Smoky Clothes and $80 later

We had a terrific weekend! DH's cousin and brand new wife (see my Dec. posts about the Up Nort' Wedding) came to visit us and we had a wonderful time!

We ate a lot, laughed a lot, ate some more, and really had fun. They're the kind of couple you can just relax with - no pomp. No circumstance. No fuss. Just fun. And as a bonus, they're naturals with the babies.

On Saturday night, we celebrated their visit by hiring a babysitter. This was our first "real" babysitter - someone who we actually paid to be there. A college student, oldest of 8, engaged and excited to start a family, she made us very comfortable with our decision.

She came over just as we were getting the babies ready for bed. We made sure they were asleep before leaving. She then had the evening to watch movies/tv/internet, etc.

The four of us headed out to paint the town red. GB Leighton was playing, and since we haven't been "out" in the scene for so long, we figured this would be a safe bet. Unfortunately, we were a little young to really get our groove on in this crowd. Somehow, Purple Rain works more like a lullaby for me. So we ran to a dirty little teeny bopper bar where we could dance a bit. DH was ready to boogie, but his cousin was not. Which meant the wives wiggled out to the dance floor for a couple songs and then hightailed it home.

The babysitter said that everything had been fine. She napped most of the evening away. DH went out to start her car for her, and then gave her a check. I later found out he'd paid her $80 to hang out with sleeping babies for a few hours. I nearly fell over! It's a good thing we aren't barflies - we'd go broke in no time! Too bad he paid her so much - we won't be able to ask her back without her expecting a big check. : ( Oh well. It was worth it for some memories.

Now we're tired though. Mondays are always hard, and even harder when we've had late nights. Maybe we'll get to bed early tonight. Good one. Oh well. Still totally worth it to have good company.