DPP 2014 / 12.18.14 / the hobbit movie

my husband and i love to go to the movies.  that's the one thing since having kids that's tricky to make happen without some orchestration before hand.  paul loves the hobbit and lord of the rings.  he's shared that love with me and i have fallen in love as well, although super resistant at first.  :)  we watched the second hobbit film a few months ago in preparation for the last one that was opening this month.  we had to watch over a few nights after james went to bed, but we managed it.  it was about a month ago that i knew i needed to make a plan.  i contacted some kid sitting contacts and secured some friends from our church to hang out with james.  all this without paul having the slightest clue.  so yesterday finally arrived.  our friends got to our house and off i went to surprise paul at work.  i was beside myself excited and could barely stand it.  he was worried when i got to the office as he thought something was wrong.  i then informed him we were going out and that we are off to have some dinner and see the hobbit which opened in theaters on wednesday.  he was so thrilled and surprised like a little boy in a toy shop.  :)  i did it!  i managed to keep the secret and execute the plan without his knowing.  yeah!

we had thai and japanese for dinner and then off to the theater we went.  snacks, drinks and up front seats.....all paul's favorites!  the movie was great and we enjoyed our time out.  so thankful for friends who help us do the things we love even though we have james.