Datenights

If you couldn't tell already, Matt is my world.  For five days every week, I go to a job that I find meaningless and a complete waste of time and I complain everyday about it because I would much, much rather be spending time with Matt.  However, I'm able to get through those five bad days by looking forward to that one good day a week when Matt and I have Date Night.  

We have Date Night every Saturday night - no exceptions, no exclusions. Even though we are still newlyweds, child-free, and sexually active (only with each other, of course haha), we still need that time every week to just put the electronics away and spend some quality time with our spouse.  Some dates are extravagant and others are simple - no matter what we do though, I love just being with Matt. 

One Saturday last month, Matt and I had a pizza eating contest at CiCi's then went driving in the country backroads and made-out while watching the sun set.  Simple, romantic, and country - the definition of us.  The next Saturday, Matt and I went to dinner at Chili's then went lunar mini-golfing at Collin Creek Mall.  The golf course is so ridiculously stupid it's laughable, but we didn't go because of the golf, we went for the great conversational atmosphere.  When do couples just get to go out and talk? 

We tried out the AlamoDrafthouse movie theater in Richardson two weeks ago to see Lucy.  Loved the set up of it, such as you reserve your seats online and there's a counter in front of you for dinner/snacks in the actual theater. The seats were comfortable and they have unlimited popcorn for $6 and unlimited soda for $4.  Each ticket is $10 bucks and with unlimited popcorn and soda, that's a $30 date night - not bad my friends!  We definitely would recommend it to other couples and will be sure to visit again.

This weekend was something new - we had gone to lunch at our all time favorite restaurant Joe's Italian Bistro - the absolute BEST Italian food in Allen for dirt cheap - and then stayed in for some brownie baking and movie watching with our family.  Simple, cheap, relaxing.  It honestly doesn't matter what we do as long as we do it together. 

I hope that reading about our date nights will inspire you to go out on more dates.  The whole point you "date" someone before marrying them is to get to know them, so why stop after you get married?  Marriage is the greatest adventure we'll ever take, but the little side trips Matt and I take every Saturday night are what make it exciting.