After a couple of kick-ass burgers, free PBRs The Birch rocks! and a couple shots of Patron, we headed downtown, where the big Local First Street Party was taking place. We paid $7 to park so much for the free party and started walking around downtown, going wherever the welcoming breeze was going to carry us. We could hear a band playing a few blocks away. The weather was absolutely perfect, I even grabbed a light sweater! Such a relief for this fall-weather-loving chic after suffering through nearly 100 degree temps a few days prior. The evening took us to a few different spots over the course of the evening, a couple bars were literally pit-stops, a girl’s gotta pee sometimes! But despite hitting up a couple of bars we don’t normally frequent, we soon realized why we don’t hang there and exited as soon as my beer exited my body! Those particular bars just weren’t us. Call us snobs or whathaveyou, but with age comes wisdom, and we are wise enough to know where we do and don’t belong; some bars are for the 20something set, and some are not. The bars we spent the most time at either had a fantastic jukebox Steeeeeeella’s! or a fabulous outdoor patio looking at you Hopcat. The hubs & I had a blast. We ate & drank our way through the night, had excellent conversations, snapped silly pictures of each other, stumbled home around midnight, scared the babysitter I likely overpaid away, and the rest is a blurry mess.
Going with the Flow
I am a planner. There, I said it. I like having something to look forward to. I enjoy having an idea of what to expect. However, I don’t believe I’m someone that *has* to follow a particular plan to the letter. I can absolutely go with the flow if a new or better idea comes along. This is something I’ve gotten better at since having children. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about parenthood is how challenging the balancing act can be. You really do have to battle routine vs going with the flow constantly.
I thought I’d wake up hungover Sunday morning, but I didn’t. I actually felt pretty good. Guess it really does help to stop drinking beer and switch to caffeinated beverages an hour before driving home. See what I mean about age & wisdom? It also helped that our 3 yr old slept in until 9:30am. She’s been doing this on the weekends. It’s all kinds of awesome! Especially on mornings after a date-night full of great beer & good times.
The whole weekend was refreshing… not only was the weather too perfect for words, but we felt just a little more free, our child-free, adult night out was awesome, but we had a great weekend as a family too. The spontaneity was so healthy for all of us. It really felt like a couple of old-school summer-vacation days. Responsibility won’t allow us to live every day like that, but we’ll embrace those fun days when we get them.
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