Date Night

My mom is in town for a month. Woohoo! 

This means Allan and I can have some nights out finally. Casually, we went out around 9ish after tucking Chester to bed and headed to a nearby Japanese joint for some skewers and tempura. It has been awhile we can both be out at this hour. Even the air in the night smells better!

To save time, I took a shower first, put on my most comfy sweat pants, picked a top that is a little more fancy and slipped into my Tkees flip flops. This is how my forties date night look will be. A "cheat " top and something close to PJ for the bottom for comfort. 

Well, at least, I made an effort to look good above the dinning table. There is absolutely no time for make up. Thanks to good lighting, I look pretty alright for my date tonight.

The food was quite good to me but Allan probably has higher expectations and didn't find it that fantastic. Still, it was really nice to be out chatting about things together and having a drink without kids. Also, this top, I will probably not have another chance to wear it for a long, long time. In fact, I have quite many tops I have not worn for a very long time. The thing with having a toddler who will yank whatever you wear when having a meltdown is you have to watch what you put on. I can't even wear my necklace or earrings that will attract my son's attention now. I used to have a thing for huge earrings until I had Scarlett. Kids.....they make me loose my identity. I lost mine 11 years ago. Motherhood has taken over me.

The night ended like typhoon. We didn't spend long outside. We just wanted a short break with a bit of food and alchie. Our night ended with us blasting Creep by Radiohead in the car and then watching Brandi Carlile on Youtube doing the cover for Creep again before heading home. We are both officially in love with this woman's voice. She is amazing.

And so was the night.

Then a little update on Chester's scratching frenzy. I brought him to playgroup on Wednesday and got scratched big time. He didn't cry probably because he felt he shouldn't, but his anxiety still kicked in and he started scratching me like Wolverine. Not forgetting I still have some on my neck and also my face. 

Days of my life. Showers sting.

But I still love him.