My Girls....So November started off with a BANG! Samantha's Sweet 16th Birthday. She wanted something special so Chris and I gave her a budget and she planned it all.
She managed to get it all in - a Limo ride for 12 to downtown Denver. Overnight stay at the Marriott and dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant.
She made reservations - sent invites and decorated the hotel room. I got to stay in the room next door - a blessing and a curse.
The room was nice and for the most part the evening was semi-peaceful.
Here is Sam with one of her friends all dressed up to hit the town.
12 young men and women all loaded into a stretch limo and headed downtown. I followed in the minivan. :)
After a quick stop to unload their bags and gifts - they headed to Magianos - a fancy Italian restaurant. I wasn't invited to sit with them but the waitress let me know they were all perfectly mannered.
Samantha got a special desert and they all loved the food.
It was surprisingly peaceful eating alone at the bar. My meal was fantastic, the wine was smooth and I didn't have to share the tirimasu.
After dinner they all took a long walk back to the hotel. The evening was beautiful and warm.
Downtown Denver on the 16th street mall is full of very colorful folks at night and while the kids thought they were up for it - they decided against hanging out at the street mall.
Back at the room we had a few hours of giggling and running around, but things settled down around midnight.
I fell asleep at 1:30 am and the girls (boys left at 11 pm) told me they crashed around 2:30 am.
They got up around 9 am - had some cinnamon rolls and went swimming. Then cleaned up and hit the mall during the day - a lot more normal. :)
When Sam finally made it home - she went straight to bed and slept an hour or so. We had a nice quiet family dinner and the rest is history.
I didn't get any of my chores done but what are you going to do?
Friday evening I took the big kids to see the Broadway play Wicked. We had a fancy dinner together and the show was fantastic! I love that I can take them to experience plays and such.
The weekend flew by but all in all I think the kids had a blast. I have the rest of the week to get caught up right?
We are definitely looking forward to Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday). The big kids are with their dad this year and spending it in Spokane with their grandparents. We will have the usual folks hopefully plus Kelly and Rich - Yeah!
We are enjoying the mild weather and plugging along. Jeremy mentioned that the upcoming week seems lighter than usual - maybe I will get to see him a bit more.
Isabella has teacher conferences - man time is flying so fast. We have 7 weeks before Christmas - ugh. Actually I am looking forward to the holidays. I won't be wishing for a peaceful holiday - I am accepting that we really don't live a peaceful life. But life is good and I am happy.
Night and Love to everyone!
