Mom's Night Out

Last night I was able to partake in a fabulous night out with my friend Lucy. It had been way too long since I got out like that. I always do these nights with her. We have a lot of fun and talk non stop. However, right now she is pregnant with #4 and was sick for a little over a month. On top of that right before she got sick all 3 of her earthside children got hand-foot-mouth. So. yeah, it had been waaay too long.

I had the kids bathed and playing in the tub when Stephen got home from work. This made it easy for me to slip out with out anyone crying at the door. That breaks my heart everytime. It makes it easier on him, too, if they are still happy when I leave. I met up with her at The Cheesecake Factory over in Arlington. Love that place. This time I ordered the meatloaf. It was pretty good. I didnt love it as much as the salmon I had ordered the time before or the shepard's pie from before that. It was good though. I think if I had asked for a substitution to the corn succotash, I would have enjoyed it more. The succotash included bell peppers..definetly not a fan!

Anyway, we were there a good 3 hours, and were the last table to leave. She and I are opposites in most of everything we do, Somehow, though, we still have so much to talk about and always have fun while doing so. We have just enough in common I suppose. We of course, finished our meal with some cheesecake. It doesnt matter how full you may be after the large portions they serve you, you gotta order some. They offer a nice box it up service, so you can eat it later if need be. I always leave with half my meal and half my slice of cake boxed up. It makes for a nice lunch next day.

It was nice to be away from kids and catch up with my probably best friend. Even after eating we sat in her car talking for about another hour. It was the perfect girly date. Only thing better will be when she has given birth and we can have drinks again! We use to go to Applebees often after kid were in bed and have a couple drinks. We would spend hours talking there with our drinks and appetizers. Im not a big drinker but it does make mom's night out a little more fun.