Date Night vs. The Powers That Be

Lincoln and I don't often get to the movies together since we had Hannah. When we first had Hannah and we got the rare date night out we'd each pick a movie starting around the same time, go to our individual movies, and then meet up afterwards to talk about them. Neither of us have a problem going to the movies by ourselves and it actually made sense. For the price of one babysitter we each got to see a movie we wanted and when we met up afterwards we could each talk about the movie we had just seen instead of both talking about a movie that the other already knew about. It worked out perfectly.

Over the years we've stopped coordinating with the babysitter and just started going to the movies by ourselves whenever we could catch one. If there was something one of us was dying to see we'd go on the weekend while the other one watched the kids. Sometimes one of us would get a random afternoon off from work and sneak away to see a movie before heading home.

This coming weekend we're planning a date night that includes a DOUBLE feature with not two, but THREE movies. How, you say? Link wants to see Avatar and I want to see Leap Year so we'll each head to our own separate movies before meeting up afterwards for Up in the Air. After that we'll pop over to the restaurant next door for a drink before heading home to the babysitter and the kids.

Of course all of this is contingent on life not getting in the way which seems to be happening way too often lately.

Wish us luck.

Date NIGHT

After the Tracy Lawrence concert Lincoln and I headed into Boston for a Red Sox game. Through work I had received a pair of fantastic seats. They were three rows back and right by the "on deck" circle. Every Red Sox player that came up to bat had to stand right in front of us while he was waiting. It was an amazing game and to top it all off we even won. We tivo'd the game and watched parts of it when we got home. It was hilarious to see us in the background on TV. I don't think I've ever been on TV before. At the very beginning of the 9th inning it started pouring rain but right up until then we had perfect weather the entire evening. Here are a few pictures from our date night.

The view from our seats:

Wise words:

Our view:

Jason Varitek:

Our view:

Big Papi:

Waiting between pitchers:

Nick Green warming up:

Rain!!:

Date DAY

After we took the kids to the car wash yesterday Shani came over to hang out with the kids and Lincoln and I headed out for the day portion of our date. Awhile back Lincoln had said he wanted to see Tracy Lawrence in concert and he was playing at Indian Ranch in Webster, MA. Neither of us had been to Indian Ranch, which is on the shores of Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, and is actually a campground with a small amphitheater. It was a beautiful sunny day (one of a very few that we've had so far this summer) and it was a perfect afternoon. Tracy Lawrence put on a great show and we had a good time at the concert. We had a great time people watching as well. Here are a few photos from the day portion of our date.

Busy weekend

The last few days have been incredibly busy. Friday night Hannah, Tracy, Hunter, and I went to the Brad Paisley concert down at the Comcast Center. It was a great show and I highly recommend going to see him if you're a country fan. Hunter is a huge fan of Brad Paisley and knew all the words to the songs. He just sat there with the most mesmerized look on his face the entire time. Hannah is less thrilled with concerts but I think she had a fun time anyway.

Saturday morning Hannah had Little League and it was a beautiful sunny day. The kids played a good game although now that it is kid pitch they don't actually do much hitting which is rather unfortunate. The other team had a pitcher yesterday who threw a great fast ball but didn't have much control. Unfortunately he took out a few kids in the process. Hannah got a nice hard ball on the hip but luckily she just shook it off and took her base. She is usually such a baby when it comes to injuries but when she's playing with the boys she does a great job of taking everything in stride.

Saturday afternoon Hannah, Tracy, and I hung out at the pool. Hannah and I are still the only two that are willing to brave the cold water but we all had a great time just hanging out and enjoying the sun. Jake is definitely going to grow up to be just like his father. He kept coming out and asking us if we wanted lemonade and then he'd bring us out a glass. Then he wanted to serve us something "on a tray" so he took our orders for snacks and brought them out to us. It was a very fancy bowl of Cheez-its and cheese and crackers. He will make a GREAT husband someday.

Saturday evening Kristen came up to babysit and Lincoln and I headed out for dinner and then to see Kathy Griffin at the Wang CitiCenter before going to a late showing of The Hangover at the movie theater. The "double feature" date was us taking advantage of having a babysitter that we didn't have to worry about wanting us to rush home. Kristen just ended up crashing here and heading home in the morning. Today was supposed to be Hannah's last day of Little League, and my day to work the snack shack at the baseball fields, but luckily it poured rain all night and has continued on and off all day. Instead of baseball we're all spending a quiet day at home. The kids are playing Clue in the next room, Lincoln is doing laundry, and I'm working on getting our stuff organized for our upcoming trip to Martha's Vineyard.

This week is Hannah's last week of 2nd grade. It's hard to believe she's going to be a 3rd grader next year. She has class on Monday, a field day on Tuesday, and a half day on Wednesday and that's it for 2nd grade. I remember her starting kindergarten like it was just the other day. Times flies by way too fast.