This weekend saw something unprecedented. I turned off my phone, I put away the computer and I didn't miss them (much). I've got to face the fact that I am never going to have the time that I would like to be the kind of husband and father that I would like to be. I'm trying to work on finding ways to maximize the time that I have with Jenn and JP3 while reorganizing my schedule to reflect the fact that my vocation is tied up intimately with them, not as an employee of whatever INC. I happen to be getting a check from. One takes precedence over the other. My latest offering to that cause was to unplug for a weekend and try and spend some extra time and care on my wife.
It turns out that Jenn and I are dating more now, post-baby, than we ever have before. When we were dating, we were like a married couple-staying in and watching videos-now we are more like a dating couple-going to restaurants and movies. Saturday nights offerings involved the Amsterdam Café and Hancock.
The food was great and the movie was refreshing. It wasn't something that is going to walk away with an Oscar, but who cares? It wasn't an attempt at film-as-art. It was a Bum-as-Hero movie and it made it work while not giving anyone nightmares. Oh, and I haven't mentioned it yet, today, but my wife is hot. Seriously.
Post-date Jenn and I sat out on the deck of the hotel where we were staying(we had the same room from the night that we got married) talking over cherry coke and gummy worms. We decided that the Gummy Bear franchise was much more valuable than the gummy worms could ever have been.
All in all, it was a great weekend. The final capstone was running into the freshly-ordained Fr. Neil "Dobbs" at the Cathedral. I'm glad to see that he is beginning his priestly ministry and doing so around the corner from my apartment.
