Weekend Morning Reading Date

Before kids, weekend mornings consisted of breakfasts out, lots of coffee and reading. We'd sit with the Sunday New York Times or a book. We'd chat a bit, but mostly not. Still somehow, it felt like real quality time together. We hadn't done this in years - until this weekend. 

Our little one's preschool had a "Parent's Day Out" event that her sister could go to as well. Typically when we get to take advantage of something like this, we race around separately doing errands or buzz around the house tackling chores. But this time, due to an ill-timed soccer game for the big one, the girls could only go to the event for an hour. Rather than wasting time racing home and back, we decided to enjoy it, go to a nearby coffee shop and read. 

It was miraculous. We went to an adorable Parisian-style bakery, sipping on our coffee while reading the paper and our books. Chris is still into the political biographies, while I went with something lighter. It felt so fun to be out during the day doing something really relaxing. Hoping to lean on the grandparents or even get a sitter to do this again soon. 

Do you ever go on reading dates?