Date Night...And A Change Of Plans

As you may recall, Chris and Abby had reservations for "Daddy-Daughter Date Night" at Chick Fil-A on Saturday night. Well, Chris and I had to go out and run a few errands on Saturday afternoon and when we got home, we found this note from Abby sitting by our computer.

She had located a video on YouTube of a "Daddy-Daughter Date Night" at a Chick Fil-A in another state. Chris and I hit the 'play' button as we were instructed and, sure enough, there was not one picture of a teenage girl in attendance. All the girls were about 4-9 years of age. Chris and I looked at each other and decided that Abby would probably feel very humiliated if we made her go...and if word got out to all of her friends...HEAVEN FORBID! She's at that "funny age", you know, when what your peers think is what really matters! Let me just add here that Abby knows exactly how to work up a sweet deal!

So, Abby got herself all dolled up and Chris changed into a nice shirt and off they went. They ended up going to an upscale Mexican restaurant called Fuego's. We've never eaten there before, so they wanted to try it. Abby had a chicken tortilla salad that she said was DE-LICIOUS! Here she is looking mortified that Chris was snapping a picture of her with her mouth full!

After they finished their meals, they walked next door to Charming Charlies. It's a favorite place of mine and Abby's! They have some of the cutest jewelry around! A girl could spend days on end in that place! Chris told her to pick out a necklace and earrings and he'd buy them for her...he threw an extra necklace in there just to make is really "special". Here she is trying to decide which piece of jewelry to get.

After they made their purchase, it was off to Steak-N-Shake to satisfy their sugar craving with a yummy milkshake!

They were gone for about 3 hours and I got to enjoy a little time to myself. Now that I think about it, I believe Abby got a better date out of Chris than I usually get! Hey...wait just a minute here! Ha! Oh, well, they both came home with big smiles on their faces...and new memories tucked away in their minds and hearts. I'm sure they can't wait to do it, again, very soon!



P.S. I ended up having to go to one of those walk-in medical clinics yesterday afternoon. I was in such pain on Saturday night that I had to sleep in the guest room for fear of keeping Chris up all night long. My neck and right shoulder have been killing me! The doctor seems to think I could either have a pinched nerve or a herniated disc in my neck (I hope NOT!) He has me on a muscle relaxer and pain medication. If it doesn't get better in a week-10 days, I'm supposed to go see my family doctor for an MRI. I was able to sleep better last night, thanks to Tylenol with Codine, but I'm still having some pain this morning, though not as severe. Please say a prayer that my neck and shoulder will heal SOON! THANK YOU!