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One of my favorite dates was what my husband and I consider our first date. We borrowed a friends new VW bug and proceeded to drive 100 miles on the backroads of western Wisconsin. It was fall, and we LOVED seeing all the colors out there. We drove around all sorts of beautiful farms. We talked and laughed and talked some more. We weren't technically dating at this time, but we knew there was something special in our friendship.
Another of my favorite dates is more of a category than one particular instance. I love it when we go play racquetball together. My husband taught me how to play when we were in college, and we made great use of the racquetball courts available to us there. When we were first married, we worked together at a sports center where we mostly played racquetball (because there weren't any guests around to make us work). We don't get to play on a regular basis, but it sure is a blast when we can go!
My favorite "date" is Friday nights! Since Mark and I lived 1,700 miles apart when we were courting, we decided we needed to date after we were married. We have basically set apart Friday nights as date night. I love it that it is a high priority and a special time for us every week. It was hard to do when the girls were younger and we had to arrange babysitters, but paid HUGE dividends in the long run. Sometimes we go out to eat, sometimes for a ride in the National Park, sometimes to the valley for shopping, etc. It doesn't really matter as long as there is some time for talking and catching up.
I think our best date was one when we got a babysitter for two little ones for two nights and went about 2 hours away to an indoor waterpark in the winter season. The rates were super cheap at that time of the year and we practically had the place to ourselves. We acted like big kids and just had a blast going down the slides and doing whatever we wanted at our own pace. It was hard to leave the kids but important spend that time together to grow closer in our marriage.
I'm with Meghan, we've had our friday night dates going since we first got married. they are not as common now since we have a baby but probably once a month or every three weeks or so we still get to have one. It doesn't matter what we do, it's just fun being together. One of my favorite times though was in febuary. We droped Levi off with my parents and we (all dressed up)went to a fancy french resteraunt, where the food was too expensive and not much of it =0). Then we walked to the ballet in Denver. We had great seats and the ballet was fantastic! It was a real treat for me since I never get to see my hubby dressed in a button up shirt and tie. And the dress he bought me was amazing. I felt like a princess! It was a celebration of having a baby and losing the baby weight. I think I'll always remember it!
One of my favorites was the time we drove up Fall River Road in the Land Cruiser after supper. When we got to the Alpine Visitors Center, we walked up "Turkey Hill'. Mark brought a thermos of coffee and we drank coffee and watched the sunset.
We also had a fun spur of the moment picnic lunch along the river and then toured the shops in Nederland.
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