I don't know about you, but my husband and I like being married. We enjoy being together, and we have really become better friends as the years (almost seventeen) of them have flown by. Cultivating the level of awesome we require in our marriage can be tough, though, because we currently have three crazy people who live with us and actively try to get us thrown in prison for attempted murder. We try to go out on dates as often as we can (once a year) and mostly stay in because dates are PRICEY. Also, the DVR is SUPER full and we have to stay home to catch up on our stories. Staying in has its pitfalls, however, because there are children around, and when the children are NOT around we have a tendency to make more children. NO.
This week it was my "turn" to "plan" the "date." I have been spending time on Pinterest, here and there, and it sure seems like the young folk put a LOT of effort into dating. There seems to be a theme, an invitation, and all sorts of props. No, seriously. PROPS.
Not to be outdone, I calculated our budget, gauged the capacity of the Tivo, took some sinus meds and made a very small effort.
Ready for it?
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| We spent $20 on a Powerball ticket and stayed up until ELEVEN O FREAKING CLOCK to watch the drawing. |
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| Also, this, with some Doctor Who. |
Verdict? Well, we won $4 and have drawers full of mated socks and I did not get pregnant. I THINK WE CAN AGREE ON SUCCESS.
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5 comments:
Awesome. I do not pin date ideas. To me, the odd thing about themed dates is that the husbands do not care about themes, unless the theme is "the culmination of this date is something sexy." (At least mine doesn't.)
You are my favorite person I have never met. Here are my thoughts:
1.) "Dates" are so overrated. They cost so much and what is more annoying than trying to find a sitter. I'd much rather get take out and watch So You Think You Can Dance.
2.) Doesn't EVERYTHING seem more complicated now-a-days? Who wants invites and props for a date? Have you seen wedding receptions lately? They involve moustache-themed photo booths and cupcake bars and bow ties made out of vintage fabrics. Or "Mission Call" opening parties? I'm too lazy for that crap.
3.) Sorry about powerball. You shoulda won that.
Sherry--your husband and my husband (and I) are on the same page. Isn't the reason we GOT married so we don't have to make printables and ask them out to Sadie Hawkins?
Josh--Back at you, my friend. We were robbed. And when I presented them to Waldo he laughed so hard I thought he was going to herniate something.
I would crap my pants with romance if my husband so much as scribbled the word, "date" on a piece of paper BEFORE going on a date. He is not one for planning.
Our dates usually consist of dinner and a movie- nothing glamorous, but yea we just like hanging out too. Though I can't wit until my oldest s old enough to babysit, we I'll be taking full advantage!
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