I Suck At Going Out

This past Thursday marked a major milestone for Karen and I. Sadly, that milestone was going out. Too bad I suck at going out.

Ever since our daughter (Briana) was born prematurely on St. Patty's Day, Karen and I have done nothing but shuttle ourselves to and from our house to the hospital for Briana's feeding. In between visits to the hospital, we have done nothing but eat (for Karen it's been more like eat, sleep, pump... and not necessarily in that order). And by the time we are done with our tasks at home, it's time to go back to the hospital and repeat the cycle.
Yes, it's a vicious cycle.

On Thursday, however, we decided to spice things up a little and go out in between Briana's feeding period. Granted, our going out consisted of a trip to Staples, Babies 'R Us, and dinner Not Your Average Joe's. It does seem like a lot was accomplished in such a short time frame. Luckily, two of the stores were right next to each other.

Always one for recycling, Karen and I stopped off at Staples to recycle our old Panasonic phone and a laser computer mouse. Staples took it with no problems. I love Staples for that. I wish more companies would recycle old electronic waste. In addition to the phone and mouse, Karen and I also recycled our old computer printer which Karen had gotten a long time ago while she was in college. The printer had been sitting in Briana's/my BFF's (Kerry) room for years. With the birth of Briana, we had decided that it was time to clean out the room.

And of course, with the recycling of the old printer, Karen and I decided to actually get a new printer that prints, scans, and copies. Sadly, the new printer does not fax, but since we hardly fax anything... we thought it would be okay.

As for Babies 'R Us, we stopped in to update our baby registry. The doctors and nurses at the hospital suggested that we get a car seat that can handle babies from 4 pounds (and not the standard 5 pounds) and up because Briana is... well... simply tiny. Thus, they thought that a car seat that could handle 4 pounds would be a better fit for Briana. As we had originally registered for a car seat (and stroller) that was for a 5 pound baby, we decided to pop in the store, look at the other options around, and update the registry.

And to top off the whole going out excursion, Karen and I then grabbed a bite to eat at Not Your Average Joe's located in Norwell. Having to trek back and forth to the hospital can sometimes make preparing meals difficult. So it was a nice break to actually not have to worry about making dinner and all of that for a while.

All in all, it was a good night out.