Such a lovely evening.....

Amy had the suggestion tonight - after we dropped Sloan off at her mom's for her weekend - to actually go out to dinner. Not to order in, not to pick something up.....but to actually go to a physical location, sit down, review real menus, order food and enjoy a nice evening out. Oh, and before you ask "Well, where was Devlin during all of this?", he was right there with us, of course. And he was such the perfect baby, really a good boy. He only fussed a couple of times, but was easily appeased with either his binkie or the bottle we had brought with us. We had sushi, with the very welcome and long absent - for Amy, at least - addition of two large Sapporos and a large sake with two cups. Very nice.....

I have to admit that I had had a few concerns, mainly because I am one of those people who get highly annoyed with parents who go out and about and make no apologies or adjustments when foisting their spawn onto others in public's places. I do not agree with parents who feel they have some sort of inherent right to go anywhere and do anything that generally infringes onto others enjoying their time out. They are YOUR kids, not mine, you bastards. But I think I have to adjust my attitude a slight bit; I am still annoyed by many of those instances, but mainly because I actually take the time to consider where I am going and if it is appropriate to bring the little yard apes along. Basically, I like to believe I am a rather considerate individual (do unto others, and all that.....). But tonight was quite easy. We didn't allow Little D to wail, he obviously isn't old enough to be going table to table or crawling all over the floor, and it should be noted that the "approximately" 2-year old little girl at the next table was louder than the entire customer base seated in the place while Devlin simply had his bottle and looked around.

We have to get used to being out and about. There is no question about that. Or, as Amy put it, "Life has to go on, it doesn't just stop when you have a baby." Preparation and consideration of others is key, however, and I think those are two things severely lacking in many parents these days. I am not saying we are the most perfect examples.....but at least we think about this shit before just assuming anything, right?

Over all, a very lovely evening was had by all.....