Jodie
Apr 6th, 2008
Apr 6th, 2008
What I Learned On Date Night
The kids went to a friends house for a sleepover on Friday for our April Kid Swap. We boarded Duma for the night (she can’t be home along that long - and we left at 4:30 p.m. and werne’t getting home until after 11:00 p.m.). So, Dan and I had a date night - complete with a movie and drink afterward.
I learned that . . .
- Not all movies have characters that are animated.
- They make movies with characters named real things, such as Ben and Jill, instead of Horton and Bob The Tomato.
- Movies actually start after 6:00 p.m.! Who knew?!
- At 5′ 2″ I was one of the shortest people in the whole theater after 7:00 p.m.
- High school kids have a lot of fun on the weekend. For a minute I thought wow, they’re so immature - I hope my son doesn’t act like that. Then I thought, ya know what, I hope he DOES act like that when he’s 15 and 16 and 17. That’s what kids are supposed to do - laugh and giggle and have fun with each other. I hope he still remembers his manners, but I sure hope he has as much fun as these kids were having.
- Newborns can sleep through anything.
- Chili’s closes at 10:30 p.m. Not enough time to get there for a drink after a movie.
- Texas Roadhouse closes at 11:00 p.m. Plenty of time to get there for a drink after a movie!
- You can go to bed at 1:00 a.m. when you don’t have to get up at 7:00 a.m.
- You can get a lot more done in the morning, like scheduling camping trips and trips to Orlando and Rapid City, when the kids aren’t around and the dog isn’t begging to go out every 10 minutes.
- We still like spending time together alone, even though our kids are always our priority.
- Couples NEED to spend time without their kids, even though we love our life with the kids and our new puppy and wouldn’t trade it for anything.
What did you do on your last date night?
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Yeah for date night! Wow, I know hubby and I have had one date day since Riley was born, but that is it. I think we are in need of another time out! So glad you had a good time and got to spend some time with hubby! Good for you!
I loved that post. Very true, all of them — and very funny!!
“Not all movies have characters that are animated”- are you sure about that?
Hubby and I have been on only a couple of dates since Hailey was born. But the couple that we have been on were great and reminded me that it really is important to do stuff together, alone.
I say aMEN to sleepovers! Aren’t they WONderful!!!!!!
Since it was spring break last week I decided to get a baby sitter and meet Dave for dinner somewhere. He actually got off early so we were at a restaurant before 5:00 even though it didn’t open until 5:00. So we sat outside on a bench and watched the cars go by. How relaxing! When they did open we were the only ones in there. We actually talked! Whoa!! Full conversations!!! And when we were done eating it was like - wow, this is really relaxing just sitting here! Since we couldn’t come up with any other errands we needed to do together we decided to go home. But I think we need to do this more often and maybe we will get a lot more accomplished!
Too funny! Sounds like a GREAT night though!!! Gosh…we haven’t gone out together in a LOOOOONNNGGG time! Between being busy, being sick and not having the money….it’s been crazy….but my hubby and I definitely need to make time for a date night!
Glad you enjoyed yours!!! 
Hockey games used to be our date nights. Now my 2 year old decided she LOVES hockey. She is so well behaved and so interested in the games; Not to mention hilarious. Its so wonderful sharing something we love so much with her. Now we have to find a different night out because we can’t stand to leave her behind. Man Kids, gotta love’em!
Date nights are very important! My ex-partner and I did NOT have them and that (among MANY other things) pushed us very far apart when our daughter was young. We should have made them a priority.
This weekend my fiance and I went to see a local musical theatre production of “The Full Monty” It was fabulous!!!!
I’m jealous of your life. I think our last “date” was a trip to the emergency room to get the hubby stitches.