3rd wheel

Tim and I have always gone away for our anniversary.

I hesitated this year, not really wanting to leave Noah. However, I knew our marriage needed some reconnecting time - we needed couple time, considering the past few months.

As I began to make plans, Noah was curious and wanted to know all about it. (I had planned the trip as a complete surprise to Tim. He had no clue where we were going, what we were doing etc. The day of the trip, I set the GPS and he just followed the directions.) However, as I would tell Noah about a planned activity, he'd regret asking and would want to come along.

One day, he told me he'd figured out a way he could go too. He said, "Mom. I can go on this romantic trip and you won't even know I'm there. I know the bed is small so I'll just sleep in the closet. When you go out to eat, I'll sit two tables away. If you go on an outing, I'll stay back at the house." He had it all figured out!

Of course, in the end, he didn't get to go. I had to find humor though in his plan. When we'd go out to eat, I'd picture him sitting two tables down and laugh. That is my boy, always thinking!