Tatum: Mommy, when was the last time you and daddy dated?
Me: You mean, when was the last time daddy and I went on a date?
Tatum: Yeah, a dance date.
Me: Oh? You mean when was the last time daddy and I went dancing? Do you think daddy needs to take me dancing on a date?
Tatum (with great enthusiasm): Heck yeah!
(Conversation took place on the way to church before her volleyball game. This girl absolutely cracks me up, and I love that she wants to see her daddy and I do things together!)
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
February Date Night...weekend?
Moving on in our years worth of date nights....our February date night was really more of a weekend. You see, I signed Matt and I up for the Love and Respect Marriage Conference. If you're interested, you can read more about the Love and Respect Ministry here.
What I didn't realize when I signed us up was that the conference was really a video conference and that we would be watching the conference on a screen. Oops.
But bless Matt...bless him a thousand times...he didn't complain at all. Just asked if I had realized that and when I said no, I must have had a horrible sheepish look on my face, but he said not a word.
And I believe we both enjoyed the conference quite a bit. We learned more about ourselves and each other (if I may speak just a little for him there...)
It was a WONDERFUL conference and I highly recommend it. EVEN if you have to watch it on a screen.
And the kids had a wonderful time with Maw Maw and Paw Paw (thank you!!) while we were at the conference. The timing was perfect and we made it back just in time for Kellen's basketball game.
What I didn't realize when I signed us up was that the conference was really a video conference and that we would be watching the conference on a screen. Oops.
But bless Matt...bless him a thousand times...he didn't complain at all. Just asked if I had realized that and when I said no, I must have had a horrible sheepish look on my face, but he said not a word.
And I believe we both enjoyed the conference quite a bit. We learned more about ourselves and each other (if I may speak just a little for him there...)
It was a WONDERFUL conference and I highly recommend it. EVEN if you have to watch it on a screen.
And the kids had a wonderful time with Maw Maw and Paw Paw (thank you!!) while we were at the conference. The timing was perfect and we made it back just in time for Kellen's basketball game.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
January date night!
It was the first of many for the year....considering that I gave Matt a years worth.....So it may not be exciting for some, but my man and I went and picked out birthday cards for our kiddos and my niece and some other friends kiddos last night. And we went out to eat.
And I loved it!! He knows that I'm trying to get organized this year, and totally humored me with going to Toys R Us to pick out the cards (because I also wanted to use my rewards card...if I buy 5 of a certain brand of card, I get one free!). Yes, he humors me.
And I love it. It was a great night.
I have a friend who is also trying to incorporate more regular date nights, so she and I decided that we would swap babysitting for each other. That way, we both get nights out with our man...but we don't have to stress about babysitting. It's a win-win. And we're going to try to make it work at least 8 of the 12 months. Realistic.
I have awesome friends. And a fabulous hubby. Even if my date nights consists of going to Toys R Us to pick out birthday cards. It's my own brand of fun and I'll take it!
And I loved it!! He knows that I'm trying to get organized this year, and totally humored me with going to Toys R Us to pick out the cards (because I also wanted to use my rewards card...if I buy 5 of a certain brand of card, I get one free!). Yes, he humors me.
And I love it. It was a great night.
I have a friend who is also trying to incorporate more regular date nights, so she and I decided that we would swap babysitting for each other. That way, we both get nights out with our man...but we don't have to stress about babysitting. It's a win-win. And we're going to try to make it work at least 8 of the 12 months. Realistic.
I have awesome friends. And a fabulous hubby. Even if my date nights consists of going to Toys R Us to pick out birthday cards. It's my own brand of fun and I'll take it!
Thursday, January 05, 2012
A Years Worth of Date Nights
As I reveal more and more of the Christmas gifts...the one to Matt is especially fun. I gave him a years worth of Date Nights. Our 'default' is dinner and/or a movie, so I wanted to branch out and try to pick things for us to do during the year that we enjoyed and that we would look forward to.
I planned out date nights once a month for a year. Once a month because I'm being realistic...I know there are experts out there that recommend date nights once a week and I'm all for that, but we're lucky if we get to see each other once a week sometimes...a whole date night once a week just seems a little unrealistic right now. We'll get there, but we'll start with something a bit more manageable.
The gist is, he got 12 envelopes, each labeled with a month on it. He got another envelope that explained what the overall idea was and that he was to open the corresponding envelope on the first of the month and we were - at that time - to coordinate schedules and pick a date night for that month. And stick to it.
I also gave him some extra envelopes....one with gift certificates to places in town and another with places to a town where his parents are (and subsequently we are quite a bit), so we have additional date night options that we can add in if time permits. An added bonus, many of the gift certificates utilized for this don't have expiration dates, so I'm in the clear if we end up not using them. Note: not all of the months include gift certificates, but restaurants.com has great deals and you can use coupon codes to get gift certificates at an incredibly low rate (ex. $1 for a $10 gift certificate or $2 for a $25 gift certificate, or even less...)
I'll try to update this particular post with the date night themes or topics as the months progress.
January - Gift certificate to Potato Shack & Trip to Toys R Us to buy birthday cards for our kids and niece for the year (starting the year off right with organizing!)
February - Registration for a Love & Respect Marriage Conference, complete with child care arrangements
March - Gift certificate to Italian restaurant, Gift certificate (for family) to a family-fun restaurant for us all to go to over spring break, Gift certificate for another restaurant for he and I to go to lunch
April -
May -
June -
July -
August -
September -
October -
November -
December -
I tried to vary things...keeping most of these local and inexpensive. So what are your ideas for fun date nights?
I planned out date nights once a month for a year. Once a month because I'm being realistic...I know there are experts out there that recommend date nights once a week and I'm all for that, but we're lucky if we get to see each other once a week sometimes...a whole date night once a week just seems a little unrealistic right now. We'll get there, but we'll start with something a bit more manageable.
The gist is, he got 12 envelopes, each labeled with a month on it. He got another envelope that explained what the overall idea was and that he was to open the corresponding envelope on the first of the month and we were - at that time - to coordinate schedules and pick a date night for that month. And stick to it.
I also gave him some extra envelopes....one with gift certificates to places in town and another with places to a town where his parents are (and subsequently we are quite a bit), so we have additional date night options that we can add in if time permits. An added bonus, many of the gift certificates utilized for this don't have expiration dates, so I'm in the clear if we end up not using them. Note: not all of the months include gift certificates, but restaurants.com has great deals and you can use coupon codes to get gift certificates at an incredibly low rate (ex. $1 for a $10 gift certificate or $2 for a $25 gift certificate, or even less...)
I'll try to update this particular post with the date night themes or topics as the months progress.
January - Gift certificate to Potato Shack & Trip to Toys R Us to buy birthday cards for our kids and niece for the year (starting the year off right with organizing!)
February - Registration for a Love & Respect Marriage Conference, complete with child care arrangements
March - Gift certificate to Italian restaurant, Gift certificate (for family) to a family-fun restaurant for us all to go to over spring break, Gift certificate for another restaurant for he and I to go to lunch
April -
May -
June -
July -
August -
September -
October -
November -
December -
I tried to vary things...keeping most of these local and inexpensive. So what are your ideas for fun date nights?
Sunday, January 02, 2011
10 Year Anniversary Weekend
Matt and I made use of some free hotel nights in the Hill Country on our anniversary weekend and went away to celebrate our 10 years together. Maw Maw and Paw Paw graciously watched all three kiddos while we were gone.
Did you catch that? All three kiddos. Yes, I went off and left Jacey for an entire weekend. Wow.
Anyway, we had a relaxing weekend and just enjoyed being together without having to wipe someone's nose or bootie, which is rare for us.
Here is a recap of our weekend, primarily in photos. Most of them center around food...but the food was really good! Unfortunately, I just realized that I didn't take any pictures of the picnics and sandwiches that sustained us for the majority of the weekend, but oh well!
Friday night we walked around Fredericksburg and window-shopped. We went to eat at Auslander and had the first meal of a weekend that included some really good German cuisine.
We went to the downtown area and admired all of the festive Christmas lights as well.
Saturday morning we made our way to breakfast at Save Inn in Kerrville. We ate there on Sunday morning as well. Great breakfast, and you know it's good if it's packed with locals and cops (eating, not patrolling)...means good and quick service!
We went to the Pacific Museum on Saturday for a while, then walked around the town.
One stop we had to make was to the Rather Sweet Bakery. Here's a picture of the delectable goody Matt and I shared and a picture of the storefront.
Later on Saturday night, we ate at Der Lindenbaum and here is a picture of my fabulous meal and the storefront.
And a picture of our dessert....yummy goodness with icing so rich neither Matt nor I could eat it all. And that fact alone should tell you something!
We were blessed with passes to the Christmas show at Rockbox. I highly recommend it and if we're able to get passes again, it's worth it to plan a trip to the Hill Country around this show. Really. Good, clean, family friendly fun!
On Sunday after breakfast, we leisurely made our way to Fredericksburg, stopping to see a few sights on the way.
We have a few shots of this particular cross, which is the first of what appears to be a large prayer garden project. It was H-U-G-E, as if you can't tell from the tiny two people standing near the base of it. I have some hilarious pictures of Matt running toward me to get this picture, as we had to have the camera on a timer and taking two - yes two - pictures to actually get the entire thing in frame.
This was just a cool (large) piece of art made from scraps (hence the license plate 'Scrappy') and it thought it was so neat that we pulled over on the side of the road to take pictures of it!
We then went to the Pacific Combat Zone guided tour, which I highly recommend.
I just love this phrase....very appropriate for wartime, don't you think?
Then we went around the town square again to get some pictures to commemorate the weekend.......
All in all, it was a wonderful anniversary celebration!
Did you catch that? All three kiddos. Yes, I went off and left Jacey for an entire weekend. Wow.
Anyway, we had a relaxing weekend and just enjoyed being together without having to wipe someone's nose or bootie, which is rare for us.
Here is a recap of our weekend, primarily in photos. Most of them center around food...but the food was really good! Unfortunately, I just realized that I didn't take any pictures of the picnics and sandwiches that sustained us for the majority of the weekend, but oh well!
Friday night we walked around Fredericksburg and window-shopped. We went to eat at Auslander and had the first meal of a weekend that included some really good German cuisine.
We went to the downtown area and admired all of the festive Christmas lights as well.
Saturday morning we made our way to breakfast at Save Inn in Kerrville. We ate there on Sunday morning as well. Great breakfast, and you know it's good if it's packed with locals and cops (eating, not patrolling)...means good and quick service!
We went to the Pacific Museum on Saturday for a while, then walked around the town.
One stop we had to make was to the Rather Sweet Bakery. Here's a picture of the delectable goody Matt and I shared and a picture of the storefront.
Later on Saturday night, we ate at Der Lindenbaum and here is a picture of my fabulous meal and the storefront.
And a picture of our dessert....yummy goodness with icing so rich neither Matt nor I could eat it all. And that fact alone should tell you something!
We were blessed with passes to the Christmas show at Rockbox. I highly recommend it and if we're able to get passes again, it's worth it to plan a trip to the Hill Country around this show. Really. Good, clean, family friendly fun!
On Sunday after breakfast, we leisurely made our way to Fredericksburg, stopping to see a few sights on the way.
We have a few shots of this particular cross, which is the first of what appears to be a large prayer garden project. It was H-U-G-E, as if you can't tell from the tiny two people standing near the base of it. I have some hilarious pictures of Matt running toward me to get this picture, as we had to have the camera on a timer and taking two - yes two - pictures to actually get the entire thing in frame.
This was just a cool (large) piece of art made from scraps (hence the license plate 'Scrappy') and it thought it was so neat that we pulled over on the side of the road to take pictures of it!
We then went to the Pacific Combat Zone guided tour, which I highly recommend.
Then we went around the town square again to get some pictures to commemorate the weekend.......
All in all, it was a wonderful anniversary celebration!
Thursday, December 09, 2010
10 Years!
I'm thinking back to 10 years ago, when Dawson Skow, Laura Schrib (now Turner) and David (Pez) Lobban performed this song for Matt and I at our wedding.
For all the changes and craziness that the last 10 years have included, I'm glad that God designed Matt just for me. I know that God is going to do wonderful things with Matt and I in the next 10 years. I simply need to hang on tight, because life with Matt is never anything short of a wild ride!
Happy 10 Year Anniversary hon!
For all the changes and craziness that the last 10 years have included, I'm glad that God designed Matt just for me. I know that God is going to do wonderful things with Matt and I in the next 10 years. I simply need to hang on tight, because life with Matt is never anything short of a wild ride!
Happy 10 Year Anniversary hon!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Thankful
23rd - Today I'm thankful for my parents. Parents who raised me correctly. Parents who were involved in and took me to church...who sometimes went to a church in a town 45 minutes away so that their kids could be involved in a vibrant youth group. Parents who I'm sure I disappointed greatly, but who still love me immensely. Parents who have had to start over from scratch three times in their life but still managed to provide for me and my brothers. Parents who taught me the value of money, how to be thrifty, how to shop smart and how to stretch a dollar. Parents who are coming to my house today to spend the night and watch my two older kids tomorrow while I go to work. I'm so thankful that I have parents who, after 38 years of marriage, are still in love with each other and model selfless love daily.
22nd - Today I'm thankful that Jacey slept through the night last night. We (I) started night training her (again) last night. We had worked with her quite a bit to get her to the point where she was going to sleep on her own and sleeping pretty well. That all ended after she had croup, because none of us could stand to hear her cry and the croup freaked us all out so much. So...since she's now well over that, I decided it was high time that she learned to fall asleep on her own again. After two hours of her ripping the paci out of her mouth and screaming, she finally fell asleep. And stayed asleep. All night. From about 9:30 last night until after 6 am this morning. I'm thankful for a full nights rest. I didn't realize how much I had missed it until I got it. Funny how that works.
See the first three weeks here
22nd - Today I'm thankful that Jacey slept through the night last night. We (I) started night training her (again) last night. We had worked with her quite a bit to get her to the point where she was going to sleep on her own and sleeping pretty well. That all ended after she had croup, because none of us could stand to hear her cry and the croup freaked us all out so much. So...since she's now well over that, I decided it was high time that she learned to fall asleep on her own again. After two hours of her ripping the paci out of her mouth and screaming, she finally fell asleep. And stayed asleep. All night. From about 9:30 last night until after 6 am this morning. I'm thankful for a full nights rest. I didn't realize how much I had missed it until I got it. Funny how that works.
See the first three weeks here
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