kid-less till tomorrow morning!

tonight we went to chipotle with the cyndi and rob ...it came up a couple of weeks ago at breakfast that they have never eaten there. so, we had to put an end to that for sure...friends of ours have to eat at chipotle! :) so we dropped the girls off at papa & nema's house (where they're spending the night) and had a little double date. food just tastes better when you don't have to keep stopping to take kids to the potty, clean up spills, continuously tell kids to sit down and eat...and actually have an uninterrupted conversation. we had such a good time...we are very similar and always have good conversations...i always take notes when it comes to the way they parent. they're awesome. oh, and they really liked chipotle (how could they not:).
anyways, after we left, derek and i went to this cute little coffee shop to get something sweet and derek saw a chess board table and asks me if i want to play a chess game. i think my eyes instantly glazed over. i think my big brother tried to teach me how to play it once too, and i think my eyes glazed over then too. but, hey...i'm open-minded, so down we sat for a quick chess lesson/game. then it happened...the yawns started & i couldn't stop. i'm not saying that it wasn't fun having a quiet peaceful time together...but between the Josh Grobin songs that softly played in the background and the fact that i had to keep asking derek to repeat the rules...i got tired quick. i think my eyes were actually closed one time when he looked up for me to take my turn. but, we did finish the game...he beat me of course. i think i came to the conclusion that chess has too many rules...it seemed like every time i tried to make a move without asking him if i was doing it right, there was yet, another rule. thanks for teaching me babe & i'm glad we experienced chess together, but i don't think i'll be asking you for a re-play anytime soon. i tried to be a good sport.
can anyone relate or am i just a non-sophisticated dummy?