Date nights are AWESOME!!!

 Patrick had his work party last Friday and it had a Mad Men theme.  Hellooooo...parties with themes are my favorite!  So we donned our best late 50's early 60's outfits, I teased my hair and we were off.  Well, if it were only that easy.  I booked my Mom (the best babysitter EVER!!) 4 months in advance, and she recruited her friend Judy that lives down in San Diego to come visit and help out a bit.  The prep was a little interesting.  My Mom gave me the green light to go get a mani/pedi.  Woo hoo!!!  Well, the manicurist was so sweet and completely took her time, which I loved, but then I had to scramble to get some make-up (mine hadn't been updated since my wedding in '06...yikes!) and then get dinner for my Mom and Judy.  Then I raced home, fed the girls, and headed to our room to get ready.  With two little girls hanging on you, it's amazing the multitasking you can achieve.  One was chewing on a eye shadow brush, check to make sure she's ok and move on.  The other was covering her face in powder.  Give her the "it's OK this time" and "yes bug you look beautiful" speeches.  Check.   Blah, blah, blah.  Try hair 5 times, almost shed a tear, then give up and throw it in a bun.  Check.  Put Finny to bed.  Check.  Run back throw on clothes and get ready to leave.  Quick living room photo shoot and we are off!   Pheeeew!

The hair hurt after awhile, so it came down, but we had the best time.  Everyone was Full Out!  Every single person dressed up.  They even had candy cigarettes to play like we were smoking.  Remember those.  I ate so many I started to feel sick.  Ha ha ha!  Not so cool for kids anymore, but I can totally remember playing with them as a kid.

Needless to say, I loved reconnecting with my best friend.  We forget when we are day in and day out...kids, work, clean, bills, etc why we picked this person.  Patrick is such a fun, wonderful, amazing man.  We laughed the night away and had a blast!  Huge thanks to my wonderful Mom and Judy!!  Cheers!