Cher and I went out for our birthdate today!
Her birthday was on the 22nd and mine is coming up on the 30th, so we decided to make one good outing out of both days, and go out together somewhere in the middle there. And that was tonight! It is a very rare occurrence to get out and about without any kids, so this was a very special treat 💜 Thank you, Brady, for managing everyone for those hours. We really appreciated the time!
We went to The Great Buffet of China, which is a HUGE deal! We both absolutely love it there, and not only has the price gone up SO much, but again, my social calendar is basically shut down for the time being. So, out we went. We ate like monsters kings hungry people, going back for seconds. Neither of us had room for dessert.
We read some funny things to each other on our phones while our tummies settled.
We had our own section of the restaurant, which was ideal for everyone, as we weren’t a particularly quiet table. We had a lot of fun, and are unashamed doofuses.
Post-suppertime, we limped out to the car and drove to the river, where we parked in the very short rainstorm, and opened up gifts from one another. I was showered in beautiful, thoughtful gifts that have been compiled over the previous months. So many perfect things for camping, summer, etc. as well as the fall to come. Such intentional gifts, and all very me. Thank you, Cher, for all your thoughtfulness and love!
We went to Value Village afterwards, just to be out a little bit more together. We love Value Village, had you heard? So we went and perused all the areas we both really like. This letter board was particularly eye catching 🤣😳
We both found a handful of things that needed to come home with us, which I’ll admit felt a little wrong, considering we both just received gifts. But! Some things were just meant to be!
We drove home and Cher dropped me off. We had a good squeeze before I got out with my two bags of things. My tummy is still so full. My heart is happy. We had a LOT of fun 💜 I am very blessed to have all that I have. All the beautiful people around me. Good food. The ability to make purchases. To be free of work or responsibilities for a few hours. Thank you, Lord, for all you’ve given me.
Happy birthdate, Cher! I sure love you! 💜💚🧡