Extracurricular Activities are for Parents Too.
Highlights of a weekend:
1) My parents were here and pulled around the clock babysitting duty with gusto. Even after we gave them the Stomach Flu de Diablo. Mom? Dad? When are you coming back? Grace promises to wear a surgical mask next time.
2) Because of their kind dedication, we were able to go out for two (2!) evenings. IN A ROW. I don't think that even happened BEFORE we had the kid.
3) The first evening involved a funky corner bar in Bucktown, Schadenfruede (the comedy troupe not the state of being), a few pints of beer, and a goofy dash through town folded up like origami in the backseat of a Mini Cooper with my friend Jane. We whined until our spouses took us through the McDonald's drive-thru for fries, but we stopped short of TP'ing the front lawns of any neighbors. We ARE mature and moms now, after all.
4) The second evening culminated in my basking within the glorious wit and irreverent glow of Jon Stewart. IN PERSON. I contemplated throwing my unmentionables at him but sadly realized that I didn't have enough elastic in my waistband to back up my intentions since I was easily 100 feet from the stage. Oh, Jon. Oh, motherhood. Ah, well.
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Comments
So, so jealous of your Jon Stewart sighting. It's great to hear you guys got a night of not-so-grown-up fun!
Schadenfruede is my new favorite word. Especially since Wikipedia tells me how to pronounce it!
Posted by: mindy | May 23, 2007 8:06 AM
Oh wow! Lucky, lucky you! I too long to throw unmentionables at Jon Stewart, but alas, as I am less than two months away from delivering baby number two, I somehow suspect that my giant maternity undies wouldn't have the desired effect. Sigh!
Sounds like a blissful weekend, even if there was no TP-ing involved. :-)
Posted by: Stephanie | May 24, 2007 10:43 AM
Sounds like a wonderful two nights out and to watch Jon Stewart as well just tops it off! I hope everyone's healthy & you're adjusting back to the reality of motherhood!
Posted by: Trissa | May 28, 2007 10:32 AM