It’s date night…
It’s date night!
And it’s not just a “we’re going to the movies for two hours” kind of date night…It’s a “kid is going to Grandma’s for 24 hours” style date night.
My all time favourite date was back before man and I did the whole share a home and have a kid thing.
One night, we skated from the NAC to Bank Street and ate dinner at Patty’s Pub in Old Ottawa South. We sat in that pub for hours talking and drinking too much wine. Then, we skated home in the middle of the night. We were the only ones on the Canal and it was kind of magical.
I’m hoping tonight is like that.
The plan is skating and dinner at Mamma Teresa Ristorante. I’ve never been there but we bought a gift certificate for the place in a silent auction at our daughter’s preschool fundraiser. Maybe we’ll also hit up Paddy’s. We’ll most certainly eat poutine.
So why am I babbling about date night?
The other day I read an article on Offbeat Families that I loved and wanted to share (read it here). It’s by Ottawa blogger/photographer Kristin Ireland who has a great blog called Mondays with Mac. The piece was about how she and her partner renewed their relationship by spending a day being a tourist in their own city. It was kind of inspiring and got me really excited for date night.
Things are really good with the man and I but like many couples we sometimes get so caught up in being awesome at work and being awesome parents that we put being the awesome couple that we are on hold.
No more.
So I guess my point is just to say, make sure you keep falling in love…with each other…and your city!
I really like this idea. We’ve never really done date night in the past – early bedtimes plus frugal parents means a rented movie and two glasses of wine pass for date night around here. But I’d love to be a tourist in my own city – as an adult! It’s something I’ve been doing with the kids for the past few years – making sure we see every museum, festival, and attraction in town – but the adult-oriented stuff is passing me by. No longer! I will make a plan. If I can teach myself to stay awake past 9:30 p.m.
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Great! Good for you! Every time my partner and I go out we say, “Why don’t we do this more often?” I agree though, the staying up late isn’t as easy as it use to be. You could always do an afternoon date, maybe even return after the kids are in bed…
Fab! Glad you’re getting a date night. So important. We really let ours slip for a while and, um, couples therapy is really expensive. Just sayin’. We now make a point of date nights and a lot of daily reconnecting stuff. Hey, don’t laugh. It works. Watching Sons of Anarchy together? Bonding. Eating popcorn (the bad, trans fatty kind)? Bonding. There’s nothing like talking about eventual organ surgery to turn up the heat in the room. Rawr. Enjoy your night! (Remember: Heart transplants. Do it. Totally sexy topic. You’re welcome.)
There was no heart transplant talk but we did spend significant time discussing our will and grammar. It was all very hot! Must got make some popcorn now.
Aww. Thanks so much for the mention. I hope your date is everything you hope for and more!
I remember Ronnie and I had a babysitter booked for every Wed. night,sometimes we went to the library,or dropped in on friendsor went for a few drinks….it really helped through the week knowing Wed.night was coming…
We’ve been meaning to set up something similar. We’re lucky in that we have quite a few people willing to babysit. Time to start taking advantage!