Daniel and I have always made an effort to make time for regular date nights. Sometimes we do better than others. We don't have kids, but we are definitely busy and have to make the effort to make sure we make time for ourselves.
Recently we have been feeling overwhelmed with trying to get our house finished and on the market. Like last night we spent 2 hours painting closet doors and trim. Just because we were "together" didn't mean that we were engaging in each other. So we sat down and talked about making more time to spend together doing non-house related things.
Today I was really excited to come across the blog Simply Modern Mom and her Project 52: Date Nights. Rules are basically - no repeat dates in 52 weeks, keep it cheap and take turns making the plans. We are late to the game, but here goes...
This is sad, but this is what our last two weeks of "Date Night" have looked like:
Rush home. Rush out to Chick-fil-a for a meal we eat in t-minus 15 minutes. If we have any time to spare, we split an ice-dream cone. Rush to the dollar movie theater. Get our seats as the movie starts. Enjoy almost two hours of vegging out in front of the big screen. Head to Walmart to get the week's groceries. Head home.
This is what our life has come to, but we are still trying to make time for our weekly dates, so that is good. As soon as we get the house finished and sold and we get moved to Chattanooga, it will be easier(?) to have date nights that aren't so rushed with grocery shopping thrown in for good measure.
This is sad, but this is what our last two weeks of "Date Night" have looked like:
Rush home. Rush out to Chick-fil-a for a meal we eat in t-minus 15 minutes. If we have any time to spare, we split an ice-dream cone. Rush to the dollar movie theater. Get our seats as the movie starts. Enjoy almost two hours of vegging out in front of the big screen. Head to Walmart to get the week's groceries. Head home.
This is what our life has come to, but we are still trying to make time for our weekly dates, so that is good. As soon as we get the house finished and sold and we get moved to Chattanooga, it will be easier(?) to have date nights that aren't so rushed with grocery shopping thrown in for good measure.
We have done the grocery shopping date before. We both dread grocery shopping so we can enjoy the pain together. :) Good luck on selling your house. When you move to Chattanooga, you'll be closer to me! I'm in ATL. Thanks for linking and we'll see you next week!
ReplyDeleteTiffany {Simply Modern Mom}
Thanks for the encouragement Tiffany regarding the move - my husband had been unemployed for the past year and finally got a job offer, but it means a move and a temporary separation until the house sells. So we are trying to squeeze in extra time together right now. I will definitely post again next week!
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