This week was refreshing. Busy, but not too busy. Relaxing, but not boring. Eventful, but with little need for planning. It was nice. The photos/captions below will outline some of our activities.
The most significant thing would be mine and Rachel's little "getaway." It's nice to have this as a possibility.
As our kids have gotten older, we've discovered that there isn't nearly as much time or space for us (Rachel and I) to be alone together as there used to be. There are some things (future plans, money, parenting, relationships, etc.) that are nice to discuss without uninvited participants in the conversation. There are shows to watch, books to read, and places to go that are just easier and more fun without kids. But they aren't kids anymore. We can't convince them that they need to be in bed just because the sun went down. Our house sometimes feels more like a college dorm with 7 roommates than it does a family with built-in power structures. They also have friends, make plans, and have needs. Lest we become hypocrites, we can find ourselves guarding this status-quo even against our own selfish interests.
It was really nice then, when we turned control of the house over to the older kids on Sunday afternoon and got in the car together. This wasn't just an ordinary date night. We had bigger plans in mind.
I'll spare the details, but a quick outline of the afternoon would see us first, at a climbing gym. It has been months since I went to a gym, and it was good to see that I haven't lost much in the interim. I climbed out the gym in a single session ;) . From there we got some food, then went up to our house in Wallace to spend the night. The next morning we woke up to a beautiful landscape of some of the lightest, fluffiest snow we have received all year, which was a real treat considering we were headed up to the mountain. After a relaxing breakfast we skied for most of the day, stopping only briefly for a warm cup of chili in the lodge. It was perfect. And we were home just in time for the kids to get off the bus from school.
Hooray for "us" time.
Have a good week!
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| Rach, Addy, and I went to see the play "Parallel Lives." Parts of it made us laugh out loud, and we all had a great night. |
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| Ev, Addy, Rach, and I skied on Saturday. Perfect weather all day. |
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| We got a little bit of snow at home also. Most people stayed inside where it was nice and cozy- but not Lindsey! A girl after my own heart, she is always one to find more enjoyment from playing in the elements than sitting on a couch. |
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| Climbing was good |
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| This is what I saw outside of our bedroom window when I woke up. You could have plowed this snow with a leaf blower, it was so light. Perfect. |
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| Warm food, cozy cabin, this view, and nobody around except for us. It was lovely. |
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