Date night?

gdemars

A friend just posted on FB that she was going to have a date night with her DH.  They have a 10 month old.  They are going out by themselves.

DH and I go out pretty often but we always bring DS as we don't have a sitter and no family near by.  Our "dates" are getting kind of boring as we do the same stuff pretty much, going to the same places.  We used to have fabulous date nights pre-baby but they are pretty predictable now.

What do you do for date night?  I'm hoping you'll inspire me or make me feel better for being boring too. 

KrisBriMcBunny

plan a late dinner after baby goes to bed.  Set the table with candles and china or your nicest place setting. Get all dressed  up and dolled up.  Put on some soft music. 

Thats all I can think of for right now

 

winomom22

Some nights DH and I will cook a nice dinner at home after the kids go to bed. It's so nice to sip wine and beer and enjoy each other's company without constant interruption.

jettagurl

Ha! What's date night? 

 

We maybe get out once every 2 mos or so without kids.....and probably half the time we end up at dinner (at one of 2 places) and run errands.  I can't remember the last time we saw a movie.....

Shockingly, we are staying downtown at a hotel next Saturday sans kids....my mom is spending the night here.  We're going out to dinner (and to get me sloshed) maybe a movie, and breakfast in the morning before coming home.   

gdemars

We do that pretty often, making dinner at home.  DS goes to bed between 630 and 7 so we have lots of time.  We sometimes comment that what we made was as good as we'd have had if we had gone out.  BUT that doesn't mean that having someone else cook for you (and clean it up) isn't nice too.

And jetta! I'm beyond jealous.  lol  My DH has 2 free stays at a very nice hotel chain for winning things/recognitions at work. And we haven't been able to go.  Room service breakfast with a mimosa sounds good instead of a breakfast date with DS and chugging coffee.  Enjoy!!  Have a great time.

goodheartedmommy

Put the kids in bed, make a really nice dinner and share a bottle of wine. Redbox is usually part of it.

gdemars

goodheartedmommy:

Put the kids in bed, make a really nice dinner and share a bottle of wine. Redbox is usually part of it.

I love Redbox! You can't beat $1 rental.  I also like that you can look up what's in each box. We have 3 really close but one always has a better selection than the others so it's nice to know ahead of time which one to hit up. 

Cbidt's girl

We didn't start going out sans child until ds1 was at least one year. When ds2 ce along we had another long time without a true date night. Now we aim for a babysitter 1x month. We do dinner, movie, bowling at a place that serves great food ..,

jettagurl

gdemars:

And jetta! I'm beyond jealous.  lol  My DH has 2 free stays at a very nice hotel chain for winning things/recognitions at work. And we haven't been able to go.  Room service breakfast with a mimosa sounds good instead of a breakfast date with DS and chugging coffee.  Enjoy!!  Have a great time.

The only reason we're going is because I bought this room 1/2 price on Groupon a couple months ago - to use the night of H's holiday party, but that weekend (before Christmas) was a 2 night stay minimum (although not disclosed on Groupon) and we're too cheap to fork out for a 2nd night (and it was totally not needed).  At least this weekend we can spend the evening as we wish, without his co-workers!.  

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DH gave me private dance lessons for xmas. So tonight we had a sitter from 4-7pm: we took our dance lesson, went next door for Chinese and then went home to put DS to bed. It was a lot of fun.

Sometimes we just do a sitter for a few hours and go food shopping or get pizza or drive around and listen to music...and fool around in the car, haha. It's worth the sitter money to get out of the house a little.

gdemars

Thanks ladies.  I know that DS is amazing.  He does new things every day (started to pull himself up on everything he can the last few days) and we are very blessed to have such a smart, healthy, and happy baby.  So not going out without him isn't that bad.  I wouldn't change a thing that's happened in the last year and a half. I love being a mommy.

But man, we were so much more interesting pre-baby.  Out to concerts, wine bars, restaurants, movies, brunch, festivals, amusement parks, vacations. We still do these things but not nearly as often anymore.  Now the highlight of our day sometimes is hitting up the grocery store.  I realised that I'm kind of boring now.  I need to start working on that.  lol  It's ok to be a mommy, an interesting person, and part of a cool couple.  Now how to start impementing a plan.

I think that the thing to do first is find a sitter that we can trust. 

KatieGraceB

gdemars:

Thanks ladies.  I know that DS is amazing.  He does new things every day (started to pull himself up on everything he can the last few days) and we are very blessed to have such a smart, healthy, and happy baby.  So not going out without him isn't that bad.  I wouldn't change a thing that's happened in the last year and a half. I love being a mommy.

But man, we were so much more interesting pre-baby.  Out to concerts, wine bars, restaurants, movies, brunch, festivals, amusement parks, vacations. We still do these things but not nearly as often anymore.  Now the highlight of our day sometimes is hitting up the grocery store.  I realised that I'm kind of boring now.  I need to start working on that.  lol  It's ok to be a mommy, an interesting person, and part of a cool couple.  Now how to start impementing a plan.

I think that the thing to do first is find a sitter that we can trust. 

Feeling your pain! And just want to throw out there that if you need a sitter, I'd be happy to help you out!

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MH and I have a goal for 1 date night a month.  But we didn't start that until the kids were older (maybe when Klaire turned 1).  Now we have a great sitter and it has turned into 2x a month lately.  We are loving it and the kids love Lisa (the babysitter).  It has been great for our marriage not so much for the budget!