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Date Night at Umi

 And it was on our Engagement Anniversary, no less!  Seventeen years ago I said YES!

Spokane Staycation

Jeff & I finally used our Davenport gift certificate that he got on his 40th birthday...almost 2 years ago?!? Veterans Day was on a Thursday this year, so Jeff and I took Friday off of work (Jeff did, I don't work Fridays, shhhhh!) and started our staycation on Wednesday night by attending the 90+ Fundraising night at WhistlePunk Brewery.  We then BASICALLY ate at every restaurant downtown that we've been wanting to...Auntie's and Atticus was visited...

Ellie's 20th Whitworth Reunion

Back when we had Covid, I remember wondering if we would feel comfortable going to see Leslie Odom Jr. at the Fox Theater in October during my class reunion weekend.  I am so glad I went for it!  We felt fine being in a larger group...masks and vaccines required...and we even splurged and went out to The Wild Sage for dinner beforehand.  Fancy dinner, clothes, and show!  It was so fun to go out...the first in quite some time.  Leslie Odom Jr. was amazing! We ran into my freshman year roommate, Kendra, and her husband, and saw many familiar faces.  Dinner was so good that I had to take "Somebody Feed Phil" pics for the kids.  :)

 

Les Mis

I got tickets to Les Mis for Jeff way back in December, and we'd been looking forward to this play for months!  Luckily harvest was a bit late this year, so we didn't have to worry about traveling back from the farm to make showtime.  This was opening night and we had such a great time.  Kaitlyn came to visit us and arrived just in time to get the kids ALL TO HERSELF :) while we went to the play.  We ate at Sante before the show, and I spotted Shane and Melissa cruising by on their way to dinner.  It was such a great show.  I was impressed with the sets and of course the voices.  Not let down!

Johnnyswim in Portland!

Jeff bought me Johnnyswim tickets for my birthday back in February, and our weekend away to Portland was such a needed relief!  The end of the year was pretty stressful--with the normal teacher stuff but the added layer of Jeff's school closing--and it was nice to get away to have fun together.  We did the normal Portland things...stayed downtown, saw a great parade, went to Powell's, Salt & Straw, and Linnea's old apartment.  Johnnyswim was AWESOME!  We sat up in the balcony and they performed with a lot of energy.  Very worth it.  Even if I had to wear my glasses starting this week.

Mom and Dad watched the kids and they were completely spoiled!  We dropped off and picked up in Colfax.  They had a great time, too!

Wednesday Date Night...with a Tag-Along

Wednesday night is church night for the big kids, and after Micah stayed once, Jeff and I thought:  "Yes!  Built-in DATE NIGHT!"  But Micah must've sensed our excitement, because he decided that he didn't like staying in the preschool room during church night, after all.  So...we were off to sushi with the youngest.   

We'll bring these pictures out again when he's a freshman and his siblings have left him for college and it's just the three of us FOR REAL.

Date Night

Uninterrupted conversation.  No sharing of our food (unless we want to).  No wet wipes after dinner.  We know how to have a good time!