Happy Anniversary!

13 years ago,

Jimmy and I officially became

The Hunter's!

To celebrate this enormous occasion,

we went out on Friday night! 

Our big Anniversary date

went like this...

First

we discussed if we should get 'dressed-up' or not.

We went a little crazy and

voted for 'dressed-up'

which meant 

clean jeans, a clean shirt,

brushed hair and make-up!

(Ooohh fancy!)

But secretly

I was hoping

that he would have choosen

'not dressed-up'

which would have been

my daily uniform of

sweats, a ponytail and flip flops. 

I always prefer

a stretchy waistband when food is involved. 

Yet another sacrifice for love!

Then,

 we discussed what time we should leave.

Since it had been a busy week and

we were already tired,

we really wanted to get an early start

so that we wouldn't be up too late.

BUT

 at the same time,

we also didn't want to come home too early

because then we would have to put the kids to bed!

Oh no, no, no!

This is the entire point of having a sitter, right?

For you see,

while some believe that sitter's are hired to keep the kids safe,

I believe they are paid to endure bed time so that I don't have to!

We left at five!

Our first stop was...

COSTCO!

Yeah, that's right!

Is there anything more fun

than cruising around Costco

without kids and without an agenda?

NO!

First, we walked around the electronics...

It just never gets old

to hear Jimmy "Dude" it up

about how cheap TVs are now compared to a year ago!

(FYI - that was sarcasm...it actually gets really old!)

Then, we looked at vacuums, paper cutters, tools,

outdoor furniture, clothes, books,

 pool supplies and wireless keyboards.

Before we left we bought

 kitchen garbage bags and a blow dryer.

(I think that was the first time I've left Costco

without spending at least $100.00)

Next was dinner.

We went to a yummy steak house

because

our love grows stronger with red meat!

We ate yummy food and were having a great time

until we hit our perverbial walls.

Even though our eyelids were starting to burn

and our speech was getting a little slurred,

we were determined to stay out past bedtime!

It also didn't help that

Jim couldn't hear a word I was saying

because he had a bad ear infection

and I kept grabbing my left kidney

because of a neglected bladder infection!

Our dinner conversation consisted of...

"Ouch!"

"What?"

"I said Ouch!"

"What?"

"I said Ouch!"

"What?  Why?"

"My kidney hurts!"

"What?"

"My kidney hurts and I'm afraid to go to the bathroom!"

"What?"

"I said...oh, never mind!"

"What?"

"OK!  I said, let's have more kids!"

"Oh, I think I just threw up a little in my mouth!"

"See, I knew you could hear!"

"What?"

Yeah! 

We were going downhill fast.

But it was ONLY 7:30...

still way too early to go home!

So, we took our doggy bag

and headed for our next favorite stop...

THE HOME DEPOT!

For the next hour and a half,

we looked at Formica, deep freezers, carpet, 

washing machines, lighting fixtures, cabinetry and tile.

Although it was heavenly to

freely roam around the store,

it was also an

endurance test, of sorts,

because we were both so painfully tired!

By 9:00 

we decided that we might literally die

if we didn't get to bed

so we headed for home.

9:00!?!

13 years ago we would have just been meeting to go out!

Now, we are a couple of old farts

with clogged ears and swollen kidneys 

who are forcing ourselves to stay awake

so that we don't have to put our kids to bed!

How funny is that!

As we drove home,

we held hands

and planned out our schedule

for the next week!

When we got home,

Lulu was fast asleep

but the other's were still awake!

Oh have mercy!

But,

it was impossible to be disappointed because

they were all so happy to see us!

It was as if we had been gone for years!

So, while Jimmy took the sitter home,

I shooed everyone off to bed

then

fell fast asleep

on the couch

before he even got home!

In my opinion,

our anniversary date was a

TOTAL SUCCESS!

Check us out Jimmy...

We're fully getting old together!

How cool is that?

Here's to 13 gazillion more years of delicious torment!

I LOVE YOU!

Happy Anniversary!