Back to Cali {part 7}

Date Night

Hubby & I don't get many chances to go out on dates since we don't know anyone to watch our kids yet so we took advantage of having grandparents around willing excited to spend some time with the kiddos - along with all theirs - to sneak away on a date. Because of the busy schedule we didn't have free time until after the wedding. So after taking some time to rest after the busy day we got dressed, kissed the kids goodbye & left. And get this, we left without our cell phones. Awful, I know but totally unavoidable. Shawn had left his at the airport in Nashville on his way out to California and mine was somewhere in the house but nowhere to be found.

We decided to go have dinner & drinks at Chili's. There was about a 20 minute wait but we didn't mind. After sitting down in our booth we saw three other couples come in, baby carriers in tow & we did all but get on the table saying "na na na na" taunting them with our childlessness. We refrained. But we did give each other five under the table and laugh in our own delight. Having an evening out with no baby carriers, high chairs, booster seats, "mommy this" or "daddy that", or faces & hands to clean was so nice.

I had their featured drink - a fresh fruit watermelon margarita. We both ordered dinner but I can't remember just what it was. The margarita was yummy. I was going to order the small, Shawn said - no get her the grande. Boy they weren't kidding when they named this thing a grande. On my 21st birthday my co-workers gave me a large glass the same size filled with jelly beans - they said I could fill it up later myself - I thought it was for decoration! Ha! I found out later from a friend that it's also called a fishbowl, which makes sense cuz I'm pretty sure you could keep a fish alive in one of those things. That actually could make a cute decoration, have a beta fish in one at a bar area - I'll keep file that idea away. After dinner we went over to our friends house for a while and talked. On our way back to my grandparents' house we talked about how much we missed our friends and wish we had spent more time with them before moving. We also agreed that we needed more date nights so I think we'll take advantage when my mother in law visits next week! I just know she would love to babysit spend time with her grandkids and I think she understands the importance of alone time in a marriage.

If you haven't been out on a date with your hubby in a while get a sitter and go do something fun together. Even if it's just getting a coffee & talking for 20 minutes, whatever you can do to have some time with just the two of you. It's good to spend time together after the kids go to bed but it's just different when you leave the house.

Thanks for stopping by & scroll down to see more posts - this is my third in one day.

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