. We finished the swing set, cleaned up the house, hung some shelving, went to dinner at 7:30pm, took a stroll and our favorite part....we got to hang out at Borders for 2 hours! Before we had kids, we loved to go to the bookstore and read magazines and books while drinking coffee. We don't get to do that with little kids running around. We go to the library now, where it is okay to be a little louder (in the kids section), but it doesn't have the same feel as the bookstore. Last night Kurt said to me "This was such a great day!" Really, it was - we love our kids, but I think we need these weekends alone more than even we realize!