When asked about guest posting on this blog about date ideas, I immediately thought back to a post that I wrote on my blog about a date night that my husband and I particularly enjoyed a few months ago.
It was a day or two after Valentine’s Day. He had to work on the actual day, so if we were going to do something, it had to be in the days following, when he was off. We had only been living in our town for a few months at the time, and I really didn’t know anyone yet who would be able to babysit, so I had to be creative if I was going to plan a date with him for that night. In fact, time alone together is something that we frequently have to be creative about.
We have no family near by (unless, of course, you consider about 700 miles to be nearby.), and as I have said before, we really haven’t gotten to know anyone well enough to feel comfortable saying “can you watch our daughter so we can go to the movies, out to dinner, or what have you, and I know that we’re not alone in this, so, when asked about a guest post about date ideas, I immediately thought that sharing an idea for a date night without a babysitter.
This memorable evening that we shared consisted of staying up fairly late, because we did everything after my daughter went to bed. I decided that we were going to pick a new recipe that neither of us had ever prepared before, and learn how to cook it. That day, we scoured through cook books and looked online until we found something that we both felt like cooking. Then, before my daughter’s regular dinner time, we went to the grocery store, and bought what we needed to cook, and on the way home, my daughter got a special treat of a happy meal. We were all happy. She slept in later than usual, so I was able to get away with skipping her nap time to ensure an earlier than normal bedtime.
My husband didn’t know it at the time, but the day prior, I went to a dollar store, and spent probably about $5 or so on candles and things that would add a romantic atmosphere to our dining room. I made sure that my computer was set to play plenty of music that would “set the mood” so to speak.
After our daughter went to bed, we got out all of our ingredients and started cutting and preparing everything to begin cooking. While we are doing all of that, I’m also getting out all of my candles and setting that all out, setting the table, and putting our music on. In between cutting and cooking, we kissed, hugged, and even danced a little bit. Cooking together was just so enjoyable. Then, we had our dinner after it was all ready, and were able to really sit and talk while we ate. We connected in a way that we hadn’t in a while, and it was an overall completely enjoyable evening. All without the stress of having to worry about a babysitter, because our daughter was safe and sound in her bed.
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