Charlyn’s Web

On this day, many years ago, I walked down the aisle to wed the man that I loved and started on a new and interesting journey in my life. How young we were, how many adventures we were to have together. How many more await us?

I remember many anniversaries that we have had- like the year we were on harvest and we both forgot that it was our anniversary until the very end of the day. The year I had just found out I was pregnant with our first child. The years of trying to squeeze in time together with kids yelling “Oh yick! They are hugging!”

In all those years, we have not gone off for a night someplace special alone together; even before kids when things were easier. We did spend a night alone last year, the first since kids, but it was more for The Col.’s birthday than for our anniversary.

But this year we rounded up a Brave Babysitter and left her in charge of our Brats Precious Children and drove off into the sunset…

in our Mini-van. We wouldn’t have believed on that day many eons ago when we wed that we would be driving off for a special evening in a (cough) Mini-van! At least the car seats were not in it so we could pretend that we were really cool people that need a van to carry our many, many friends around in. Think we fooled anyone?

We drove to the neat town about an hour away. The Col. tried to find a nice B&B to stay in but they were all full. So we stayed in The Budget Inn. Yep, sounds impressive doesn’t it? It really was a nice room and affordable! Which is important to a cheap frugal person like me. Plus it was close to downtown and we took several enjoyable strolls there.

Then we set off to find a place to eat. We were hungry and decided on “Mess-ican”, as some in our house say it, because you get chips right away, not because we like it- ya know. 😉 We decided on one across town and on the way there discovered there was one right by our hotel but we didn’t know it’s reputation so continued on. We got there to find out the restaurant had changed hands and was now the same as the one right by the hotel! And it was packed. We drove back to the one by the hotel and it was packed too! We drove to another one and it wasn’t so full. Whew! Food! And uninterrupted conversation!

I was awakened before 7 by my husband this morning. Sigh. I don’t know why someone who doesn’t sleep decided to marry a Sloth. It’s really annoying to the Sloth. I heard from The Brave Babysitter that the kids slept until 7! I could have gotten another 15 minutes if I’d been at home! Gosh!

We strolled down to the downtown area and ate breakfast at a very nice place, browsed a book store and talked without interruptions again. Wow.

We made it home this afternoon and relieved the Brave Babysitter. She wasn’t bound and gagged and acted like she had a great time. Wonders never cease.

It was a wonderful time together. It’s what we deserve after 17

L O N G,

H A R D

Years!

Thanks Babe! I’d do it again.