September 30, 2002
9/30
Jay and I had a date night last night. It's the first time out alone in about 5 months. A new baby will do that to ya. Anyway, after we dropped the kids off at the babysitter and got in the car, Jay said that we weren't allowed to talk about the kids, it was just him and me. I thought that was a wonderful idea. But let's face it, when your kids are as small as ours are, they sort of encompass your lives. So, we has a little trouble getting started. So, he came up with another great idea. He said that from then on we were going to pretend that it was our very first date. As if we were just meeting that night. It was great. We talked about books, and movies and stuff. Even though we know each other's tastes in those things, we were talking and asking questions as if we didn't know. It was really interesting and fun. And even after 4 1/2 years of marriage, because we were doing this, I actually were got the "first-date jitters". We went way out of our way to this movie house called "The Bridge - Cinema de lux". It was a very cool place. And if you ask for the director's theater (they also have regular and IMAX), it's $14, but they are stadium seating with these wonderful huge leather seats, like first class on an airplane. It was the first time that my knees didn't start to hurt during the movie, which they normally do - or my back for that matter. After the movie (we saw Sweet Home Alabama), we went to the bar (in the movie house), and had some great martinis (him, sour apple - me, comopolitan), and chicken ceasar salads. It was actually great portions, and the drinks weren't watered down. We had such a wonderful time, and got to reconnect, holding hands and making out a little and everything :) This was a really big deal for us, since one of us is usually accessorized with a spit-up rag, spit-up, drool, and maybe formula and anbesol in the mix, it was so nice to be dressed, and romantic, and all that mushy stuff.For once, I don't feel stressed.
