I must say (or type), it has been quite an amazing weekend. Sarah and I (mostly Sarah) planned a date night ahead this week. So, Ian stayed with Papa last night, and we hit that shopping center way out on south 72nd. We went to an awesome wine/coffee place called Morning, Noon & Night. They have wine tastings for $5 a person, though we stuck to coffee and tea. It's an awesome place to sit one-on-one with someone you love. We had a rousing game of skip-bo mod. Afterwards, we wandered about every store out there. It's funny how things change after having kids. For example, we looked at kids books at borders. I know some people may think it's like losing part of your identity, as if you can't un-merge from your children, even when you're taking a "break". However, I like to think of it as an evolution of identity, of sorts. I love being a dad, and that has impacted every aspect/area of my life, including what I look at in my own free time.
It was a amazing pre-Valentine's date, and it was a good, rare time to be alone with Sarah. I am often too task-oriented, and cannot stop thinking about things that I don't even really need to think about. I feel like I stepped out of that last night, and it was nice.
