First Night Out
Karin and I found ourselves childless last night as the mother-in-law parachuted in to babysit. We opted to keep our season’s tickets for the theater this year despite the (at the time) looming time-sap of parenthood. The first show was about a month and a half ago, just days after our early arrival, and weeks before either of us was quite willing to hand over the creature to any caregiver, regardless of capabilities. We gave the tickets away, and lamented in our new life. Last night was the second show of the season, and we spent intermission eating over-priced ice cream and remarking at how odd it was to have this little glimpse of old life back, and how even after a short forty-some days [...]