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Ezria 4 year dating anniversary

Aria's POV

*Thursday September 1st*

This dating anniversary for Ezra and I would be different. It was our first one as a married couple and at the same time our first one with a kid. Gabriella is just over 10 weeks old. At 2.5 months old she almost sleeps through the night. Motherhood has been tiring so far. Ezra helps when he can but he also has Cappuccino Books Cafe to run so I'm with Gabby more then him. 

For our dating anniversary Ezra and  I were having a stay cation in Long Beach, CA. We are leaving in the middle of the afternoon today and we are staying at Hotel Maya - a Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in Long Beach. The hotel is right near the Pacific ocean so the view will be really nice. 

Gabriella is staying in LA with our new Nanny/Babysitter. I met her once and she seems nice. We come back to LA on Monday afternoon. UCLA classes start up again next Tuesday. I am a little nervous leaving Gabby but knowing that Ezra and I will only be 45 minutes away helps.

"Are you sure we should be doing this?" I asked

"Yes, If you are worried about Gabby she will be fine." Ezra said

"I know we checked her background, met and got references from her friends but I'm still unsure about not being with Gabby for a few days." I said

"Relax, she has younger siblings and since her mom was the only adult taking care of them she helped out. She has a degree in child care from UCLA." Ezra said

"It's just she is only 25. What if she invites friends over and it turns into a party?" I asked

"There was a reason why I asked her to stay in this apartment and not do it from her place. I installed a camera in Gabriellas room, in our room, in the kitchen, and in the living room so all I have to do is go on my laptop and see what is going on." Ezra said

"So basically you covered the entire apartment except for the bathroom." I said

"Yes but Aria if you still don't feel comfortable leaving Gabriella then I can cancel the hotel reservation and we can go another time." Ezra said

"I actually feel much better about leaving her now. It's for less then a week so knowing I will see her again next week helps. Besides it wouldn't just be the hotel that we would loose our money on. We also have tickets for the Arm Musem, The ballet, and the Aquarium." I said

"She has both our cell phone numbers as well as your friends just in cause something goes wrong with Gabby and she can't reach us by phone." Ezra said

"Now you are scaring me that something will go wrong with our baby." I said

"Aria, I promise you everything will be alright with Gabby." Ezra said

"I guess this will be the practice run because I go back to UCLA next week." I said

Our nanny/babysitter arrived an hour before we planned on leaving for Long Beach so we could go through bottle feeding, dipper changing, and other baby care things. I feel so much better now then I did this morning about leaving Gabby. We left the apartment after saying goodbye to Gabby and our babysitter/nanny. 

45 minutes later Ezra and I arrived in Long Beach, CA. The rest of today was going to be used for relaxation. Tomorrow Ezra and I would be going to the Long Beach Museum of Art, Saturday Night we had tickets to Complexions Contemporary Ballet at the Richard & Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Sunday Ezra and I were going to Aquarium of the Pacific. Monday Ezra and I would probably spend some time on the beach before heading back to LA.