Date night and a day with no pictures

Jane and I always go on a date every Friday night. We have for as long as I can remember. I think it's important for married couples to do so. I think too many people make their kids the priority in their marriage, and then kids grow up thinking the world is forever supposed to revolve around them (entitlement), and they don't know how you're supposed to love the one you're with. Not that kids aren't important - they are. But they are not the focal point of marriages. They are an *offshoot* (offspring). Anyway, that isn't the point. The point is... we had our usual Friday night date-night, and I hope we always do.

We went out to eat and then took in our first Fort Wayne Mad Ants game. The Mad Ants are the new Development League professional basketball team. It was fun. Cheaper than a movie. However... they don't call it D-league for nothin'. :) But still a good time. We didn't get home until pretty late though, and had several messages on the secretary (answering machine). I made a judgment call that it would probably be best if I waited and went to the hospital in the morning.

Today did not go at all as planned. We headed up to the hospital first thing. An elderly lady had a seizure and broke BOTH her arms - right below the shoulder. Wow. I'd never heard of that. She was in some major pain. So we were there for a few hours.

After that we decided - what the heck - we went to Sunny Schick to purchase our Christmas present. We were going to get the Canon Rebel XT. Of course, we go in - and it was packed - and they are all out of the XT. The guy really tried to get us to go with the XTi the last time, but we thought it was a bit too much money. So we told him to order us an XT - even though they were on back-order already. Darnit - we wanted it before Christmas. So we drove to our next destination, and.... ended up talking ourselves into the XTi. As it happened, about a month ago I found some money I had stashed away and forgot about. Turns out this was almost exactly what the XTi would cost us - including the lens cover and memory card. So we figured it was a divine sign. So we drove back to SS and bought the XTi. THEN, we get home... I went to the office and Jane started unwrapping the new toy. Pretty soon here she comes. The memory card didn't seem to work. She called SS and they admitted that they'd given us the wrong one. So ANOTHER trip back to the Fort, and we got the right one. Then, we get home and try it, and it won't work. So she calls them back. They said to bring it back in. Well, yeah... on Monday I'll be doing that. Three trips to Fort Wayne in one day is too many. And I'll be okay with everything if they give us a new camera. I mean, we haven't even taken a picture yet and already it doesn't work!!! I will say though, it was kind of a mad house in that little store. So, like I said, no hard feelings... AS LONG AS WE GET A NEW CAMERA. :)

The rest of the day has kind of been like that. And, of course, since it's Saturday night, it's snowing and raining and freezing and blowing. Is this some kind of sign???