Date Night

It has been a real long time since Dan and I have had a date night. Life is a little crazy when you have 3 small children. So, I thought it was time that I/we made more of an effort to spend some one on one time together. Plus, I was supposed to be teaching a class at Relief Society in a few weeks on "Dating your Husband" and realized I had no recent experience in this matter.

It just so happened that my friend Jalyssa had offered to watch our kids. She was already going to have a house full, as part of a babysitting swap agreement and figured it wouldn't hurt to have two more. Dan and I were first against it since her husband is currently deployed and didn't think it was fair to stick her with two more kids. Especially since we aren't in on the rotation. However, she kept insisting and wouldn't take no for an answer. So, I finally decided it would be fun to surprise my husband with a nice quiet evening.

I arranged for the kids to spend the evening at Jalyssa's house and I put together a fancy dinner for two. Steak with mushrooms and onions, asparagus, baked potatoes, bread and butter, green salad, and Creme Brulee Cheesecake for dessert. Noah and Zoe had a lot of fun helping me get things set up. I decided it would be fun to decorate our old table and chairs. I pulled out a table cloth I was given at my bridal shower and got the candles out of the closet. I even found and played the CDs form our wedding reception.

I had almost everything in place by the time he got home. The kids were gone, the house was clean, the table was set, music was playing in the background, and dinner was almost complete. He arrived just in time to cook the steaks. I think he was surprised to find a quiet house when he arrived; it took him a few minutes to put all the pieces together.

We enjoyed a nice meal without any interruptions. We watched a few episodes of Criminal Minds that we had recorded on our DVR. It was then time to pick up the kids. We came home, quickly put them to bed, and continued to get caught up on this season of Criminal Minds.

It was fun being able to finish a conversation and eat a meal while it was still hot. I can't wait to do it again. Thank you to all who made it possible.

Our fancy table.

Our yummy food.
Our one and only dinner guest.