Girl's Night Out

Last week I had the pleasure of going to a girl’s night out…

But when I thought about it, it felt wrong for two reasons:

1) I was going to leave Josh at home with two girls who might be cranky
2) Bea and Olivia are girls, too, right?

Anyway, I had made the decision to take one of the girls with me. If you’re thinking that this was a bar-hopping, liquor drinking night out, that’s not where I’m at anymore. We’re talking dinner – at the mall. Not in the food court, but at CPK.

Choosing which girl was the hardest part. One was cranky from not enough naptime and the other just wanted to spend time with her dad. I chose the one that wanted to spend time with her dad: Bea. Anyway, she was very entertaining…shy, at first, but once she sat over on their side of the booth, it was like partytime for her. She felt like one of mama’s friends, I think, and was hamming it up.

After dinner we strolled around the mall. Anyone who knows me knows that I have a horror for those indoor children playgrounds at the mall. Have you seen those on the weekend? So many kids packed into one little area – a breeding ground for germs. We avoid them at all costs. In any case, we made our way to the one at this mall, and there were only about 5 kids there. I gave Bea the go ahead, and thanks to my friends, we had Purrell on-hand for afterward.

As the night drew to a close (at about 8:30 PM – hey, it was a weeknight and her bedtime!), we said our goodbyes inside the mall. It was a very fun evening for us, especially for a weeknight, and we went home to Olivia going to bed for the night. It was just nice to get out.

So, I am just wondering if my fear of those mall playgrounds came true for our child…because she started not feeling well the next day. Croup. Then mild pneumonia. She is finally on the upswing. At least she had a grand ole time before she started not feeling well.