Dating days vs. nowadays

{Caution: May or may not contain mushy material}

Ahh, the dating days.

{1. Sorority formal, 2. Sea World, 3. Relaxing night, 4. Our softball league}

Carefree.

Easy.

Light-Hearted.

Simple.

Casual.

Silly.

Dating truly is a joy. To be able to walk out of the house without

worrying about whether or not you have the appropriate

amount of diapers? What's that? To slam doors at 6:30 am while

getting ready for work without waking a sleeping baby? Who? Where?

To eat sushi last second, to jet-set off to the Bahamas,

to have that fruity cocktail with no obligations the next morning?

Unheard of! 

That was us. We were awesome. We were beyond awesome.

We were night owls. We were enjoyers-o-beer. 

We were perpetually Vegas bound.

We were...We were...We were....

And you know what?

We were never this happy.

{1. Friend Jenna's wedding, 2. Bath time, 3. Babe's 1st Halloween, 4. USC game}

We never had the impulse to check on a sleeping baby before 

lights-out. We never had to worry about ear drops, boo boos, 

balanced meals....We never had to worry about anything, really.

And I don't want that back.

I will never want that back.

Nowadays we walk slower because Carter is exploring the leaves.

Nowadays we say, "Hi, Carter" automatically while on the phone

because we know he's listening in.

Nowadays we pause the TV when we hear the slightest noise

from bedroom #2. 

Nowadays I can't get through a Disneyland fireworks show without

thinking about how much our little man would love to be there.

Nowadays....Nowadays....Nowadays....

I would say that nowadays trumps dating days any old day.

{Although a little more sushi in my life wouldn't hurt}

{And maybe that fruity cocktail every now and then.....}