ah, independence day

This year, the 4th of July was truly a day of independence for me and Paul. My parents offered to take Aidan for the holiday so we could enjoy the holiday on our own.We did things we haven't done in a long time.(Get your mind out of the gutter!)We "slept in" 'til 7 a.m. (When your kid gets up at 5 a.m., believe me, this is sleeping in!)We ate out Tuesday night. We ate out Wednesday night. I didn't have to feed anyone but myself.We saw TWO-- count 'em-- TWO movies in an actual movie theatre with big screen, big chairs and sticky floors. And one of the movies opened just one day ago!The first move we saw was, ironically, "Knocked Up." Very funny movie. Yet, smart. It was weird to watch a movie about babies and to go home without our baby. (Yes, of course we missed him!)The second movie we saw was "Transformers." A movie based on toys from Hasbro? Umm, yeah. And, it was surprisingly good. It was what you'd expect a summer blockbuster to be. There was an actual storyline within all the explosions, contorting robots (excuse me, "auto bots") and I remembered who Optimus Prime was.So, now it is 10:55 p.m. and the neighborhood fireworks are going off. I'm all for fireworks displays, but I really don't like fireworks going off so close to my house. I miss Aidan and I'm looking forward to coming home from work tomorrow afternoon and seeing his sweet little face. But I'm glad he's not here, having to put up with all this fireworks crap. Some of us have to work tomorrow, people!