A Weekend Alone With Your Husband- Expectations vs. Reality

ByValerie Williams

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This weekend is the rarest of treats for my husband and I- tonight, our kids will be with my parents until we pick them up Sunday morning. We will spend the weekend by ourselves! This happens maybe once or twice a year and I am ridiculously excited. Even the dog will be gone so no one will wake us up at 6am tomorrow. Once you become a mother, a weekend alone with your husband is a wonderful thing. I can hardly even believe it’s true.

Of course, I have drummed up a whole list of activities that we simply must try to cram in during our child and dog-free days. This is like, a throwback to 2005 for us. We have been a crew of five (counting Sammy the Schnauzer) for so many years that it is totally foreign for us to be alone for more than a few hours. I am excited but I also know how these things typically go- I hype it in my head and the real thing rarely lives up to my insanely trumped up expectations. See below for five scenarios I’ve played out in my head and the way they will likely (ok, definitely) turn out.

1. Going Out to Dinner

Expectation:

Reality:

2. Sexy Times

Expectation:

Reality:

3. Sleeping Late and Cuddling

Expectation:

Reality:

4. Going For a Drive Together

Expectation:

Reality:

5. Time Without the Kids

Expectation:

Reality:

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