Date Night

One of the things Cody and I decided to do when Kaitlyn got here was to schedule a weekly date night. It would be a time where we could get out and be "grown-ups" and we would alternate the grandparents getting to have their Kaitlyn fix. I've always heard one of the best ways to be a good parent is to work on your marriage. After the first few months of Kaitlyn's life we were really good about date nights. I think we were at the point of going crazy from not getting out! :)

Then after a while things changed....the school year got busier....Cody changed jobs....we both had church things several nights a week....we just got tired.

So date nights got fewer and fewer. Then they turned into well - it's a birthday so we need to get out. But shortly Cody and I fell back into the old routine of either going out with Kaitlyn when we did go out, or not going out at all.

But tonight we decided to forgo a Sunday School social and have date night instead. We just both knew it needed to happen. So after Kaitlyn's tumbling class we dropped her off at Cody's parents' house and headed out. We already ate together while Kaitlyn was at tumbling - which was nice, but we were on a time schedule so we weren't truly relaxed. After we dropped K off we really didn't have a plan of where to go. So we ended up shopping at various places, which doesn't sound so great, but I had so much fun. Cody would hold my hand or come up from behind and hug me which doesn't happen when one of us is chasing K around! We got to talk and just be together. I loved every single second of it. We talked about anything and everything - but the important thing we talked about was that we needed to do date night more.

So here you go - I'm writing it in blog world - that totally makes it official right? Date night once a week is a rule now huh? :)