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litzo27

1. Favorite date night ideas
2. Where you see yourself in 5 years - both job-wise and faimly-wise.

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potbellypig

1) Dinner, lots of wine and sex. Kids not home, and we get to sleep in the next morning.

2) 4 kids, working part-time shift work at the local pharmacy, DH working in management and not having to leave all summer.

ErinO21

1. We just went on a brewery tour for pretty cheap and it was lots of fun! $30 to ride on a bus and spend 30-45 minutes at 4 different breweries and sample all kinds of beer. So fun!

2. Hopefully in 5 years I am happier with my career. The last 4.5 have been full of ups and downs and leaves a lot of uncertainty. So,  I'm either going to be doing what I'm doing now as a self-employed insurance agent, or I'll be working a 9-5 job where the headaches are someone else's problem. As for family life, Hopefully either done having kids or pregnant with a 3rd on the way. Hopefully DH will be at a different fire dept making more money and dealing with  less crap.

vvvvvfee

1. dinner out, or a movie at home with take-out. that said, i can't remember the last time we had an actual date night. :P
2. we definitely want 2 kids, but we're not sure if we want a 3rd. we will have to see how things work out. DH is going to be looking for a new job soon, since he just got his professional licensure. sooo, i'm hoping we'll have 2 kids, i'll be in a job that is either P/T or closer to home with more flexibility in hours, and DH will have a different job with more earning potential.

WBMom

1.  We just had a date night: went to dinner and then to a professional basket ball game.  It was a nice time.  Anything where I can eat dinner and have an actual conversation with DH is good.  Perfect would be no kids all night so I can sleep in. 
2.  Family-wise: we are done having kids but in 5 years we will have no FT daycare costs!  I expect us to be into a new house in the next 2 years.  Job-wise - I don't know.  I don't love my job but the flexibility it offers and the vacation time are crucial to my sanity with 3 kids and their schedules.  I don't foresee making a big change - maybe a new job internally if I see something I like. 

Helenahhandbasket

1. Dinner and then drinks somewhere fun like a brewery.

2. Work: hopefully at a better paying job closer to home.  Personal/ family: so not sure.  In the middle of a divorce right now.

engrgrl

1. Out to dinner, then walking around shops, or dancing

2.  Career-wise I'm not sure, though I'm pretty sure we'll be moving back closer to family.  I hope we'll have added 1-2 kids. Definitely have bought our first house.

sweetsunnyc

1. We love to do happy hours- have a few drinks, catch up and get home in time to put the kids to bed.

2. I would definitely like to be in a bigger house in the next two years. Nothing enormous, but we live in a little ranch and need more space for our family of five. Kids wise- we're done. Work wise- I'm not sure. I am still debating getting my teaching license and having the same school schedule as the kids. I am kind of over higher ed. 

shannm

1. We like good food so our nights out usually involve an expensive dinner without cutting someone else's meat, refilling milk cups, and saying "no, we don't eat candy for dinner" seven thousand times.
2. Little up in the air right now but likely:
DH will be in a solid position as a practice partner. We will have sold our current house or be in the process of selling it. I will have an 11 and 7 year old in elementary school. I am not sure if I will still be working, probably, at same place. Hopefully with a higher title. Starting process as foster parents.

olenkapdx

1. What is "date night"? prior to baby, we liked going to concerts mostly.

2. I really want to be working for myself, at least part time.

2chatter

We always end up going out to eat and it's NOT my favorite.  My favorites would be classes (art, cooking, wine), shopping and sporting events.

I will have a high schooler, one in junior high and one in elementary in five years.  That just hit me.  Wow.  Hope to be at the same job or at least still working from home full time.  Hope DH gets a new job or a great series of raises so I can have a nanny for the afternoons/evenings to help run kids around, start homework, host playdates, let me escape from time to time while DH travels OR DH gets a job locally with some WFH flex. 

emberlee3

1. Dinner and live music or comedy
2. I could see being in my same position but with different balance of clinical/teaching/research involvement

Slb22

1. Dinner at a nice restaurant then a movie at home
2. Hope to have one more kid, bought our forever home and hope to start working part time or at least starting to look into that

NADA-H

1- date night? what's date night? hmmm anything would be good enough if my DH and I are awake enough to last past 9 pm and if we didn't have to wake up early the next morning or wake up for MOTN feeding really just about anything I will take it and love it if the above mentioned is guaranteed.

2- in 5 years...maybe trying for or already pregnant with a third child...I know crazy! but I picture us with 3 kids and I don't want to be pregnant past the age of 32 which I will be in 5 years. Hopefully then having my own freelance business in interior design up and going with plenty of work and give up my day job for that all together...that would be the DREAM!

ridesbuttons

1. Fave date night for me is setting live if possible: local theatre, comedy club, etc. Bonus if I can arrange babysitting swap with friends. How I hate the babysitting tax on nights out.

2. I hope to be in either senior/elder care or alternatively working with young families in need (I have a business proposal I'm working on right now but will need some investors) in 5 years. My 20+ year career that has served me well I think I'm done with. Learned lots, met great people and it has given me some financial freedom but unless I re-enter from a very different perspective I don't think I have the energy or drive to make it work for me anymore. We'll see.

bumpuser10331514

1. I'm thinking more of a "date weekend." A night at a beautiful castle on the lake out here, couples massage, private wine-tasting, dinner, comedy show, then sleeping in and spending an hour or two at a long, leisurely breakfast.

2. No mo kids. Unless we get a surrogate and a free live-in nanny. Job...? Hopefully my job is still here in 5 years and I'm doing what I'm doing now except working on a bit more high profile projects. If not, I may either be in private practice or starting my 3rd career as a sonogram technician - whichever pays more...

sugarbear0524

1. We like to explore new restaurants/neighborhoods. Ideally, we would be able to have the whole night and sleep late. One of our best dates has been overnight at a state park lodge. Beautiful scenery, quiet, lots of stars at night, good food and wine. Aaaahhh...

2. We aren't having any more kids. I'll probably be doing the same job I am now, which is great with me. In 5 years, I will be 48 with an 8 year old...DH will be 52! We will have a good savings account built and DH will get promoted. We will finally be able to take some vacations and relax a bit.

singingsea

1. DH and I are music junkies so we like doing dinner and a concert.

2. We're TTC #2 at the moment. So hopefully we have one more child. I see myself still working where I work but we are restructuring my department and I'll be more in charge of invoicing and returns soon.

MommyAtty

1. We don't do date nights often. But dinner out and going to see a sporting event or a play is what we most often do.

2. I will likely be at the same company, but at the AVP level, and well-situated to take over as VP when my boss leaves. No more kids, though DH would like to try for another girl. I think 2 kids is the perfect number for us.

yvanehtnioj

Hi all, working mom here but I don't want to clog up the board with an intro so I'll just jump right in.

1. Favorite date night ideas
Dinner! Somewhere we can walk around for awhile after.

2. Where you see yourself in 5 years - both job-wise and faimly-wise
I have been struggling with this as of late. Having my son has really made me re-evaluate who I want to be and what kind of legacy I want to build. I also feel a much more urgent need to accomplish stuff now that I don't have endless hours of childfree leisure time in front of me. One thing is for sure - I am finishing my bachelor's degree. I hate that I never finished college and I want him to have a parent with a degree...I didn't. Family wise- still only one kid I think. Beyond that who knows?