Date Night

Jon and I don't go out on dates nearly as often as we should or wish we did. We use excuses such as not having a babysitter and wanting to save money. But man, do I still want to go out with my man!!!

So yesterday morning, I invited Jon to go on a date with me and he said... YES! What a relief! ;)

The time: After Koen goes to bed.

The Place: The Bedroom.

The Activity: A game I made up.

I created a game with an original name of, "The Questions and Surprises Game". It consisted of 15 slips of papers which had either a question (all of which I directed to Jon) or a surprise on it. Since I directed all the questions to him, I allowed him to ask me any questions he came up with as well. Some of my surprises included him trying to find hidden notes around the room in 60 seconds, a hand and foot massage, and getting yummy treats (a candy bar).

Our date turned out to be a success. :) It was fun to do something a little different than our usual evening routine and get to know each other even more than we already do. Though we were still home, there's something great about planning something simple out and calling it a date. I was proud of myself for thinking of a date that only cost us $1.80, which was the cost of 3 candy bars. I am going to try to see what other in-home dates I can come up with, and if I think they're worth sharing, I will! ;)

This is our game. Feel free to read my rules, I tried to add a little humor to it.

The first slip of paper we chose was, "The oldest person in the room gets a yummy treat."

I made sure to include a paper that instructed us to take a picture together. You can see a few of the lights I had strung up around the room, which was another fun way of making our date a little different and our date location seem a tad different from, "our bedroom".

If any of you other lovely people think of fun and thrifty dates to do with your best friend, feel free to share!