Change of plans

Our weekend wasn't exactly what we had planned, but it was wonderful nonetheless.

On Sunday afternoon we were going to take off for Portland without Benjamin!  Our good friends Jeremy and Kristen were going to watch him so we could have a night away.  That was our Christmas present to each other....we're watching their kiddos later in the month.

However, Benjamin had a fever Wednesday night and Thursday but felt great Friday.  He started acting fussy on Saturday morning but we thought he'd be fine so we made plans anyway and packed our stuff.  He was SO cranky all day Saturday though and didn't sleep much.  Saturday night I was up with him until 2:30 because he kept coughing soooo hard and couldn't sleep.  Peter stayed home with him on Sunday morning while I went to church because I have to play piano, and we had to cancel our plans.  Benjamin was still incredibly fussy all Sunday morning and finally crashed for a 3 hour nap after I came home from church Sunday afternoon.

Not exactly what we had planned.

But you know, while Benjamin napped Peter and I ate some Carl's Jr. and a bowl of Thin Mint ice cream while watching a BBC movie on Netflix.  It was awesome to cuddle on the couch and have a little "us" time.  We then did whatever we could to keep Benjamin happy (which wasn't much) until he went to bed.  We watched a bit more of our movie and went to bed early.  It really was a great time together.  It wasn't a night away with dinner at Benihana like we had planned, but it was time together.

This morning Peter let me sleep an extra hour since I had been up so late on Sunday night.  I made French puffs for breakfast, we helped a Sunday School student with his senior project, and Peter worked on our built-in bookcase he's building while I watched "Say Yes to the Dress".  (No, I don't want to marry again, but who doesn't like to look at pretty dresses???)  :-)  

Tonight we went over and had a fabulous dinner with the Zderads.  I'm seriously so grateful for their friendship in our lives, it was a nice way to end the 3 day weekend.

So no, we didn't get to indulge in fancy restaurants without having to cut up someone's food, or sleep in a king sized bed in a room we didn't have to clean only wanting to wake up in enough time to get the breakfast someone else was cooking.  Plans change.  We were able to show our son how much he is a priority to us and how much we love him even when he is Mr. Cranky Pants.  We were able to still find some quality time together as a couple showing each other that our marriage is still a priority.  And we were able to spend some time with our friends showing each other that that relationship is a priority.  I guess not all changes are bad :-)