30 Days of Gratitude: Day 12 & 13

Day Twelve: Date Night:

I'm thankful for date nights! Yes, typically it goes just like the opening of the movie Date Night with us rallying our tired selves out the door to go to one of three restaurants and shuffling back home to fall asleep by 9:30pm. The conversation over dinner usually centers around the kids, but at least we're out. On a recent Bob's Burgers episode they come home from date night to find their pajama clad kids teasing them "Whoa 8:30! Where have you two been the whole town's out looking for you." Shortly after Linda says she's going to bed because she tired from "painting the town beige." Anyway, I laugh because it's true. Mike and I are boring old married people, but that's ok.

It's ok because we enjoy each other's company. It's ok because we'll never be sorry we spent so much time with our kids or invested so much time and energy into their childhoods. It is also important to invest in our relationship date night style now and then. Mike and I love each other and, short of asking him to go skydiving for date night, he'd do almost anything I asked for our occasional nights out. Even musical theater by a touring company based on a ten year-old Will Ferrell movie!

I'm thankful for the chance to get out of the house with my husband. I'm grateful for the chance to see some live theatre. I'm grateful to have someone I trust to get the kids fed and to bed on a school night. I'm grateful to Groupon for the deal on tickets. I'm grateful for wheelchair seating. We had great seats! The show was fun, but a different animal than the movie for sure. I thought it was fun, but not fantastic. It was nice to go see a fun show all dressed up. To be out on a "school night." I know it's the last one for quite awhile because the holidays are coming and it's wall to wall events and lots of time off school for the kids. I'm so glad we got a night out!

Day Thirteen Crafts! Riley and some friends are going to sing turkey songs at a local nursing home this weekend. They have a few songs to sing and they're going to bring festive crafts to leave with the residents of the nursing home. Riley and I are making paper plate turkeys and hand print turkeys for the event.

I'm thankful for crafting. It's great de-stresser and sometimes great mother daughter bonding. I like doing crafts with and for the kids because it's supposed to look home made and each one is different. I think some people (ehem, Martha!) set the bar a little too high. I like to make it up as I go it's fun. So, here's to fun creative projects!