Furniture and A Night Alone

Yay! The boys' furniture is in at Direct Buy Johnson County! This means we need to now go to Lenexa (near KC) and pick it up. Then Shaun will have the pleasure of assembling everything over the next few days. The boys have been busy cleaning their rooms in hopes that they have a shared room with bunk beds very soon. They will also have a new large dresser to share and the baby will have a nice table/dresser for her/his room. Oh, and we should know if it's a boy or girl the first week of August! Things are moving right along.

In order to go to pick up everything Shaun and I decided that we'd leave tonight...this is where a night alone comes in... We have a lot going on tomorrow evening and want to have plenty of time to pick up a U-Haul, get everything loaded, drive home, unload, and then drop off the U-Haul here in Manhappiness. Shane has a baseball party at 5 and I have a photo gig at 6 (wedding reception for couple recently married in Spain). So, what better than spending the night in Kansas City? I'd considered calling a few friends who live in the area as I'm sure they wouldn't mind having guests but this was too easy for me. Shaun and I haven't stayed alone in a hotel since our friends Heather and Jeff's wedding (um) a few years ago (5 now or 6? I've lost track). I can't remember why we did then, I think maybe it was between the rehearsal dinner and the wedding. Although I was thinking the kids were at the wedding and I remember being sick with strep throat for a few days prior. Dang! It has been a while.

After work I am going to go home and pack quickly (will only take five minutes) then we're dropping the kids at a friend's house and heading out on our own. I like the sound of that. Hopefully we'll grab snacks at home or on the way and then, if we're up to it, find somewhere nice to eat dinner, perhaps in the plaza, possibly Cheesecake Factory which I know Shaun would like. Then to the hotel where I plan to soak in the pool unless there are kids playing roudily. Or we may just stay in our room and um, relax. Tomorrow we'll sleep in and then have a nice continental breakfast before heading over to Direct Buy around 9:15 or so. I think they open at 9:30 so no need to rise early!

Ahhhhh. I'm sooo looking forward to quiet time. Maybe I can convince Shaun not to snore...