With all the COVID measures in place and my wife working from home, we were feeling cooped up recently. So when a couple we know invited us to go stay up at the local ski hill, we jumped at the chance. We have two kids and the other couple does as well. So two five-year-old boys, a three-year-old boy, and a three-year-old girl along with the four adults. We justified it in our heads by saying that the two younger ones are in the same daycare, so we’re all probably being exposed to the same germs anyways.
When we arrived at the condo we were sharing they were already there. Of course the kids immediately began playing and were excited to show each other toys, rooms, etc. We got ourselves unpacked and set up and made some dinner. It was perfectly wholesome family time and we all got along really well. The conversation just flowed beautifully since we’re all in the same stages for kids, careers, and real estate. After a while we got the kids to bed and had a couple more drink around the dining room table. My wife made one comment about hotel-room/vacation sex and they were happy to laugh along and agree that a change of scenery can add some spice to a marriage sometimes. Little did I know how far we would push this idea. We all ended up going to bed at a very reasonable time that night since we wanted to hit the slopes early the next morning and getting kids ready can be such an ordeal. When we were in our bedroom my wife and I talked about how nice it is to just feel relaxed around another couple.