Matt and I had lunch with Jeremy and Christy on Wednesday and during lunch, Jeremy got an email...first 10 customers at Izzo's on Saturday would receive free burritos for a year. Matt and Jeremy had done this once before...so...we all agreed to see if grandparents would keep the kids so we could attend an all night "marriage retreat" camping out at Izzo's on Friday night. This would mean free burritos times two or better yet, $680 in gift cards.
After lunch, I called my mom and she was all for coming and keeping the kids Friday night so we could camp out...the one thing I can say about her is she NEVER tells me no. ALWAYS goes above and beyond to help me out as well as my brothers. We would all be in trouble without Nanna!
The four of us arrived at Izzo's around 6:30 PM Friday...no one was in line yet so we sat our chairs out and headed in to enjoy a kid free dinner. We actually just hung out inside and enjoyed our dinner, visited, got refills, and went to the bathroom several times because we knew it would be a long night. Around 9:30 PM we headed outside for the night...thankfully Izzo's kept the door unlocked until they were done for the night so we were able to go to the bathroom and get drinks until midnight.
Christy and I in our chairs ready for the night...
Around 10 PM the other 6 came...juniors in high school from Jackson Prep. Let me just say, they provided entertainment but were the nicest kids. And...I think their parents that dropped by to check on them were relieved to see some "normal" adults sitting outside for the night with them.
Around 2 AM we settled in for the night...Matt and I had a pallet in the back of the van, Christy had a cot, and Jeremy had a "love seat" folding chair. We slept from 2:00 to 3:00 and then had to go to gas station to the bathroom. Then from 3:30 to 6:30, we were out...slept sound. The boys went to sleep around 4:00 and slept until 8:00ish. They had a wide range of sleeping gear...sleeping bags, blow up mattresses, inside their trucks, etc.
Saturday morning...Izzo's opened at 10:30 AM. Thankfully, Nanna and the kids brought us some donuts. What donuts we didn't eat, we gave to the boys...they were gone in 2 seconds!
Receiving my $340 gift card...
Our new best friends! They quickly put on their new Izzo's shirts and caps...they were proud of themselves and the gift cards they had just received.
Kind of hard to believe you can do something that fun and walk away with $680. The gift cards are nice, and we will for sure enjoy...but...what we really enjoyed was a night with our dear friends just having fun with no worries in the world!
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