In keeping with my commitment to “outside” dates with my husband each month, we went on a daytime date last Thursday since he was home on Spring Break. (We had planned a fancy evening date the first weekend of the month, but Sean and I became sick – oh well!)
We had so much fun! We went to Queens to drop off something at his parent’s home. Then, Reggie gave me a driving lesson in Queens. (Now, that I’ve learned the basics, I just need time actually practice driving. I don’t feel comfortable doing that with kids in the car, so this was perfect. My husband won’t take me out in Manhattan – he says that the drivers are too “crazy”, but he was a great instructor in Queens.)
After the driving lesson, we went to Pinang Malaysian Restaurant in Forest Hills (the area that we’re considering moving to soon). Oh my goodness – the food was so good. We had the Roti Canai for an appetizer. (This dish is consistently good at every Thai or Malaysian restaurant that we have visited.) We had shrimp pad thai, chicken curry and Malaysian ribs as main courses. Everything (especially the ribs) was excellent. (If you’re counting, that’s three main courses for two people. We didn’t eat everything though – we took some home for the kids.) The only thing that I don’t like about Malaysian and Thai – type restaurants is that I never seem to like the dessert options. Never mind, we were too stuffed for dessert anyway!
Reggie’s aunt babysat for us. Our kids love her so much that they never want her to leave when we come back. She plays all types of games with them (besides the electronic ones – she’s not really “into” the Wii or the Nintendo DS). One board game – The Ladybug Game – that I recently received from Target was a hit with both of the kids. Technically, it’s for ages 3 & up, but both my 2 and 5 year old sons enjoy it (kids don’t need to read to play it). The ladybug images are colorful and the kids get to practice their numbers as they go back and forward based on the card that they choose. They also get chips (you would have thought that they were money the way that my kids hoarded them!) if they draw special cards. In any event, it’s a fun game for the babysitter (or us parents!) to keep the kids entertained.
