The Chief and I have been married 12.5 years. One of the things that has really helped our marriage is to have regular dates. We haven't been great at this through the years, especially when the boys were really young, but for the past year, we've made a real effort to try to go out at least 3 of the 4 weeks of the month. We'll do "typical" dates like dinner and a movie, or even more typical for us...we'll go shopping for the house...such as a new washer or paint or a new shower showerhead. Never shopping for shoes, jewelry, or clothes...neither of us love doing that so it would be more of a chore than a date! Other things we like doing are going bowling, or to see a play or a concert!
I really look forward to when we have a date planned! And we have one set for tomorrow night! We've got the sitter arranged, and the plans set...dinner at Market Street Grill (with a nice GC from a client) and then shopping for a dishwasher (tax return is going to come in handy!) and I'm really looking forward to spending some 1 on 1 time with the Chief.
The boys look forward to date night too because they love the sitters we arrange and have a fun time playing non-stop while we are gone. So, it's really a win-win all the way around!
In the meantime, I still need to finish some chores around the house. Finally finished the laundry and 5 of the 6 loads are all put away...one more to go. Off to clean the bathrooms while I reward my boys with a redbox movie!
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