Best friends

This weekend we had a play date with Three Year Olds best friend. This will be the second play date for the boys outside of school, but the first one where both couples were all together. Husband didn't attend our park play date.

The first time I got together with Best Friends Parents I realized the potential, this could be awesome if it worked out. This time we met at their house on Saturday night for dinner and drinks. It turned out to be even better then anticipated. Here is why:
1. I have heard through numerous sources that liking your child's friends parents is very rare. You aren't choosing these people, your child is, and the chances of getting along and having things in common besides the fact that your children are friends are slim.
2. Finding any couple, let alone a couple that actually have children within the same age, that both you and your Husband like equally is an uncommon find. Most the time you start with your friends, or Husbands friends and then get stuck with the spouse. The spouse may even be great, but not necessarily someone that your spouse would choose to hang out with.
3. Meeting people with a child that your child likes and wants to play with, and runs off to be with whether or not you are there- also an amazing find. Having the relationship where you have to talk your kid into it, doesn't make for a lot of Mommy fun time.

We had hit the jackpot! It's hard to explain the sheer amazement that both Husband and I had after our evening. We both had so much fun, were so comfortable, and it was obvious Three Year Old was having a blast- we couldn't believe it! There was no spouse putting on a brave face to hang with the other spouse. There was no grin and bare it attitude for Moma, Dad or Child! In some ways this couple was like our doppelganger: their careers, goals in life, past experiences- it was eerie. Music, movies, politics, religion? No problem. Each topic that came up, we were in agreement on. They even had a crazy dog like ours, it was spooky! It was like we had finally hit the lottery. The other interesting fact; because neither me or Husband had chosen these people, there was no friend baggage. No past histories, no favoritism, just pure getting to know you fun vibes. On the drive home as Husband and I exclaimed to each other in wonder on how well it had gone, we realized another great point- that they live in close proximity to our home! I said to Husband: "even if we had ever met a couple that we both would separately and together choose, who had a child the same age that liked each other, they would probably live in another state and we would never see them!" We couldn't get over our good luck.

Needless to say, we had a great time and can't wait to hang out again. I'm just hoping we don't find out later that they do dog fighting in their back yard, or embezzle money from the elderly, cause right now its feeling almost too good to be true!