go on more dates with my husband

this month!

it was spontaneous. We had to get out of this house and away from the job hunting craziness.

How about a movie, dinner, and a glass of wine at a pub. Not necessarily all in that order.

I can’t wait…we’re going to Gulf Shores, Alabama in a couple of weeks and even though we are taking the baby and going with my in-laws, my mother-in-law has already suggested watching my son while my husband and I go out in the evening. Sounds heavenly! Now if we only had the money to do something… Walking on the beach sounds nice though.

Tonight we went out to have dinner and play cards at our friends’ house. It was so nice to have my parents watch the baby while we visited! Too bad we don’t live closer to our parents so we can do that on a regular basis!

Okay.

My baby is seven months old. Since he was born in the beginning of November, I’ve had 2…count them…TWO dates with my husband. One was a madrigal dinner around Christmas time (that date lasted 3 hours maybe), and another was a trip to the movies to see “The Watchmen” (another date that was maybe 3 hours).

The hangup is that we live in an area where we don’t know anyone to babysit (no friends or family), and I don’t want to leave him with a stranger.

But I know I need to reconnect with my husband. So we’ll see what happens.

It took time management and cooperation on both sides, but we now have at least 1 “date” a week and have been doing this for months now… I love it :)

This may be the single most important thing I NEED to do. With three small children, time with my husband has been scarce. We drift apart and create resentment when we don’t take time to talk to each other and have fun with each other. Every time I go out with him, I feel so happy. I feel connected to him and we get to talk to each other about things we have been wondering about, but haven’t had the opportunity to discuss. Plus, I see him as a friend, instead of the father of my children or the keeper of the house. Our lives seem so focused on our children, that we neglect each other’s needs for love and affection.

I remember when we talked about having kids and then when we knew were expecting we promised each other that we would still make time for our selves too bad we know have 2 kids and we can’t even remember the last time we went out and when we do I worry about the kids the whole time.

we are trying to save up for a vacation together.