Today is a glorious, glorious day. This evening, after work, Joe and I are taking the boys to my stepmom’s house to spend the night, and we are going out on a date.
A date! Somehow the stars aligned and Joe got a Friday night off, and we’re venturing out into the world as a couple for the first time in I don’t even know how long. I can’t remember the last time we went out to eat together, just the two of us. In fact, I can’t remember the last time we had a meal together that didn’t include one of the following sentences: “Please do not lick your food. You do a very good imitation of a dog, but you are not a dog” or “ I know you think it’s hilarious to mix your yogurt into your spaghetti, but just remember, you still have to eat it” or (my personal favorite) “The next little boy who sticks food up his nose is going to bed RIGHT NOW.” So sitting down together, having a civilized meal and maybe a glass or two of wine, is obviously sounding very appealing.
It’s supposed to snow tonight, so the temptation to just stay home all evening is strong, but we’re determined to at least have a nice dinner out. We may go see a movie, too, depending on how much time we have -- or we may just go home and curl up on the couch and watch a movie. Either way is more than fine with me. It’s the company I care about.
I was reading a legal document for work a couple of weeks ago, and I came across this sentence: The marriage is irretrievably broken.
Irretrievably broken.
It stopped me cold. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard a more heartbreaking sentence. A marriage, an entire life together, reduced to two gut-wrenching words.
I don’t ever, ever want to hear my marriage described that way. And so: Date nights. Making his favorite meals. Being attentive to his needs. Sympathizing, understanding, and loving, as much and as often as I possibly can.
I can’t wait to spend this evening with him.
4 comments:
Even though we live decently close to my parents, 90 minutes away is too far for an overnight drop-off. So we do date night most Fridays in the family room after the girls go to sleep. Tonight that means an adult beverage or two and a round of our favorite new board game. This kind of date definitely works in a pinch, and as long as we can somehow convince the girls to stay asleep for an hour or two.
YAY! I hope you have a wonderful time! Go see The Vow! It looks super mushy and romantic!
I hope you had a fabulous evening. We were able to have a night together last weekend and it was so refreshing and it was great to have that extra energy leading into this very rough week we've had. Of course, we got Chipotle and rented a Redbox movie, but it was the company that really mattered. We'll be making even more of a point to try to do it before Baby Boy arrives--it's such a hassle to get away when BFing. Good for you guys!
Did you have a good date night? We usually have them on Tuesday nights because of Ron's wierd work schedule. But I love, love, love date night. Let's us reconnect as a couple and we all need that.
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