Saturday night date night - at home

by Roger Sinasohn (Subscribe to Roger Sinasohn's posts) Mar 9th 2008 4:10PM

Categories: Love & Sex, Money & Work, Fun & Activities, Places To Go, That's Entertainment

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Ever since Jared was born, Rachel and I haven't had much opportunity to go out together, just the two of us. The number of times we've gone out, sans kids, can be counted on one hand. So far this year, however, we've gone out twice, and I think we're getting a taste for it. The problem is, of course, we still have kids that can't just be left home alone.

Nonetheless, last night we had dinner together, just the two of us. We even saw a movie. We fed the kids (they were having leftover burritos) and put them to bed. Then, as soon as stories and hugs and kisses were done, I went out to a nearby steakhouse to pick up burgers. We sat in the bedroom, enjoyed our burgers, and watched a movie on cable (The Rocketeer -- not bad, but not great; an enjoyable little film).

The kids were asleep by the time I got back with the food, so we weren't interrupted. While it wasn't a fancy restaurant or a theatre with a big screen, that wasn't the important part. It was Rachel and I, together, and that was all we really needed.

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Jen Henry 3-09-2008 @ 4:33PM

Roger! That's a great idea!

I keep thinking "Duh!" on my part for not thinking of it myself sooner!

I just left a comment on Rethinking Date Night about how my husband and I NEVER got out.

You know we could do this with a nice bottle of wine and it would be great! Thanks for the tip!

Jen
http://furoreandfrenzy.com

jane 3-09-2008 @ 5:36PM

Very nice Roger. We do things like this sometimes too.

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