Remember how my husband doesn't like parties and much-ados made about his day? Well, I am of the belief that every person deserves to be celebrated on their big day. I mean, you're here! You're wonderful! You need to hear it!
I decided to get a babysitter simply because on Saturday night we had a reception to attend, and the last time I brought a child to a reception, it was craziness. I did not want a repeat of that. Then, since we had a babysitter, we might as well make a night of it!
So I made our plans, then called up a few friends and invited them to celebrate with us (we had already celebrated Syanne's birthday earlier in the day with family). I was terrible, as usual, and didn't take enough photos. I even had the camera in my purse the whole night! Oh, well. Memories are good, too.
Dinner
We decided to splurge and go out for steak. So we went to Ruby Tuesday with our friends Rich and Rachel. The company was great. The food was great, though honestly Trav and I agreed their steak was not worth the price. (It was good, just not $[more than we could really afford].00 good. So please, leave a comment and let us know some good steak houses so that we're prepared for our next big splurge holiday...my birthday in August :0) What was fantastic were their bottomless drinks. Rachel will have to remind me what the drink was called that we loved the most, but it was a type of fruity lemonade. Sooo delicious.
Reception
After dinner, Trav and I stopped by a wedding reception. It was for Lauren, a girl I used to babysit. (It still feels weird to say that. Kids I babysat have been going to college for several years...or even graduated. So bizarre.) But I was so excited to see Lauren and her sister, Brooke, and their parents. It was a quick stop, but I was so glad we made it! We were able to say hi and give hugs and do the fast-as-you-can-in-the-reception-line update. We'll definitely be having Lauren, her new hubby, and her sister over for dinner soon.
Activity
We left the reception and headed to a tumbling center where we met up with Matt, Ashley, and Nick (Laura stayed home since they couldn't find a babysitter. We missed you, Laura!). Trav had heard about this place where there are trampolines and a foam pit and rope swing and wanted to try it out. So I was excited to see what it was like. It was awesome for the guys, but I was a little intimidated to try. Instead, I chatted with Ashley and filmed the guys doing their thing. I was just too uncomfortable to try things in front of a line of strangers watching me.
(Side note: You can rent the place for a 1 1/2 hour private session if you have at least 15 people to attend. So Trav and I are going to plan a big group date next month. That way we can just be goofy with our friends, without 50 kids who all know gymnastics watching us. I know I'll be more comfortable with that, and I'll be happy to try everything out then. Why didn't I do that for his birthday? Because I just didn't plan enough in advance. Oh well. If you want to join us - leave me a comment. We'd love to have you!)
I had been filming most of the guys' jumps up until my camera battery died (about 20 minutes before our session time was over). So I put my camera away, then sat down to chat some more with Ashley. Unfortunately, I didn't pay attention any more to what Trav was doing. As everyone was filing out at 9pm, the guys came over to get their shoes and head out as well. I looked at Trav, and his forehead was really red and looked scraped. I said, "What happened?" He said, "I don't know. One minute I was doing a back flip, the next think I know my face hits the tramp. Twice."
He doesn't know if he underrotated or overrotated, but somehow he hit the trampoline , and then nearly hit the cement wall, except that Matt was standing in the way and he hit Matt instead. Sorry and Thanks go to Matt! The bummer is, neither Nick nor Matt saw what happened, so we have no idea. And what's weird is, Trav is really good at backflips and jumps (he's a natural at sports; I hope our kids get that from him, and not my awkward coordination). The only explanation we can come up with is:
He's getting old.
And now he's got the burst blood vessels and sore neck to prove it. Oh sad day!
Dessert
The night ended with dessert at a local cupcake shop. I had my doubts about it, since I don't like cake, and I'm kind of tired of the whole cupcake trend. But I was wrong to have doubted. We got a coconut cupcake that was DEEEE-LICIOS. And a strawberry shortcake one that was great, too. But that coconut one had us both wanting more. We agreed that it's the best cupcake we've ever had.
Our celebration continued on Sunday with the girls. Stay tuned!
Saturday 05.01.2010
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