Spur of the Moment Dinner Party and Proof of a Proud Dad

As usual on the weekends right now, I work long days and into the late evening, as does Robert. Since his "lunch hour" falls around 9pm, and lasts for a scant hour, this leaves our choices rather slim. Not to mention, that the small town we live in rolls up its sidewalks about an hour before said lunch hour.

Tonight however, us and our friends must have been on the same vibe. It was Arby's time! Before Robert, I had to be seriously bribed to go into this place, much less eat there. I will admit though, I love their sweet tea and the Cherry Turnovers. If you haven't had either one, I suggest you go to your nearest store's freezer section and buy a box of turnovers. They really are that good.

Our friends Erik, Austin and Misty were there as well. Erik shares my love of cherry turnovers (luv ya CM) and we enjoyed the spur of the moment dinner party. Misty and Austin are expecting and Erik is like a loving older brother if not somewhat of a mentor to Robert and to myself. In all honesty, I think he's thought of in that regard by most of our friends, we all adore him greatly and I've spoke of him before as "the old man" or "CM".

In general conversation it was asked, "how's your kid doing?" It hit me then, this adoption of Stephen is very real. I knew it was, but it was yet another small confirmation that it was. I smiled and we spoke of our trip as Robert stopped eating and pulled out his wallet, showing off, in proud fatherly-fashion, a picture of Stephen from last November that was sent to us. It made me stop in my tracks and smile at this wonderful man that I am married to.

It's the little things that mean the most to me, as many who know me can attest to, and that little thing, him smiling, stopping what he was doing, to proudly show off his "son"... I couldn't be more proud of my husband.

That was the telling event of today that I wanted to share. And now, with his mom's blessing and ours too, of course, a picture of Robert and I with Stephen when we got to spend a week with him over Spring Break in Texas with our family and friends.

Be sure to check my photoblog site for more cuteness.

Angie, Stephen and Robert