Well, hubby and I actually got a way for a few days, just me and him... I never thought it was going to be possible but it finally happened!!! Granted it was not some exotic or fantanstic place and hubby had to work, but we enjoyed it! We left Mid Wednesday and did not come home til Friday night. Hubby had a job to do in Wichita ( I told ya it was not exotic or fantastic) but it was just the 2 of us! We drove there and it was nice QUIET trip. we were not on a time frame on getting there so we took our time getting there and just enjoyed each other. Granted the sights are boring for the most part, but I enjoyed the tranquility of it all. Most ppl find the green grass for miles boring but I enjoyed the quiet country. It really was amazing to see all that land, no people and sooo many cows :o) Hubby had to work on Thursday so I hung out at the hotel, enjoyed a long hot bath with NO kids interupting or joining me, enjoyed my Harlan Coben book, which I managed to finish on the trip. Hubby and I went to lunch at this awesome Bistro in downtown Wichita. Then went to dinner at a sports bar that night, also downtown. Then we wandered around the square downtown (took about 30 minutes, including the shops) and went to see The War of the Worlds, which I surprisingly liked. But, there was something interesting about the theater. You could order food, drinks (including alchy) and they served you. Which I thought was awesome. It was no more expensive for the theater tickets either. That was the extent of our evening. I do have to admit that I really missed our kiddos though. Being that far away and for that long really got to me. The kids have spent the night with my parents before but I have always been close. Never a state away. Then on Friday morning I went with hunny to finish up his job he needed to do. Then we went to the Cosmosphere in Hutch, KS. It was really, really neat. Hubby went there the last time he was there but did not spend all that much time and did not have his camera. I will have to upload the pics we took. They have the Apollo 13 capsule they are getting the Liberty 7 capsule, Lovell's space suit and is just awesome. We spent a few hours there and just browsed around. It is a huge passion of my hubbies since working at NASA and he just LOVES all the space stuff. So it was awesome for just the 2 of us to be there without having to chase the kids around. Though it will be something we take the kids to. They will enjoy it too. Just strange that a lil town in Kansas has this awesome museum.
After the Cosmosphere we had a nice lunch and headed home. We took our time coming home. We had BBQ in a lil town my grandma used to live in, they have the BEST BBQ, I even eat it which does not happen often. We got back to town around 10 that night and got the kiddos. They had a great time with my parents and my brother.
Saturday we just spent the day together as a family. Did not do too much at all. Then on Sunday we went to our friend Robs and grilled, the kids played in the pool and then we met up with Robs family and watched the fireworks in St. Charles. We had a great time. Then on Monday we went to my Aunts house for a little while before going out to Scott and Lynettes. My aunts was nice, my cousins dad, step mom and baby came up from Alabama so we could see the baby. Which was nice of them. Marisa is now 14 mths old and a cutie despite who her mother is. Of course Michelle was there with her baby. Michael is back from Europe and was here with his girlfriend. It was nice to visit with family for a while. Then we went to Scott and Lynettes and grilled with them. Connie was in town from California since she was goin on a trip with Scott this week. We had lots of fireworks and had a wonderful time. Scott and Lynette had their little brother from Big Brothers Big Sisters there and the neighbors have 8 kids and there were lots of those kids back and forth throughout the day. That was the extent of our 4th... I hope that everyone else had a wonderful 4th and remembered those that are giving their time and lives to protect and keep us free...