An Afternoon with Nana

We went out to celebrate our anniversary tonight. Yes, I know it's a month late but it really all works out. We didn't go on our honeymoon until a month after the wedding, which is exactly a year ago today! This time last year we were sitting in a cozy cabin on the little Pigeon River in Tennessee. Little did we know how this year would go. We thought we were just celebrating our union and trying to relax a bit. Thank goodness we got that rest in... I wish we were up in that cabin right now in this beautiful cool weather. Not anytime soon but maybe one day we can head back up there.

We dropped the girls off with their Nana and Papa and headed off to dinner. We ate until we were stuffed and decided what we wanted to do next. Due to the time and the girls schedule we weren't able to go to the movie like we had wanted to so we went to the store for a nice leisurely stroll. It was strange not having the girls with us and just being able to take our time and look through the shelves. That hasn't happen in quite awhile. We got some things we needed and just a few things we didn't. We then made our way to Applebee's to have some dessert. We got their Blue Ribbon Brownie and ice cream. And as Rachael Ray says "Yumm-O!" We picked up the girls, came home, and started out nightly routine. They take a bath, put on their jammies, eat their nightly cereal bottle, lay down in their cribs, read a story, turn on their mobile, and head off to sleep.

This was our third time going out alone and each time it gets a bit easier. The first time we were gone for maybe an hour and it was AWFUL for me. I was an emotional wreck. The second time was good for the majority of the time until we were on the way home and I started to feel extremely guilty. I hate to be away from the girls at all but I know for our marriage and my mental health it's good to get out once in awhile.