Dave and Buster’s!

We finally took the kids to Dave and Buster’s for the first time today! They had gotten a gift certificate from Anna for their birthdays last year that we’d forgotten about. I honestly wasn’t looking forward to it because I knew from other people’s stories that it’s usually crazy busy and loud and I assumed the food would be blah. Thankfully I was wrong!

I’m sure it’s due to the state of the world, but it was practically empty! And the menu looked pretty good (especially the drink menu)! My margarita was yummy!

Anna did warn us that we’d spend more money than we’d want to and we just needed to let it go and let the kids have fun (LOL). We didn’t go crazy with the games—and we did make them pay for a tiny part of it—but yeah, that was an expensive lunch. Hopefully they have lasting memories of it!

And also, now Dave and Buster’s gift cards are a great gift to give!!

P.S. This drink was DELICIOUS and we need to try and recreate it at home:

CARIBBEAN LUXE LONG ISLAND TEA
Don Julio Reposado Tequila, Grey Goose Vodka, Bacardi Superior Rum, Grand Marnier, mango puree, scratch sour mix and cranberry juice.

Official Covid Day 3 report

I’m on library book 4. (I started and finished book 3, A Room Full of Bones, last night.)

If I didn’t know better, I’d think I just had a head cold. I’m stuffed up and I have phlegm. Still have the headache in the morning but Excedrin fixes that. Didn’t sleep great but I generally don’t. Overall I’m just TIRED and moving slow.

I’m excited (again) to be able to sit outside for a little bit—fresh air and a change of scenery. Plus I get to cuddle with Olive…

And watch her be cute and have fun in the yard. She loves laying on these inflatable sleds (for the waterslide).

The kids took a break from the slide to try and take Olive over to it. She made it to the side but hopped off once they set it down and tried to push her down the slide!

Olive came to baseball!

Katie desperately wanted to bring Olive to the baseball game…so we let her.

And then look who ended up being Olive’s bed for most of the game?

And I’m so bummed—look what I noticed!! Olive is losing her olive on her paw.

Remember this is what it used to look like:

And then since she was with us, we had to find an outdoor patio to eat lunch after baseball… She was such a good girl!

Bikes as teen transportation

Owen wanted me to drive him to a sleepover on the other side of the neighborhood. I told him to ride his bike.

Him: Umm huh?

Me: That’s how teenagers get around.

Him: blank stare

Me: It’s not raining or snowing or cold and you have everything in a backpack and it’s literally on the other side of the neighborhood.

Him: Oooookay, I guess.