Mummy and Daddy got home at 3 AM
Parents escaped into the night and got home at 3 am like a pair of teenagers! Edit – comment on a social network re this expose: “Man, if I were those two’s kids, I would have sent them to their room to think about their actions…..” – seems we broke our curfew! 
Kids snapped this before we left.
We met some friends for a few drinks and a bit of dancing! Phones are not the best for taking pictures at night, but here are a couple of shots to prove yes, we DO have a social life, even if events are few and far between! I recommend this to all our fellow parents out there!
Relaxing over a quiet drink
Mr O in dancing mode
There were some strange sights in the “bathrooms” (I am avoiding strange search terms there – Piglet in Portugal knows why). I just HAD to snap it, although this morning I have no idea why!
Strangest sight I ever seen on a bathroom wall!
The lights hanging in the outdoor area of the last nightclub were beautiful! We queued! I haven’t queued to get into a nightclub for a very long time, but queue we did. In the freezing cold! Now, we were OK, but we were all stunned at the lack of clothing worn by some of the young girls out partying. We wonder how many cases of pneumonia are going to result. Don’t those under 25 feel the cold? It is WINTER here! Midnight! Cold! Mr O gave me his jacket a couple of times as it was nippy, even for this cold-hardened ex-Kiwi!
Doof doof music was the order of this particular nightclub which the men loved but us women were a little bored with the repetitiveness after a while – next venue choice is ours!
Lights
We stopped for a coffee at a McCafe on the way home. It was the only place open that served coffee at that hour, sadly. Sadly, McCafe coffee is also sad! I was astonished (sign of old age?) at the number of girls stumbling waltzing around in McDonalds barefoot and the number of security guards patrolling the place. Scary!
A good night out was had by all!
We got home to clean sheets and a beautifully made bed, courtesy of the noise makers. Nothing like a freshly made bed after a night out on the town.
Today? Back to parenting! Mr O is off at the boys’ Sunday soccer match, I am about to go get MORE bread and milk (I think we need to buy a cow and a bakery).
Date nights: every parent needs them! When was YOUR last date night?
I can’t actually remember and I asked my wife and she can’t actually remember either; funny thing neither of us is bothered! We both said it was too much hassle to get dressed up and go out, but we are both 47 so I expect age has something to do with it.
Richard, you are young enough to be my VERY young brother! So no, I don’t buy the age argument!
We don’t get around to it often, but it IS nice to escape every now and then. Do you have four noise makers at home in a rather small home?
I do know that “can’t be bothered to get dressed up” feeling though. Hits me from time to time. Mr O loves it – such a change from when he was living in India and existed with one set of clothes for a while.
Yeah I see your point and fair enough we are making excuses so I expect we’re just plain lazy! I have a teenage son who plays guitar and a 9 year old daughter who loves arts and crafts so there’s always noise and a need for attention, like most children I guess. On the other side of the dating thing my wife and I met and married when we were just over 30 and we had both partied hard for 15 years so I guess going out honestly bores us! You will find us sat reading books and listening to music of an evening and talking about cabbages and kings, so we’re happy with each other.
That I can totally understand. I think the freedom to actually just go out is still a new wonder to Mr O. I’ve always been a bit of partier, so I don’t mind at all.
Admittedly, I don’t pull up as well the next day now as I did in my twenties ….
It’s lovely to see you guys so relaxed.
They are certainly strange pics to have in the toilet! However, the first aid one may come in useful for the drunken ones!
Here was me thinking of your article on date night!
I think I had to take the shot because of your article!
LOL I often think of my fellow bloggers and posts I have read. I loved your kids swim in the dark! I bet that was SO much fun. I can’t even get Mr Piglet on the beach for sunset, yet alone a midnight swim!
Wow you look fabulous I bet Mr O was very proud!
The kids always get the biggest shock when I do the whole hair and makeup thing!
I should have done it for the news crew too, I guess, but as Natalie said in her guest article, getting 8 people organised to be in the one place at the one time on a work day is HARD!
Testing out my WP Reader and it looks good. You two look simply marvelous… as in fit and fabulous! You look happy and in love. Awesome Robin!!! And I haven’t forgotten you. I’m making progress on cleaning out the 4000+ emails in my box.
Have a Happy weekend and Happy Father’s Day too!
Not a problem about the catching up, Elizabeth – trust me, I KNOW the problem! I will just never catch up!
Our Father’s Day is in September, so no Father’s Day celebrations here just yet, but Happy Father’s Day to your husband and happy memories of your father.
Can’t say I am too fit at the moment, but I am trying to get started. Parenting just keeps throwing my plans out the window. It was SO easy to go to the gym when I was single –
– I don’t know why I ever thought it was difficult back then!
And with age comes another issue; we work out twice as hard for same results. Ugh!
You look happy and that is great.
Shhhhhhhhhh – don’t tell me that! Arrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhh
Yes, we are very happy!