Eric and I don't get out much anyomore. There was a time in our lives when we prided on the fact that we never watched television because we were too busy reading, going out, exploring the city where we lived, hiking, etc. Well friends those days are gone. We still don't own a t.v, but we do have a Mac with 24" monitor to fulfill all of our entertainment needs. Just about every night after Aspen's in bed we plop down on the couch, exhausted, ready for a little online tube. What else can we do? Oakley's still awake and wants us to hold him, so reading's out of the question. And we can't leave........

Sunday night Aspen left her room after bedtime and grabbed a shampoo bottle. Downstairs Eric and I were trying to schedule flights for a summer visit to Jacksonville, North Carolina. It was stressful (scheduling flights always are, am I right?). Oakley was crying nonstop, and soon we heard Aspen making noise upstairs so Eric ran up to check on her. She had spilled the contents of the shampoo bottle all over her carpet! And the more we tried to rub it out, the more it lathered up. Anyway, I continued to book our flights while Eric was upstairs, and as soon as I purchased them I saw that they were to Jacksonville, FLORIDA. I just about passed out! These tickets were not cheap, folks! I drug myself up the stairs, baby in hand, wailing to Eric.

Okay so to make a long story short we got our money back (by the way the website messed up, not us), and used a dry towel to mop up the shampoo mess. Eventually Oakers went to sleep (about 11:00) and Eric and I had an hour to ourselves. Sooo......

The point of this whole story is that the day before this we were able to get out, just the two of us, and go on a hike. It was so great! Every time we hike it brings back memories of when we met, and all the fun outdoorsy things we used to do. And it gets my rear in gear for another crazy night with the kids. Love you honey!