Time Out for Theta Mom Thursday ~ Mommy got a break and a DATE night!

Guess what yup, I'm finally going to play along. Don't laugh I finally have something to post about that is s time out for momma! It doesn't happen often but when it does we must post and share :).

As many of you know I rarely get a break or just a few minutes by myself and this past week I was blessed with a few! I know knock me over with a feather ... well it would have to be one large and heavy duty feather ... Oh wait off track ... sorry :).

Last Wednesday the 23rd my dad gave me a call that he'd pick the boys up from daycare. Well being the guy he is he was doing his Christmas shopping for mom and when I called at 6pm to check on the boys, let's just say I was making a mad dash to the daycare to pick them up. So Cole of course had his feelings totally hurt that Bapa didn't pick him up. So he asked to call Monnie and tell her he was sad. Nothing worse then a 5 y/o calling to tell you how sad they are that Bapa didn't pick them up. So at 7pm at night we head up to there house so Cole can spend the night! Well hey it's one kid down, and it was fine because Caden fell right to sleep and Rick was working late! Hallmark Channel and I had a date! He returned the next around 11am, it was a short visit but oh so loved!

Fast Forward the the 3 glorious hours that Rick took the kids to his friends house on Christmas night! You got to be kidding me you're taking both kids! LOVING it I'm taking a nap and that is just what I did. Ok I know this isn't a glorious use of my time but darn it I'll take what I can get :).

Check me out in my comfy Cozy Clothes

Crying at Hallmark and eating every cookie in the house

Yup the way I roll!

Guess what Sunday night Rick and I had a DATE NIGHT! You know that is our first date night out together in about 2 years! VERY over due, but thankfully with Rick's friend coming to watch the boys we were able to hit the town! Not only did we have a free babysitter (well I bought him a $9 piece of chocolate cake) my AMAZING bosses sent us a gift certificate for dinner. Since I work virtual and not in the area as them I wasn't able to go to the Christmas Party, believe me one day I will go there ... LOL :). So they sent us a VERY generous gift card to Anthony's. We have a great one right on the waterfront in Tacoma, it's an amazing fish house that is usually FAR FAR out of my price range! But thanks to the caring heart of my bosses we were able to go out.

Dinning room talk with two adults that never go out:

A: So what's new?

R: hmmmm I think we already covered this in the car (insert crickets here)

A: How's work?

R: It's work.

A: Well I could tell you funny things the kids did this week.

R: Oh please don't I already saw the writing on the wall (no really there was writing on the wall)

A: I guess we can enjoy the silence?

R: Yup

Oh joy adult time, darn if that glass of wine wasn't $10 I may have to have one ... LOL

Getting ready for date night.

Check me out even did my hair up in a french twist

Well as much as my short hair could!

Now onto dinner!

It was delish and check out these prices I almost died ... LOL

Small Caesar $3.75 x 2 ~ Yum we each started with this

Bowl White Chowder $6.95 (Rick had to have soup & salad)

Coffee $2.95 (come on like I wouldn't have coffee)

Coke $2.95 (Rick and his pop)

Top Sirloin $16.95 (Rick - He's usually the expensive one)

Crab & Shrimp fettuccine (minus shrimp and mushrooms)

What no discount or extra crab ... LOL $17.95 (darn by $1)

Burnt Cream $4.95 (it was small but oh so yummy)

No I didn't share :)

And the Extreme Chocolate Cake $8.95

Thank you tip generator on my new phone $11.34

Total $86.92 ~ Wow that went fast

Time out even though silent: PRICELESS

Plus we even have some left over for another date night.

Now to have my parents take both boys for a night :)

And the topper of this week, Rick was on the way to drop the boys off at Daycare Monday. Mom working from home and both boys home not a good combo! When my dad calls to say he's heading over to the island to work on my grandfather estate. My dad is the executer of the will and has to go check on the house often it's about an 1 1/2 hours from my house (add a 1/2 hour on from their house). So he meet up with Rick picked up both boys and took them to the island. It's on 11 acres with lot's of deer and LOT's of DIRT perfect for the boys. Yippee no paying for daycare and a quiet house for the day! He returned the boys right as I finished my calls for the day and was onto the data entry. Now I know technically I was working all day but not to have to worry about picking up the boys or have to do lunches for anyone was a dream come true! I was able to hang in my business casual all day you know my PJ'S :).

Wow that was my first Time Out For Theta Mom Thursday and I must say it was a heck of a dozy, now it may not happen for a VERY long time so enjoy ... LOL