Date Night - What's That??

Last night was one of the best nights that I've had in the past couple of months. It was the first time since the beginning of July that my husband and I got to go out on the town, just the two of us. We didn't do anything spectacular. We didn't go on some super fancy date night, we didn't do anything crazy or out of the ordinary, but it was the most fun I've had since our last night out together.

It all started when I decided to do my hair all pretty because I had just dyed it and friends and family members were asking for pictures. Of course I had to do my hair all nice to show off the new color! (I went to brunette by the way :D) As I was doing my hair, I thought how awesome it would be if we could go out for a date, but we needed to save for the baby, xmas, rent, and other things that we're wanting to get. After talking to my husband we decided that if we constantly go off of 'when timing is right' we would never get to go out.

After calling our babysitter, AKA Grandma, we dropped off the other two at their mom's house and then dropped Julia off at G-ma's house for the night. Not only were we amped to be going out with each other without any kids, we were feeling oddly like teenagers again. We could do anything, go anywhere, have fun without worrying and stressing about if the kids are behaving or getting everything they need. Fortunately, we had all 3 kids covered for the time being.

We decided to head to WestGate since it has many restaurants and lots of walking space to eat and just spend some good quality time together. Joey and I walked around trying to decide if we wanted Mexican, American, Fine Dining, or Italian. After casually walking around we chose to eat at Margaritaville. A place that I had never been in and it was a very good experience. We talked and laughed about everything and nothing. Surprisingly, we didn't spend the whole dinner talking about the kids! A very big feat for us seeing as how we're constantly trying to figure out better ways to run our  house and ideas to help the kids grow and learn.

My lucky hubby got to have a couple of drinks while I scarfed down some yummy fries drenched in ranch. It was an amazing experience and I was high on life and loving every minute of precious alone time with my other half. After paying our bill, we took a short walk a few stores down to a brand new candy store. Yes, you heard right! My 32 year old husband and my 25 year old self went into the candy store, and we definitely went a little crazy getting candy! After an hour or so walking and laughing in the candy store we were so high off of our time together and feeling so amazing that we literally felt like we were kids again.

Our night didn't end there, but that is where this description ends. ;) But the point of this post is that it is absolutely vital to any relationship, especially a marriage, to get out just the two of you. Even if it's just a walk around the neighborhood, or going to the store together. Make sure that you set aside time every day to spend with your spouse, even if it's just 5 minutes that you sit in an embrace. Taking that time out to spend solely on your relationship can change your mood, your attitude, even your demeanor.

I cannot express how much better and less stressed out I feel after spending a night alone with my husband. Even sitting here writing this I'm starting to tear up because my heart is so fulfilled and I desperately needed some love and attention from my husband.

Trust me, even if it feels like there is never any time or money, take the time to spend with your spouse. Both of you need it to keep your marriage going strong.

-Mrs. C