Peaceful

My good friend, who is moving soon (boo-hoo!) helped me add a nice touch to our upgraded living room. She has a vinyl cutter and we used it to cut out these quotes that just adhere to the wall. It was easy as can be and a very nice touch! Here's our nice TV on the stand, with all the extra clutter that was on the other one, nicely hidden. The old TV now sits happily in the basement.

I've finally put the kids' pictures back up after painting, now that we have the TV and stand in place.
Everything just seems more peaceful now in there!

Speaking of peaceful, Jason and I got to spend 8 hours away from the kids yesterday! My other good friend, who has had a special bond with our kids, offered to come watch them while we went out. She didn't want to just watch them for a couple hours, but she wanted to "make them lunch, and dinner, put them to bed, and play with them". I quickly agreed. She's an empty- nester, though you wouldn't know it. The kids had a blast with her and we had fun on our own!

We started going to lunch at Baja Fresh and didn't even mind the 15 min. wait since we had no kids to chase around while waiting. We then went to the temple, and enjoyed a peaceful time there. On the way to our next destination we stopped at Costco to look at a few things. Very peaceful without kids. We went out to Ann Arbor to a restaurant called The Real Seafood Company, a very fancy restaurant we've been wanting to try to a while. Over the two hours we were there, we shared a cup of New England Clam chowder, the best house salad I've ever had, a crab cake, and a plate of paella; including mussels, clams, lobster, shrimp, sausage, veggies and rice. Some yummy rolls were served as well. It was slow, like we thought it would be, but again, so peaceful! Afterwards, we walked around Ann Arbor and enjoyed watching all the people as we walked passed each other.

When we returned home, two kids were in bed, and the third ready to go as soon as we got home. I missed my little kiddos, but sure enjoyed a peaceful day with my hubby!