Needless to say our day had been shot out of the water after the morning events. The majority of the remainder of the day was getting ready to go out in the evening since we decided we would still brave the idea of a babysitter with the kids.
Once we oriented the babysitter to our place and our kids and gave them extra-long hugs we were off. We thought about staying home but that wasn't going to change anything for them because they weren't scared and wounded - we were.
We headed into town on the train. It was a beautiful night and it was nice to be together. Our dinner reservations were at an Italian place called La Notte near the University. I had communicated via email with them a couple weeks ago cause I had a Groupon - it was $49 for a 10-course Italian degustation (we are still unclear what a degustation is) for two people including wine. What a sweet deal! And they gave me a free glass of bubbly because it was my birthday. The food was amazing - leaps and bounds above and beyond the cost of the Groupon. Most restaurants including this one have a covered patio and often have some heaters too so it was very pleasant and relaxing to sit outside together. Walking down the street-lamped Lygon street there were so many restaurants that looked good Keith said we shouldn't go to the same one twice - despite the fact that the food was amazing where we went. It was also very lovely to not have to make menu decisions or pay a bill - it was all taken care of which was exactly what we needed.
We then walked downtown to the Comic's Lounge in North Melbourne. I had another Groupon (do you get the theme that I like a good deal - a good Mennonite always does!) for a one-year two person unlimited pass for $29. Can't beat that either! There were three comics plus the MC. Keith and I agreed that the MC was the funniest. The other guys were good including the headliner from the US but the MC had the best material. It was really good to have a laugh. It's part of the reason I got these passes - we needed some laughs after last year. We definitely needed some laughs after the last 12 hours.
We walked home from Kensington station and we saw what looked like ravens in the trees. We couldn't figure out why they were flying at night. They were also very loud. Then Keith took a while longer looking up into the trees. They were bats! Batman-sized bats! I had never seen bats that big. It wasn't scary they were far away - it was neat!
When we got home Keith walked the sitter back to her place and I went upstairs to our little guy sleeping in our bed. We thought it would be easier for her to put them down in seperate rooms. Plus, I knew I needed one more cuddle with my precious little guy on my birthday. I went to bed feeling so thankful that I could still cuddle him and put him safely in his bed beside his sleeping sister in her crib. The little things become so enormously important when you are worried, even for forty minutes, that you might lose them. A truly thankful birthday.
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