I mentioned date nights yesterday as our way of checking in and avoiding “marital drift.” Check out some of our favorite date night ideas and share your favorites, too!
Dinner: We love a good meal. In fact, we love enjoying any meal together. When it’s just the two of us, we can chat and take our time without being in a rush. Bonus points for being able to dress up!
Live entertainment: Concerts, theater, comedy–a live performance is always a good time! We have even been to see shows we knew nothing about, just because they are live. They pretty much never disappoint.
Dessert date: Sometimes we skip dinner and go straight for the good stuff! Other times, we do a dessert date at home after we’ve put our son to bed. Either way, you can’t go wrong with dessert!
Post-bedtime at-home date: Dessert isn’t the only way this works. Sitter not available? Do “dinner time” as a family then cook a fancy meal together to share. Out of town with your kid in a single hotel room? Sometimes you just make date night work. (Here we are in the “other room” during a hotel stay. Yep, you do what you gotta do.)
Sporting events: It’s no secret we love Aggie football, but that’s not all. We enjoy horse races, basketball games (in small doses), baseball (college or minor league) games, etc as well.
Other options I love but Mr. Gray isn’t crazy about: Think old school birthday party activities–bowling, roller skating, ice skating, putt putt, and the like.
Do you make date night a priority? What’s your favorite thing to do?
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Thanks for sharing. We try to have a meal at a restaurant once a month. Or just a "braai" at home. (we're South African lol)
O and we enjoy watching rugby together as well.
I've been married for 23 years and dating even after all that time is extremely important. It helps to recapture who we were before kids, bills, and real life. We met as teenagers, so it's fun to revisit freedom and enjoy each other. This is a great post. I really enjoyed your pictures! They made me smile!