Warm weather, sunshine, and a date night
February has been incredibly dull and gloomy here in the Chicago area. It always is. So it is a relief to finally experience warm temperatures and lots of sunshine the last few days. Yesterday we were able to go outside without wearing jackets for the first time in who knows how long.
Friday night, Keegan went home with his Grandma and stayed overnight with his grandparents. Yesterday, Michele and I and the younger kids had a leisurely day. We drove to my in-laws in the late afternoon and dropped off the other kids there. Michele and I then had a date night out to ourselves. Much needed! We ate at The Claddagh restaurant again (we had first eaten there a few months ago and really liked it). I had some wonderful trout and Michele enjoyed her fish and chips. She had a white chocolate raspberry cheesecake for dessert, while I had bread pudding. Afterward we went to the new IKEA and enjoyed the fact that we were able to leisurely stroll through the store, going our own pace, without the hassle of kids running everywhere. We decided to buy a four season down comforter set and we also picked out a nice duvet cover, as well as new pillows and matching lampshades. This was our combined wedding anniversary and Valentine’s Day present to ourselves.
When we got home last night after picking up the little ones from my in-laws (Keegan decided to stay another night with them), we discovered an extremely loud and raucous party going on a few houses down from ours. Everyone was screaming and laughing and generally so drunk it was pitiful. A group of guys stood near their pickup, entertaining their lady friends up on the balcony of the house by pulling down their pants. Talk about juvenile. I finally had had enough when one of them nonchalantly strolled to the side of our building and urinated in full view. I called the police. Once he appeared, things magically settled down.
Today we are having everyone over for a theme dinner tonight. Michele is making a menu of Indian dishes. We are really looking forward to it!
