OUR DATE NIGHT

We had our date night last Thursday and I have been meaning to write about it, but keep forgetting. This was our first REAL date since baby has been born. Isaiah went down at exactly 7pm for the night. Dave and I nervously left- but we knew he was in very capable hands.

We went to a great little Italian Trattoria called Vigilucci's. The food was divine. The ambiance was romantic. We sat outside in between two heaters. We ordered and didn't even worry about the prices (although they were quite reasonable). I even ordered a glass of wine (which I never do when dining out because for that price I could get a bottle at the store)! It was really strange not being preoccupied with a baby! We actually were able to finish a sentence and a thought all the way through! We talked about how weird it is that when you have a baby you miss certain freedoms so much, but at the same time, when your baby isn't there- you miss him even more. I wanted to call home to check on him about 30 min into our date, but I held off. "I'm sure he's fine." Dave said. I was sure too, but what if? What if he woke up? Our son has slept through the night completely since 10 weeks and has never woken up. But what if? Mothers worry. That's just what we do, even if we know things are fine. We worry.

After dinner we went across the street to the Martini Ranch for a cocktail. We've been wanting to check this place out for months, but just didn't think bringing Isaiah there would be appropriate! As soon as I walked in, I felt old and out of place! Not that there weren't older people than us there. But these people were just different. Mostly single, mostly blonde, lots of plastic, wearing the latest fashions. I felt old not by age, but in a way of ultra conservative, housewife, breastfeeding mother. Here we were in a bar with loud music, live band. PACKED BAR. I mean, packed! Dave ordered two drinks and we found a quiet place (if there's such a thing in a packed bar) to enjoy our drinks. I love a good specialty martini, and I haven't had a proper drink for over a year! So I had a Vanilla Mojito. This was DELICIOUS! Afterward we went to go look at the ocean. It was still glowing blue from the bioluminesence but starting to fade. It was a great night.

We came home early because we missed Isaiah. We just wanted to look at him. Our date was not even 3 hours long. I'm sure we will get better at it as time goes on. You don't really miss the things you used to miss! I love our family, I've never smiled so much in my life!