Four Great Years

Scott and I celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary yesterday. We had such a wonderful day together. Scott was able to come home from school early, at about noon. The three of us had lunch together and then we all laid down for a much needed nap. When we woke up, we decided to take a leap and try bringing Madeline to the movies with us. We went to the dollar theater (which is the 50 cent theater on Tuesdays!) and saw Monsters vs. Aliens. Madeline actually did pretty well. She sat on my lap and watched for the first 30 minutes or so. Then she climbed on the seats and walked around the little row we were sitting in. And she was fairly quiet. The movie wasn't quite as good as we expected, but for 50 cents, who cares?!!

We actually went out by ourselves last night. I'm embarrassed to say how long it's been since we've been on a date. A long time. We went to dinner at the Grand Lux Cafe. It was seriously delicious. I will even venture to say that it was among the best food I've ever had. We had grand plans to go ice skating after dinner, but Scott had decided to wear his new suit pants and I wasn't about to risk getting a hole in them. I bought him an early graduation present in January when Joseph A. Bank was having an awesome sale. We got three suits for the price of one. Anyway, they were still expensive, so we passed on the ice skating and just did a little shopping (or looking) at the mall. We also had plans to get a little dessert at Godiva, for a special anniversary treat. Unfortunately, I guess I'm just too cheap. I was also really full, which I'm using as my excuse today. I just couldn't pay $15 dollars for four truffles, or $4 for one macaroon. I'm a little sad about it today.

I'd forgotten what it's like to go out with my husband. I'd forgotten how much fun we can have together. I'm so happy I married such a wonderful man, and I'm planning on making a better effort at spending time with him. Alone.