Party Day

Today Sophie celebrated her birthday (early) with her friends at school. Before I became a Mom, I would always daydream about these kind of days when I could do special things with my child. I was so excited, and oh yeah, so was Sophie! She specifically asked for a Strawberry Shortcake party and I had so much fun buying special treats for the class to enjoy. We had a good time, and my girl was so happy her Mama came to her school.

Legal Tender - Lisa Scottoline

Well, I just finished another Lisa Scottoline book and really enjoyed it. This was much better than the last book I read of her's and I am excited about starting the next one. I'm on a roll to read every book that she has written. I told you I'm a fan!

Girl's Night Out - February 2, 2008

For the first time ever, Girl's Night Out started on Saturday afternoon. We decided to see the movie first and save a few bucks with the matinee. Julia, her friend, Monica, Trisha, Jeannie and I saw 27 Dresses with Katherine Heigl. And guess what? I didn't like it (I know you are surprised). Honestly, I thought it was sad. SPOILER ALERT - DO NOT READ ANYMORE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE. Long story short - it was painful for me to watch this poor girl pining after her boss who falls in love with her sister. I know what you are thinking. "But the ending was good." Yeah, well, it didn't make up for the other two hours of misery. I just can't stand to see people hurting, plain and simple. I know I read into movies more than most people, but hey, this is how God created me and I am fearfully and wonderfully made! But I DID really enjoy Katherine Heigl's performance and thought she was de-lightful! Anyway, then we went to Jason's Deli and enjoyed our spinach veggie wraps (yes, we all got the same thing again). Trisha wasn't feeling well, so she went on home. Julia, Jeannie and I went to Target to look for a Strawberry Shortcake doll for Sophie's birthday (they didn't have one) and then spent a little time at Barnes and Noble. It was so nice to have a relaxing evening with friends.

Date Night

Friday night, Brian and I had a much needed Date Night. It has been a long time since we spent time together alone. We decided since there was a slim to none chance we would get to go out by ourselves again for Valentine's Day that we should go ahead and celebrate. What does that mean? An expensive dinner! We started out our evening at Steak & Ale, and had a fabulous steak meal. Then we ran errands. Romantic, right? But it had to be done. One of the places we went was Party City to buy decorations for Sophie's birthday parties (one at home and one at school). (We decided not to have a big party this year and will celebrate at home with family and a couple of friends.) I had so much fun picking out Strawberry Shortcake items! Even Brian was throwing stuff in the basket. Then we went to the movies and saw The Bucket List. Of course I didn't like it because it was sad. There WERE funny parts of the movie, but I was crying at the end of it. If I have to pull out the tissues at the end of a movie you better believe I didn't like it and don't want to see it again. Why do I want to cry at a movie? I'm there to be E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-E-D! Brian liked it and thinks I'm mental. Then it was time to go pick up our girl and head home. Time really did fly by and I wished our evening didn't have to end. Hopefully, we will have another date night in 2008...