But today I am reflecting on how wonderful those date nights have been over our first year of marriage.
They are some of my most favorite memories from that year.
Because life is busy. Life is crazy. And we all need time to stop.
Date night is how husband and I hold each other accountable to just stop, to stop and enjoy life together.
Date night is a night (or day) that we get to focus on just each other, with our cell phones on silent and tucked away, to forget about all of the stresses and worries life has brought us, and to just rest with each other for a few hours.
We get to be still. Sometimes maybe not physically, since it could be a very active date night with you know, rock climbing or whatever, but in our minds, we are still because we don't have to worry. There is something so peaceful about setting time aside to stop stressing and temporarily forget other things.
I think it has been so healthy for us during this first year. I think it will continue to be so good for us as we continue to do life together.
Life is not going to get easier or less busy, in fact, I'm sure it's only going to get more busy, but if we can make habits now to stop and just be with each other? I think that is going to be really, really good.
We just love date nights. They're also an excuse to do something fun, and we're always making up excuses to do something fun!
Day Date to Celebrate 1 Month of Marriage; Montana De Oro; October 23, 2011
Our first year of marriage was full of fun date nights and I don't think the rest of our marriage is going to be different.
They might look different as we one day add little ones to the mix, but we still want to make date night a priority.
...because this first year has been stinkin' awesome because of them.
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Cassie, once the kids are older, you can get them involved too! When I was younger, my parents had a set date night at least once a month. They took turns planning it for each other. We would help set up, like one time we helped my dad set up a mini golf course in our basement using our blocks and other objects. We loved being able to be involved, and once we were in bed, we knew it was their night and not to bother them! Such a great example of working relationships! Hope you continue to date each other (:
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