Tonight my dear friend Shannon and her boyfriend Mike watched Clara so Jack and I could go out. I'd been looking forward to our date for several days because the way our schedules are right now, Jack and I don't get to spend a lot of time together, especially not a lot of baby-free time.
So we dropped Clara off at Shannon's and went to downtown Davis for an all-you-can-eat sushi buffet. I haven't had sushi in a long time and it was wonderful. We sat at a counter that had little wooden boats filled with sushi rolls, edamame, pot stickers, and sesame chicken floating by, and we grabbed whatever looked good. Plus some refreshing Diet Cokes of course.
Jack had purposefully not eaten much during the day so that he would have a huge appetite. We both ate our fill plus a little more.
When we were done, Jack said he needed to "walk it off," so we walked around downtown Davis for awhile. It was a beautiful night, probably in the 70s, and since it's Friday there were a lot of people around, from all the college kids to families getting some air. There were a couple street musicians too. We walked around for maybe 20 or 30 minutes and just held hands and talked about movies our families loved growing up and where we might live after California and whether parents can tell which other adults are parents even if the kids aren't around. We talked about how much we love Clara too. It was such a nice date.
When we went to pick Clara up, she was just hanging out calmly with Shannon. Apparently they had all gone for a walk to take the dog out of the apartment and keep Clara entertained. It means so much to me to have friends willing to babysit for free to give Jack and me a break sometimes. It was a great night.
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