The Golden Ticket

I must start off by saying - My husband is AWESOME!!

I love this man! He is so creative & full of fun loving surprises

quite often.

Tonight at dinner, Jace handed me a card written to me with a

GOLDEN TICKET inside!

Jace designed this ticket for our date night this weekend

to kick off our New Year right!

This'll be our New Years Celebration since we decided to

kick it at home casually for New Years Eve.

 Details below . . .

**If unable to make out the text, it states:
Greetings to you the lucky recipient of this golden ticket
from Mr. Jace Stapley, your eternal friend and soul mate.

This ticket is redeemable for a respite this weekend on Saturday, January 8, 2011.
A break to relax and share with your husband, a time away from the children is yours.
Tremendous things are in store for you. I, your husband, will escort you to an authentic Mexican meal at Randitos
and, if it be your pleasure, a desert at the location of your choice. May I suggest you choose one even better than the
ever-enjoyable McDonalds and their $.99 cones. We will discuss and determine wonderous plans to take place in the year 2011 that will entrance, delight, intrigue, astonish and perplex you beyond measure.
Present this ticket at the entrance doorway of the Brimwood Manor. Your duties of the day will end and your escape begin!
Oompa dee doo.
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In your wildest dreams you cannot imagine the marvelous
SURPRISES that await You.
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Inside the card he wrote:

"Let me take you for a break this weekend . . .

Just need to get a sitter & we're all set!

Thank you for all you do for me & our boys!

You are great & I've enjoyed

you talking more! :)

 Lets go set some plans for this year,

 have a break & have some fun doing it.

I love you!"

Jace

1/6/11

I look forward to spending some quality time with my hubbie

talking, planning, laughing, goal setting, eating, smiling,

having fun, kissing ;), & relaxing!

I think it's quite ironical & funny that my husband says he

"enjoys" me talking more. :)

Uh, how many husbands say that they enjoy their wife

talking MORE with them?

I must be finally getting good at it! ;)

We joke with each other that I'm the man in the relationship

& he's the chick cuz he used to be able to out talk me

2 to 1 bar none! And, not so much anymore.

I know he means it because he surprisingly also turned to me last week,

after enjoying a casual conversation & said,

"You know what I like & is fun?

Is that you just talk & talk & talk! About good & positive things!"

I smiled. Laughed. And said,

"Wow, that 1st part is the complete opposite of what

you'd hear come out of most husbands mouths."

He is my best friend.

One of our goals for 2011 is one that

we just implemented tonight that I'm really excited

about because now, every Tuesday & Thursday evening, Jace & I

will get to spend an hour together working out

at the gym while the boys are in the child care center there.

Whahoo!!

And some Saturdays we'll get our "exercise" as a family

by going to the gym's indoor pool.

All the boys love water so its a great match!

HAPPY BELATED NEW YEARS EVERYONE!!