I love my girls! I love them more than I can describe. But sometimes you have to have a break! This weekend some friends of ours took the girls for an overnight stay at their house. (I love our friends!) My wife had gone to get her hair cut and wanted to do a date night. The girls were super excited about getting to have a sleep over. They both had to take their own suitcase, because sharing one just wasn't an option.
After they left we got ready and went and had wine and hors d'oeuvres at an upscale shopping area. Then we went and had sushi. We both love sushi, but since getting the girls we don't get to have it very often for obvious reasons. It was so nice to just have a quiet, leisurely dinner. It was nice to actually be able to have a conversation without having to tell the kids to keep their food on the table, or get your fork out of your hair. After dinner we went home and watched a movie. Guess what? It wasn't a Disney movie! We slept in. I don't mean we got up at 7:30 instead of the usual 6:00. We slept until 9:45! We probably would have slept even later if the bird hadn't decided it was time to wake up. We had a nice breakfast and Starbucks. We had time to get ready for our religious services. The house was quiet. It was really nice... and then we started to miss the girls.
We met up with them at our religious services. They were very excited to see us, but I think we were more excited to see them. We got and gave, big hugs and kisses. Then we started chasing them around to make sure they were behaving. Things were back to normal.
To me all of this shows the importance "date nights." You need that break every once in a while. You need that quiet time as a couple to recharge your batteries. To enjoy some adult conversation. To enjoy just being together. To be able to focus on each other for a little while. But also to remind you why you love having kids in the first place!
After they left we got ready and went and had wine and hors d'oeuvres at an upscale shopping area. Then we went and had sushi. We both love sushi, but since getting the girls we don't get to have it very often for obvious reasons. It was so nice to just have a quiet, leisurely dinner. It was nice to actually be able to have a conversation without having to tell the kids to keep their food on the table, or get your fork out of your hair. After dinner we went home and watched a movie. Guess what? It wasn't a Disney movie! We slept in. I don't mean we got up at 7:30 instead of the usual 6:00. We slept until 9:45! We probably would have slept even later if the bird hadn't decided it was time to wake up. We had a nice breakfast and Starbucks. We had time to get ready for our religious services. The house was quiet. It was really nice... and then we started to miss the girls.
We met up with them at our religious services. They were very excited to see us, but I think we were more excited to see them. We got and gave, big hugs and kisses. Then we started chasing them around to make sure they were behaving. Things were back to normal.
To me all of this shows the importance "date nights." You need that break every once in a while. You need that quiet time as a couple to recharge your batteries. To enjoy some adult conversation. To enjoy just being together. To be able to focus on each other for a little while. But also to remind you why you love having kids in the first place!
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