Date Night Round Two

February is over and we have another round of date nights behind us!

Week 1: Hubby's Turn - My husband is going to be planning one date night out of each month.  And it seems that he equates date night with pamper my wife night.  And I'm certainly not going to complain!  It was movie with a back rub!  I think I'm going to like these date nights!!

Week 2: Nada - I mentioned in my 2012 goals update that it had been a busy month.  A ridiculously busy month with lots of extras to do.  Well, this week got away from us and we didn't get a date night.  Something we will not make a habit of!

Week 3: Battleship - A friendly game of Battleship!  It was fun!  Neither of us had played Battleship since we were kids!  And I was a bit of a cheater - it wasn't intential but I wasn't always accurate. Fortunately my husband did forgive me :)


Week 4: Slumber Party/Indiana Jones Marathon - Can you believe that my husband had never seen the Indiana Jones movies?  With the kiddos at Grandma and Papa's for the weekend, I decided it was time for a marathon!  After dinner at Red Lobster (thank you gift cards), I turned our living room into a slumber party.  Popped some popcorn (used my FREE coupon from Disney Movie Rewards) and laid out the blankets! 

For more date night ideas, check out what we did last month!!

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Weekly Date Night? No Problem....

One of my goals for 2012 is to have a weekly date night with my husband.  Nothing fancy, nothing expensive.  Just time together as a couple.  Without the kids hanging on us, without computers on our laps, without distractions.  Well, January is over and so far so good!  Here's what we did this month.....

Week 1: Wedding Reception in Chicago - Good friends of ours got married over Thanksgiving in Hawaii and had their reception back at home.  Our entire trip was without kids so it was like a date weekend! 

Week 2: Jigsaw Puzzle - Yep, we've been working on a jigsaw puzzle (and its still not done - oops).  This was a great date night because it has been something that we sit and do together in the evening for 30 minutes here and there when we get a chance.  Plus, we borrowed this puzzle from my mom so we didn't have to spend a thing for this date night!  Seriously, it has been a lot of fun!

Week 3: Movie Night - My sweet, sweet husband let me rent, the movie, The Help.  I got the book for Christmas, read it in just a couple of days and really wanted to see the movie!  Of course we used a FREE Redbox code.  Give BREAKROOM or DVDONME a try if you haven't already.  Or DVDATWAG at any Walgreens location.  Remember, you can use the code with each credit/debit card that you own.  We got a few Visa gift cards for Christmas and we were able to use those as well.  Just return it by 9pm the next day so you don't end up paying for it!

Week 4: State of the Union - Yep, we watched the State of the Union together!  Exciting, I know!  So exciting that I had to ask my husband what we did last week.  We also watched the movie Courageous later in the week so maybe I should count that as our date night.  If you haven't seen this money, it is, in my opinion, a must for families!  Be sure to bring the Kleenex.

Week 5: Heather's House of Hilarity - For Christmas, Jeff got a bag of Laffy Taffy candy with a ticket for Heather's House of Hilarity (awesome name, right!) taped to it.  He knew it was coming but had no idea what was involved.  This idea came from the wonderful Love Actually blog, filled with some great date night ideas!  This date night was inspired by her Comedy Club Date Night In.  Went through each Act as she suggested but here's how I did it:

Act 1: Mad Libs - I used some online, free printable Mad Libs type stories.  I didn't read through them first, just printed and they ended up being pretty cheesy.  That's ok though, we still had fun.

Act 2: Comedians on YouTube - This was the best part!  We started out watching videos of Mike Birbiglia (one of my husband's favorites) and ended up watching news bloopers and game show funnies.  This Family Feud clip just cracked me up!  It was fun.

Act 3: Laffy Taffy - Wow, these were cheesy.  A lot of groaners and not the kind of groaners that make you chuckle. 

More date nights to come - 47 weeks left to go!  I plan on posting a monthly wrap-up each month, just like this one.  If you have any awesome suggestions, send them my way!!