lately i have been wanting to go out and do something. i love facebook but sometimes after i read my friend's posts about going here and going there and doing what sounds like really fun stuff i just think i want to do that too. most don't have kids but some do and do it without their children. mark and i are not the greatest at going out and doing things with just the two of us and we know that. we don't do things on a monthly basis or go out to dinner very often. (we are good at taking little vacations thanks to avery's grandmas!) i'm not sure what i would even want to do but multiple ideas have crossed my mind. i have been talking about getting my nails but instead tried to paint them at home. that was a big fail when i couldn't get the bottle open and then my strong armed husband somehow broke the bottle. (still not sure how this happened) but avery got a great pedicure out of the deal. :) then i booked a facial with a gift certificate but decided to cancel because i had a photoshoot that afternoon and didn't want to be away the whole day. i quickly realized i could do those things that everyone else does, i just choose not to. so, i shouldn't be jealous because it is my choice. i've been thinking about this for a couple of weeks and this past weekend we went to a birthday party. the couple started talking about a concert they were going to see and how it had been so long. then we started talking about movies and they couldn't tell you the last movie they went to. without hesitation i replied, you know in five or ten years you are not even going to remember what movies were out. but i promise you will remember what your kids were doing and the time you spent together. i have been thinking about this for the past couple of days and maybe i should listen to myself more often. don't get me wrong i think alone time with your spouse and yourself are very important. i think a happy marriage is most important. but i don't think you are going to find happiness in a movie theatre or the nail salon. as i look at my nails and the horribly crappy job that avery because i let her paint my toes, i'm happy.

thanks for reading my rambling thoughts. and if you don't have kids yet, maybe go to the movies this weekend because you can!

and because all posts need pictures. here's one from today. i can't be mad at that!