"Date Night"

What our Saturday night looked like...

Ice cold beer + LOTS of green olives = Perfection! - 06/02/2012

RELAX Riesling (one of my favorites) - 06/02/2012

We were never really ones to "go out" on the weekends, and we've pretty much always been more of the homebody types, but with the arrival of our little guy last May our options for "going out" have really changed. Sure, we could get a sitter, but we just don't want to. Bottom line is this: we like being home with our little guy, just the 3 of us. Now I'm not saying that it's wrong to get a sitter or that parents who do that are some how not good parents...It's just not for us...well really, it's just not for me!

In the 12 1/2 months since Ryder came into our lives I have left him 2 times (other than work). Only 2 times! The first time was for a wedding that I was in, and fortunately that wedding took place in town so I was only really away from him for a few hours. The second time was to go to a movie, and I literally went to the movie and went straight home. Pathetic...yes! I know deep down that it is unhealthy for me to have not gotten a sitter or gone on a "date night" with the hubs, etc, but I just don't want to do those things. What I do want to do is sit home with my baby, my hubby, and our dog.

So, what did we do Saturday night? After spending all day Saturday playing outside and doing yard-work we had a delicious meal, but our angel to bed, and then the hubs and I spent a couple hours relaxing on our deck (baby monitor near by of course!). We have decided that this will be our "date night" and we will make it a priority to do things like this more often (we're 2 for 2 Saturdays already). It was so great to take the time to sit down as a couple and reconnect, and it was even better being able to do this without worrying about if Ryder was okay or if he was sleeping, etc, etc.

In conclusion, "date night" is what you make it. For some it includes going out to dinner. For others, a movie. For us, we go to our deck. We sit in our awesomely colored, floral cushions, we look at the stars, we listen to the crickets, and we reconnect with each other. It's the reconnection that makes "date nights" so important. So whatever you choose to do for your "date night", do what makes you happy. Do what you enjoy. But most importantly, do it with the one you love!

Much Love, Danielle