I've been thinking about this post all day. I started blogging because I genuinely believed that there were people like me in this world that are going through the same trials and tribulations that I did/am still currently going through. I thought my side of the book would somehow benefit or help someone. Not just in motherhood, but as a woman in general. I would be doing myself a disservice if I didn't tell the truth, and the whole truth.. So here we go.

Hubs and I go through our fair share of ups and downs. Lately it seems like a whole heck of a lot more downs than ups, and Saturday was no different. I had to work but I planned a date night later in the evening after we dropped bear off at the rents. When I called hubs earlier in the day on my break to chat I could here the frustration in his voice- Cam was whining again. There isn't a day that goes by that our child doesn't whine. It's the most frustrating thing as a parent to not be able to somehow make him understand that he doesn't need to do that to get our attention. At this point it's like nails on a chalkboard everytime he does it. 

Sensing his frustration I told him just to make it until nap time and then shortly after I'd be home and take him to my Mom's. My day at work wasn't much better, I got yelled at all freaking day by people and at this point I'm pretty much ready to be done. So when I get home, load bear up in the Jeep, and hubs in tow we make our way to my Mom's house and the entire way there hubs is being super ultra negative. On our way home I suggested that we just stay in for the evening since he was in such a  terrible mood- but he didn't want to pass up the super awesome dinner at Flemings.

So we got gussied up and made our way there...

Where we enjoyed a bottle of Pino Noir and crab cakes to start:

Josh had the New York Strip (which was HUGE, and most delicious) and I enjoyed Lobster Tail.

It was right after the main course that we started into a conversation that was blown out of proportion and the silence began.. And continued until about 4pm PST today. Marriage isn't always easy. The most romantic of dinners can end up with you sleeping in the guest bedroom (thank goodness that bed is comfy).

On another note, if you have the extra cash to spend on a REALLY nice date night I'd highly suggest Flemings. This was one of our first date nights when we first met and I fell in love. On the scale of 1-5 of $$ it's a $$$$$. So be prepared, but also be prepared to enjoy every single second of every piece of food.

I was really hoping to put up a mushy gushy post today, but this is life- not always butterflies and cupcakes. At the end of the day you work it out. That's what marriage is all about, getting through the hard times to see the good ones.