Day 30: Chopsticks and sticky rice smiles

When Dan is home we always go out for sushi at this great little spot near the ocean. The best part is that it's kid friendly so we're able to have dinner as a family. We went out to eat one night right before Dan left on deployment and I remember thinking that I wouldn't come back again until he came home. I thought it would be entirely too sad to go there without him in tow.

Fast forward to this evening - I picked my sister up from work and noticed that her office is right near our sushi restaurant. We decided on a whim to go for dinner and had the best time. The kids were really well behaved and we even convinced them to eat a roll (well, Mac wasn't having it but Paige gobbled it up!) Instead of being sad, I felt comforted to sit and think about all the happy memories we have there as a family. I don't know if we'll be going back again any time soon but for tonight it felt so nice to do something familiar and fun even if we did miss Dan.