Park City

B+C

Date #23

Dinner in Park City

B's parents came into town a few weeks ago and watched the kids while we went out to eat. They stay in Park City when they come, so we literally went down the elevator from their hotel room to get dinner.

Neither of us knew what we were in the mood for, so we picked the first thing we saw. . . .MEXICAN!!

The food? So-so.

The company? Divine!!

I LOVE my man and I LOVE hanging out, just the two of us. It's been great to have our little date nights, even though most of OURS have turned out being home dates. Just nice to have our time together.

Blind Dating

D&T

Date # 38

So this weeks date was a set up for a two people a friend and I have been trying to set up for 2 years.  Timing finally worked out (they live it totally different states) so we had a late night game night and ice cream at a friends house (we were setting up her brother with my cousin).  No sparks flew for the blind daters and I was so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open.  D & I got last and second to last place in the game of QUIRKLE.  But that ice cream was DELISH and that set up is off the list - and so is the date for the week!  :)  Oh - and I did not break out the camera cause I did not want to cause any futher awkwardness to the already sort of awkward date.

YEE- HAW

D&T

Date #37

It was time for a movie night . . . we had a few options, but we were both tired and in the mood for some entertainment that did not require any effort on our part.  Sort of pathetic, but very true. :)  We went to our favorite cheap theatre and saw COWBOYS and ALIENS.  Interesting flick.  I liked it - entertaining enough.  D LOVED it - very much a manly movie. 

Dinner & Diapers & A Movie

J+D

Date #33

By the books, this wasn't a very unique or exciting date night.

We dropped the kids off

We went out to dinner at Chilis (a usual place for us) to use up a gift card we had

Then we stopped by target to get the last pack of diapers I'll ever have to buy for Garrett (hopefully)

Then we picked up the kids and visited with some of our favorite friends

Then we went home, put the kids down, and popped in a movie & snuggled.

But what was exciting is that we got to talk about a lot of things

IN FULL SENTENCES

WITH FULL ATTENTION on each other

and on our FOOD

That's always a unique and exciting thing with kiddos...

Love Lazy Dating!!

D&T

Date #36

We did a impromptu home date this week.  Kids were in bed and D and I were both craving some ice cream.  D ran to the store and we had a red box so we settled on ice cream and a movie and cuddling on the couch.  Things have been crazy busy so this lazy date night at home in jammies was just what we needed!!  Movie was SOURCE CODE.  Pretty good.  Fast paced and entertaining. 

Oh Baby.

D&T

Date #35

Date night this week was similar to one of the first dates of the year.  Back in Feb, D and I went to visit our new nephew in the hospital.  This week, we left the kids with the in-laws to visit some great friends and thier new baby boy.  We stopped at the Purple Turtle along the way to pick up milk shakes for us and the new parents (well new to having 2 kids anyway).  I LOVED seeing the beautiful baby!  I LOVE BABIES!  :) Of course it reminded D & I of the times we have been in the hospital with our new babies, and how I am getting that feeling I would like to maybe do that again.  (NOT an announcement, just a thought). 

P.S. - It seems CRAZY that it is already fall - with so many wonderful dates to look back on!!

Not E---But Outback.

J + D

Date #32

For D's birthday dinner, we had planned on eating at the E Cafe (a place I had bought another Groupon for--a place that, if you look at the site, looks super yummy) but when we got there, it was closed for Labor Day weekend still. Laughing.

So, instead we went next door to Outback Steakhouse and shared a meal. In our nearly 7 years of marriage (9 years of being a couple, 22 years of knowing each other), we have learned that we do best when we share a meal. We like the same foods, neither of us are huge eaters, and if we are still hungry afterward, we can easily top it off with dessert. So that's what we did tonight!

We had so much fun! We didn't mention the kiddos once (we love to talk about the kids but try to keep them out of our alone time), we laughed non stop, and by the end of the evening, we thought we were a young dating couple again. It was a blast!

"Just" going out to dinner is sometimes "just" what we need.

Happy Birthday, D!

Love you!

Building Bunk Beds

D&T

Date 34

We were doing some organization this last week so for date night we sent the kids away so we could have some uninterrupted time building the girls' new bunk beds.  In my mind, I thought we would work together and laugh and feel so accomplished in a couple hours and go pick up the kids.  ha.  After the two hours - here is what we had done:

Between the prep work (cleaning up and getting out and sorting all the boards) and the frustrating use of the allen wrench - we not exactly laughing and having a great time.  It took about 25 min. to put one of those end boards together.  Then D got smart and borrowed a drill, ground down the wrench and suddenly the world of building changed.  We put the second end board together in 5 min.  The it was time to get the kids.  :)  But we put them to bed and finished the job together.  Its fun to do projects with the hubby, although as far as date nights go - for us anyway - its a once in a while thing. :)

We love the finished product and love the reminder of our time spent together building it!!