December 20, 2008

Christmas Countdown - December 20th

A true Christmas Celebration for Rod & Jen...a 4 hour date night!
We love them more than anything, but it was so nice to spend some time without the little ones!!

First we hit one of our favorite restaurants. Mai's is a funky little Vietnamese spot close to downtown. Rod & I spent a summer together in Asia, with the business school, when we were first married. We fell in love with Vietnam--the people are so kind & beautiful, and the food is amazing. So, every once in a while, we love to snag some spring rolls & lemongrass chicken. So delicious & such great service.

They even took a picture of us!

After dinner, I finagled Rod into joining me on a Christmas shopping extravaganza. With some serious focus, we were able to completely knock out the kids lists in 1.5 hours. The truth is, I've been working on gathering things & I just have had such a hard time. Toys R Us completely disappointed us in the "rainbow" category. Seriously, they had NOTHING.

So, Rod & I decided to try Target.

Sure enough, Rod the super shopper found EXACTLY what we needed!! Here he is, with quiet dignity, holding the prized rainbow bear & rainbow horse Savannah has been dreaming about. HOORAY!!!!!

Last night, before bed, Savannah told Rod, "Daddy, if you can't find a rainbow bear, that's ok. We can just get a white one & put bows on it." Seriously, such a sweet kid. I can't wait for her to see the rainbow bear Daddy found--hope it's a hit!!!

We also decided on bikes for the kids & loaded up on stocking stuffers.

Shopping at Target was definitely not the way Rod had envisioned his date night, but I just completely appreciate him helping me out. He's such a good decision maker (and I am so NOT), and he was a really good sport. Thank you, Rod, for being there for me!!

Now, onto the present wrapping!

2 comments:

Dorothy said...

Hooray for both of you! What a team. So, so proud of you....

Jenn S. said...

So cute! I love the picture of Rod at Tarjay - and hooray for the rainbow score! ;)