Yesterday Stan and I got to have a whole day date. We have only had one date since we got here July 1st and that was for Stan's Birthday on July 21st. We were way over due for time out together. It's hard here cause we don't have friends that are willing to switch off with us (we do have friends that are willing to watch the boys but I always feel guilty if I can't return the favor in some way) and we don't have family near by. All that to give a lot of excuses for Stan and I neglecting our time. It had really begun to show. We were on edge with each other, not communicating well AT ALL and just having it a bit rough. So we decided to just make a time and not let any change in plans get in our way. Yesterday Da Jie was here to stay with the boys and my friend came by from 12-2:00 while Da Jie had her break. I felt confident the boys would be fine all day so Stan and I just went and enjoyed a beautiful day in Old Town.
We left around 10, took care of a few errands and then headed to Old Town. We went to The Tower, where we ran into a group of our friends. They invited us to join them but we declined (hard for me to pass up fellowship) so we could really enjoy our time together. We had a great meal, talked and laughed like we hadn't done in months. We made plans to make our days and weeks go smoother, so hopefully we can stick to it. After lunch we walked around looking in shops and hoping to find something to cover the big ugly yellow framed area above our bed. We have a great idea, now we just have to find what we are looking for. After walking for about an hour we decided it was time for dessert and coffee. We headed to the Sweet Tooth enjoyed some sweets and then it was 5:00 time to head home.
We got home to two excited little boys and one not too tired looking Da Jie. I fixed pizza for dinner put the boys to bed (actually Kirby didn't eat and just went straight to bed because he didn't feel well and had a bit of a fever, I knew he felt bad if he turned down pizza--he's better now). Then Stan and I finished off our night with a movie. I have to say it has been one of my best days since we moved here. I loved that we didn't have to be anywhere specific or do anything in particular. We just got to be together. We are going to be sure there are many more days like yesterday.
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