Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

My husband and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary last night. Our anniversary just so happens to line up nicely with Mother's Day, so our planned night out without the kids was a pleasant Mother's Day gift as well. We booked a hotel room and made a reservation at a nice fresh seafood restaurant. I had plans to check in early, use the gym, go swimming in the pool, and just relax with the hubster before getting ready for our fancy dinner. However, I had some last minute work to do and we ended up getting to the hotel about half an hour before our reservation.

When we arrived at the check-in counter the lady said she was moving us up free of charge. "Oooooo," I thought. She said she'd put us in a room with a view of the river. "Ahhhhhh," I thought. "Thank you SO much," I said. When we opened the door to our room I was sorely disappointed. The room smelled old and musty. It looked outdated, not modern at all like I was lead to believe from the photos on their website (the reason I chose that hotel over others). However, we had a bed to ourselves...and no kids. 

So we quickly got ready for our fancy dinner, which luckily was right across the street so we managed to make just in the nick of time. We sat at our table and the server brought us our customized anniversary menus, "How are you doing this evening?" "Fine, thank you" we replied somewhat out of breath. "Fine? That's it? Aren't you excited to be celebrating your anniversary?"  HAHAHAHA "Yes, yes of course; we've just been running around all day." Once we managed to catch our breaths and the server brought me my champagne and Ramon his beer, we were able to unwind, forget about the kids and enjoy our night out like when we used to date, having normal non-kid-related conversation. I had a truly amazing time...And not having the kids around made the sex better too.

This morning we had plans to walk around, maybe catch a movie, but on the way to a local marketplace I decided I'd rather make it to my son Sebas' karate class, which had e-mailed me earlier this week about being there for the last 15 minutes of class for a Mother's Day surprise. Unfortunately, I didn't make it in time, but when I did get there Sebas came running to me with a smile from ear to ear to give me a plastic rose and teddy bear, "Happy Mother's Day, Mommy." And Lucas also came running to me to give me a kiss and a hug. So, while our mini-vacation was much needed, it made me appreciate my real Mother's Day presents: my two boys who missed me like crazy on my night off and couldn't wait for me to get home.

                                                      Getting ready for dinner