I went on a date night with my husband! It has been two years since we have been on an official date with no kids AND outside the house. We have had a few date nights at home. Those have been nice, but to go out and feel a bit of freedom was amazing.
We talked about a lot of different things and it was nice to have a conversation with him and not have any distractions. We love our kids and missed them on our date, but it is nice to get a break now and then. Who knows? It will probably be another two years until we can get out again.
My favorite topic that we talked about was when I brought up that I forgot to put back on my wedding rings after making some bread. He said jokingly, “Well that might make some people talk. Here we are on a date, you are pregnant and you don’t have on wedding rings.” We had a good laugh about it. Needless to say, I kept my wedding hand-covered for most of the date. Luckily there were not that many people in the restaurant that afternoon.
I told him later that night that we are different when it comes to going on dates, but not in a bad way. As boyfriend and girlfriend, our dates consisted of turning on our computers and talking with each other by camera. We did that almost every day. Why do you ask? Living in two different countries (which I will talk about in another blog) makes it difficult to go out to restaurants, movies, and other fancy places for dates. Not saying those are bad to do, but for us as a married couple now, I think that our previous dating style has stuck with us. We are ok not going out all the time. We are ok staying home and just talking with each other or playing games because that is what we did when we were dating. It is nice to have a break every once in a while and do something different and fun, but it is also ok with us to just stay home sometimes. Maybe we are boring, but it works for us.
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