Today Nathan and I were released from the clutches of six tiny hands (and 8 pretty small paws). It had been some time. We were offered an opportunity. Four hours of freedom!
What would we do?
Well, we would suck, is what we would do.
Without fail. Every. Single. Time. We are given a break, a day, a night, an afternoon an anything. We fuck it up.
We had no plan before we left (never do) and it took us an extra hour to actually leave. So our four hours quickly became three.
Movie? No, the point is we need to hang, talk, catch up.
Dumbo, for art? Maybe, but where would we eat?
UWS for the park? Nah. Just too far.
Raw Bar? Yes! Exactly what we want.
But where?
One place was indoors (way too beautiful out to waste it being inside). Next place didn’t open till 4. Other place isn’t serving food till May 2 (because, of course it’s not.) Taking travel into the equation – once we would make it to half the places we’d have to turn right around.
Finally got a reco for a spot Downtown, on the Water. Perrrfect.
But. Nah. It wasn’t. Obviously.
Riddled with tourists. “Only table open” was next to the garbage.
We bailed. Called an audible and…wandered aimlessly, because – well, that’s just us. We now had 2 hours left. Of course we start getting pissy, blaming each other, feeling dumb for wasting the opportunity. Blech.
We called some places. Nothing was working. We were walking the wrong direction. Our day was shitty. Which was really just such a bummer.
Then (hallelujah!) Stone St.! Tables outdoors. Liquor flowing freely. This was where we needed to be.
The next hour and a half was actually pretty perfect. We got a table outside. Had some oysters (success!) the rest was fried (whatever). Then we went around the corner to the bar voted “best cocktail bar in the world”.
Dead Rabbit.
Head upstairs. They do NOT disappoint.
Before we left, we had to take a picture. Prior to babies we were great about capturing us. Then when one babe joined the party there were fewer pics, but we still had some family shots. I can probably count on four fingers how many pictures we’ve been in together these past 7 months.
So, we got our smiley happy lovey couple shot – and I was thrilled.
We had about 25 minutes left. Before our window shut on this episode of “what it feels like to just be a couple again,” I planned to post the picture.
And then it all went to shit.
We got in a massive fight over the stupid car and directions. I mean. So so dumb. We were so pissed we weren’t even talking to each other. We killed 20 minutes huffing around from street corner to street corner avoiding eye contact and knowing the other was definitely wrong – and obviously the other totally in the right. Pretty sure some F Bombs were throw.
This entire post simply came about because I wanted to post the cute picture of us. But when I got right down to it. Posting it would have been dishonest. We were smiling here. But we were very much not smiling seven minutes later. I had already edited it to make it (me) look better. I cropped out half my arm because I’ve just not come to terms with my post pregnancy body, still. So what you see isn’t the whole picture. Literally and figuratively.
Is it ever? Really?
Long story short, I’m calling bullshit on me.
And I’m calling it on you. Let’s try to be real out there. Oh yeah and next time you leave the house, make a god damn reservation.
