No, not that. Ok, not only that.

The kids are with my folks this weekend. My parents took them to Easter services today, doubtless trying to de-heathen them. So here we are, Hubby and I, a couple of old smoothies on the loose. Last night we went out for dinner and then went to the bookstore; and today we went to the coffee shop, then on to a leisurely drive, and a late lunch. You know what we did the whole time? We talked about the kids.

Going out for meals without having to keep two unruly children occupied is a rare treat. And a trip to the bookstore without spending the whole time in the children’s section? My idea of heaven. But my favorite part was the drive. We ventured further south than we usually do, and even visited the new, partially completed Tulsa Hills shopping area. By the way, very little is open on Easter Sunday. But we eventually drifted back towards more familiar parts of town.

One of my favorite neighborhoods in Tulsa (aside from the one we live in) is the Riverview Neighborhood. With the quirky Spotlight Theater and large and charming McBirney Mansion, which is now a B&B, Riverview is a very diverse area. There are lots of cute houses and swanky apartments. The only thing lacking is a convenient grocery store. And the only thing lacking on the drive were two very demanding and loud children.

Hubby and I talked about them almost the whole time. About Pumpkin’s favorite movie (101 Dalmatians) and how uncanny her puppy imitation is; about how big a boy Monkey is becoming. And about how nice it was to be able to drive without someone saying, “Are we going home yet?” or “I’m hungry, I thought we were going to lunch!” Long, leisurely drives are totally lost on preschoolers and toddlers.

We spent the entire weekend trying to figure out what we used to talk about before we had kids. I tried, valiantly I might add, to steer the conversation to politics or religion, but somehow we always ended up talking about the kids. During our drive I tried to stay on topic with in-fill development and all the exciting growth happening in town. It was a bust.

Tulsa is home to some really wonderful architecture. And my boy wants to build cities when he grows up, so every neat building inspired some comment like, “Monkey would love that!”

What will we talk about when the kids are grown?

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