We've had 2 big days here at the Johnson home!!
1. Jene and I celebrated 7 years of marriage on Sunday (really we celebrated on Saturday like good little Mormons. :))
Saturday night we got a sitter and we hit the town...as much as we could on our budget. (Let me just mention here that I hate paying baby sitters!! I HATE IT! It makes me feel like we can't go out for more than 2 or 3 hours because you'll be paying crazy amounts of money. **deep breath** Ok, my side-track rant is over now...maybe I'll post more on that little tangent later because apparently I have some feelings that need venting).
Anyway, back to the celebrations. I had asked Jene if he would be interested in getting a couples pedicure and he said, "sure"! I was so excited. **Side note: He used to get them in Brazil on his mission. Due to all the walking, he'd get awful calluses thus needing a pedicure. So he was actually kind of excited to get one** So we got our Pedicures done, which I highly recommend as a date night to anyone! It's fun! You get to sit and relax in a massage chair with your best friend and lova, sip Diet Cokes and have your feet massaged...Um, yes please! Jene and I liked it so much that we have talked about doing this together like 4 times a year. After our feet were silky smooth, we went to dinner and stuffed ourselves silly! Dinner was so fun because we sat at the bar and ate. Anyone ever do that? I didn't even know you could, to be honest. They told us the wait was 40 minutes unless we wanted to sit at the bar and I did not want to wait (it only added on time and money with the baby sitter) so we agreed to eat at the bar. It was so much better than a table or booth! I prefer the bar, for sure. First of all, you get to sit close to your lova. Side by side, he could put his arm around me, we could whisper "sweet nothings" or what say ye to each other AND you get the fastest service imaginable!! It was the best dinner date experience we've had in awhile. All in all, it was our best date night in a long time and worth every penny spent. It was much needed and I loved being out and all dressed up with my man!
Cheers to 7 years baby!! We only get better with age!!
A little story with this note....Sunday morning, I had to take the boys to church alone because Jene has a Stake calling and had to be at a different ward. So, I came home from church (and if you have ever taken your kids to church alone, you know how stressful that is and you come home feeling drained and overwhelmed and sometimes discouraged...I feel that way every time) and I'm feeling sad and Jene's not there and I start to get lunch going and I see this note.....made my day! Made me want to shout from the rooftops that I have the best husband in the world, for me of course. :)
2. Eric had his first day of 3 year old preschool today. It was such a weird morning for me! It was full of mixed emotions. Everything from excited to nervous to sad to happy...everything! But I need to back up for a minute here. Sunday evening before Eric's bed time, we sat down and had a little family chat about school. We reminded Eric to be nice, share etc..etc..and then Eric got his very first "Back to School Father's Blessing". It was so sweet, until Eric started asking if Jene was done yet...haha! It was a special experience for our little family.
Now back to this morning. I walked Eric into the school today and he was off and busy and wanted nothing to do with me. Which is a good thing and a sad thing as a Mom. I want him to be happy and independent and not be the kid who cries for his Mommy for 3 hours BUT at the same time, I wanted him to be a little sad to see me leave but alas, he was fine and I had to grab his face to get his attention so that I could get a kiss good-bye. :/ Oh well. The really sad part was getting in the car. I felt a little "misty eyed" which is weird because I'm not an easy crier. But the tears started to flow when Ryan started crying in the backseat (which is completely bizarre and unheard of) and I realized he was crying because Eric wasn't back there to entertain him. *tear* It melted my heart and it was worse when we got home and Ryan spent a good 15 minutes trying to find Eric. He was looking all over and crawling all over like he was searching for something. I know he missed Eric. I on the other hand was completely fine after the car ride. I realized, I could get my work out in without interruptions, I got laundry done and Ryan took a nap...it was great! When I picked up Eric I was one of the last 3 year old Moms to walk in so Eric didn't see me for a bit and he thought I wasn't there. He was on the verge of tears when someone moved out of the way and there I was. And as soon as Eric saw me, his face just lit up! It was the best thing in the world! I got a great big hug and kiss and off we went to get in the car. Eric loved his first day and I'm so looking forward to the rest of the year!!!
These pics are just before we left the house. He was so excited and ready to go!
The picture of Eric in his classroom is so cute but I wish he would've looked at me! I kept taking pictures and asking for him to look at me and he said this, "Mommy, I'm too busy to look at you." Thanks kid, love you too!
