Date Night...

Saturday night, Nathan and I decided to have a stay-at-home date night.  We put the kids to bed early and grabbed food from my favorite, Chili's.  (Nathan had the Buffalo Chicken Sandwich, I had the Triple Dipper with Southwest Eggrolls, !YUM-YUM!  and we shared the bottomless chips and salsa.  I LOVE their chips and salsa...)  Anyhow, we lit some candles, curled up on the couch, and watched this movie from the "watch instantly" option on Netflix*:



This is the cutest movie and Nathan and I HIGHLY recommend it.  I loved the female lead, Leslie Caron,  and of course you can't go wrong with Cary Grant-- he is just a natural in any role.  For dessert we indulged on homemade chocolate lava cake and sipped sparkling cider.  It was so relaxing not having to worry about getting dressed-up to go to a noisy restaurant or having to wonder whether Asher was crying with the babysitter.  We plan on having another at-home date night real soon!

* I included the trailer here; however, I recommend not watching it as it spoils quite a bit of the plot.

This Morning...

I awoke so TIRED! I woke up so many times last night, twice for Elon, twice for Asher, and once for Nathan. After each time, sleep came slowly; thoughts and worries crowded my mind for so long that this morning I felt I hadn't slept at all! So 7:00am came early this morning, and when I actually crawled out of bed I looked and felt like I was on a hangover. I mumbled a quick goodbye to Nathan along with a light peck on the cheek, then stood to wave goodbye with Elon from the garage. I am so glad that even though I was tired that I was at least civil because when I came into the kitchen to make Elon some Apples and Cinnamon oatmeal, I saw a note hanging from the vent-a-hood. It was a note from Nathan saying how much he appreciated my hardwork and how much he loves me. My spirits soared! All of a sudden the day seems much, much brighter! God knows just what we need when we need it most, and sometimes He even uses our husbands to deliver the gift :)