Dear Baby Batts,
What a delightful weekend your daddy and I had together! I feel spoiled from our time together and just want to remember all of it. Here are some highlights:
- Sleeping in Saturday morning. We didn't have plans to get up early or do anything prior to going to town... except packing our bag! So we just relaxed and hung out. So nice.
- Shopping! We finished our Christmas shopping this weekend, for everyone except each other and you, Ruthie. We did get a few more treasures for you (including a Christmas ornament). But everyone else is done!! Now, we get to wrap presents, ship some boxes, and just enjoy the season and being new parents (after you arrive). Here are some fun things we saw while shopping, neither of which we purchased, but both of which I may try to DIY:
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| A bearded manly ornament from Kohls |
- Dinner at Olive Garden. First, we split some stuffed mushrooms. Then your daddy got a "Tour of Italy" with pasta and chicken. I ordered some grilled chicken and delicious veggies. We had salad, soup, and breadsticks. I had a lemonade and your daddy had tea. We had the best time, just talking about being parents, and being together!
- Going to the movies. We watched "PAN", thanks to a Fandango giftcard from Fred and Betty last Christmas - it was pretty good! It was a different perspective of one of my favorite stories - i.e., how Peter ended up in Neverland. Your daddy and I agree that we'd like to see the "in-between" story now: how Hook turned bad and how he and Peter became enemies. How Tink came to live with Peter and the Lost Boys. Maybe they'll make another one.
- Hotel. We spent the night at a hotel in Anchorage and though the heat didn't work in our room (and neither did the TV), we had fun playing Rummy, eating breakfast-in-bed, and just generally relaxing together.
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| Morning picture after a good night's rest on a king-size bed! |
- Coffee and Books. We went to Barnes & Noble for coffee Sunday morning. I felt guilty, not being in church, but we really loved getting to drink coffee, look at magazines, pick out a Christmas book, and walk around. We decided on a new Christmas tradition: we'll get a new Christmas book every year to read together as a family! We're excited to start that tradition with you in a few weeks.
- Cabelas! Your daddy got a Cabelas gift card for his birthday from Memaw and Papa. After walking around, looking at all the tresures, your daddy picked out some things: a new hat, an extendable snow brush for his truck, a keychain, and some fake bullets for the 9mm. Then, we stayed and ate lunch in their cafe (yummy, yummy!). But Ruthie, even just pulling into the parking lot and seeing this sign made the long drive to the South side of town so much more fun:
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| Reserved for expecting moms and families of young children! |
We headed home after Cabelas and just relaxed before going to Memaw and Papa's for dinner and to do laundry. I wish the weekend didn't have to end, but it ended on such a relaxing and fun note. Your daddy and I felt refreshed, renewed in our marriage, and looking forward even more to you joining our family.
We love you,
Mama
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