I'm a grown up with interests

Jason and I had a night out last night, alone. The children were with a trustworthy babysitter so I didn't have to give leaving a second thought, and it was fantastic.

We went down the street to a newer Mediterranean restaurant, Ranoush. It was so yummy and there was a belly dancer (Jason and I have an uncanny knack for eating at places with belly dancers. It's not on purpose, but is pretty fun to watch. Those ladies are talented!) It helped me to remember the part of me that loves international cuisine and culture. I spend so much time thinking about things regarding those 2 and under that it's very refreshing to get in touch with other parts of myself that for a season, don't get much attention.

After dinner we walked down to the newest hot spot on The Loop, the Moonrise hotel. They have a restaurant called The Eclipse (clever eh) and it has a rooftop terrace. We met friends there for a birthday get together and it was so much fun. You can see downtown from the roof, the weather was perfect, and we even found a table for us ladies to lounge at, which was no small feat. We drank, we laughed, we had adult conversation. It was just what I needed.

Even though I stayed up a lot later than usual, I have more energy today than I usually do because I did something for me, and for us as partners, not parents.

Sidenotes: I absolutely LOVE living in University City.

Totally unrelated, I LOVE the new Regina Spektor album. Check it out.

Amelia is actually taking a nap right now. Ground breaking people. I'm still getting it through my head that I'm the one in charge here and if I really think the kid needs a nap I can make her try. Because, oh yeah, I'm the mom. I knew she wasn't just calling me that for fun!

I've had a terrible reminder today that I get random pains in my abdomen somewhat around the time I ovulate/have a period/the moon is a crescent? In December of 2007 I actually went to the doctor for these pains and they sent me to the hospital to rule out appendicitis. That's how much they can hurt. They did a scan and found nothing. No cysts, no anything to cause stabbing/aching pain in my lower abdomen. Pregnancy alleviates this problem - though it causes oh so many others- and I had forgotten about the whole thing. Well, I remember now. Crap!