My husband and I make a point of going on a date at least once a week. Just to make sure we never miss it, we set aside every Tuesday as our designated "date night." Oftentimes we spend all Tuesday emailing back and forth making plans for our special evening. Sometimes we have a quiet night at home with a specially planned meal, and sometimes we go out to a fancy dinner, and sometimes we just do something fun. Last night was the best ever!
Hubby was so excited to see how much housework I got done on my day off on Monday (I was excited too!) that he told me that I could plan the whole "date night" myself. So this is what I planned: I wanted to go pick out pumpkins to paint with the kids next youth group meeting, eat dinner at the barn, and I wanted to see our local high school's play. So...
We got to the barn and found out they only had snacks (not a problem! We're good at improvising). So we picked out our pumpkins (I got three small ones to make a pumpkin snowman!) and then picked out a really tasty pie (apple raspberry, what a combo!). Then we went to a nearby restaurant right near the beach for dinner. We still had a ton of time when we were done eating, so we went for a little walk on the beach. Then Hubby started to feel sleepy and went to get some coffee so he could stay awake for the play. Meanwhile, I found a swingset and swung my heart out while I watched the sunset (you have not lived until you've tried it for yourself!). We walked for a little while longer after that and saw the funniest thing. Apparently it was dinner time for the marine life, which is amusing to see. There was a fleet of sea lions rounding up the fish under the water and when they would come near the surface all the pelicans would dive-bomb for fish in droves. It was hysterical. Then we went to the play, which was really fun, and went home and had pie.
What a great night =0)
BTW I did Bible study a little differently on Sunday than originally planned, and though I don't know if the kids learned any great theological truths (there were a lot of technical difficulties and rabbit trails) they had fun, and maybe they'll think about it more later. Sometimes its the lessons where you don't think anyone is paying attention that you find out later someone learned something. We shall see, and we'll keep refining until we get a good grasp on what to do for Bible study from now on.
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