Date night?
Calimama wrote: My friends and I were talking about "date nights" last night. I mentioned what DH and I do she said we were crazy, and that no one goes out with their husband these days.  So now I'm curious to see if she's right. Do you have date night? How often?
DH and I try to get out every week, (well when he's home) but it's hard with his job and babysitters and such. So we've decided that we'll go out one week, have date night at home the next... and so on. It's really more romantic at home with Bella asleep, and candles, wine, music, and dinner. Plus I get an excuse to buy more shoes and dresses. 
Mommy2Isabella replied: We have date night, try to everyweek, but like you we have babysitter issues at times, so sometimes we just hang out at home.
stella6979 replied: Our schedules are so different that it's really hard to go out together, but we do try to at least once a month.
Mommy2BAK replied: Well right now we're able to go out once or twice a week just the two of us, but thats b/c Blakely is gone to her dad's thursdays and everyother weekend... but once Ayden gets here I'm not so sure, although we do have lots of family that loves to babysit!
gr33n3y3z replied: Ed and I go out as much as we can sometimes when he is done teaching they go and have a drink and he calls me to see if I want to go and sometimes yes and sometimes no I want to go.
But I wont go to a bar with out Ed bc I dont take getting hit on very well 
A&A'smommy replied: Dh and I use to have one once a month but I have to admit we haven't had a date in a LONG time.. actually I can't remember when we had one last.... but at night sometimes we will lay in bed together and watch a tv show, or we will eat dinner together and talk... I would like to make more time to go "out" together though
moped replied: We used to have date nights but life got in the way - I think it is a great thing....Keep it up for sure!
Boo&BugsMom replied: Not like we used to, esp. now that we have a newborn. Usually our fun nights consist of inviting friends over for a cookout, since we are the only ones who have young kids out of the circle of really close friends we have. It's easier that way and fun at the same time.
grapfruit replied:
We try to have one every now and then. It's a great idea, keep it up! 
lovemy2 replied: Lucky you - like Jen we used to go out all the time but with two - well life is getting more and more in the way and like Jennie we have alot of cookouts, etc. with friends and kids....
MoonMama replied: We try to have date night once a week too. Thankfully we have been blessed with lots of family (minus his, a whole other issue) who fight over who gets Braedin for the evening.  I agree its a great thing keep it up. 
Bouncing3 replied: We haven't had one since my DH's last big promotion celebration over 3 years ago. 2 little ones and no babysitter can do that to ya. My 11 year old will do well babysitting when she's old enough, but that will be a couple of years yet. I just wish we knew a nice teenager around here that we could pay to babysit so we could go out to dinner or something. Instead, we have it as after the 3 and 2 year old are in bed at 8:00pm, the rest of the night is ours to snuggle, play, laugh, whatever.
Date nights, or time to yourselves, I think, is hugely important to staying connected. It's great that you are able to have them.
CantWait replied: NOPE. Ron isn't much for going out, so needless to say we don't do anything. More excuses for me to go out with the ladies.
Mommy2Isabella replied: I am thinking we need to UP OUR GAME on date night though. Like really get fancy, like not jeans and t - shirt ... lol
When we dated we would go downtown ALL THE TIME, it was great, we haven't done that in awhile!! Maybe we can do that again
luvmykids replied: Not officially, DH isn't into restaurants or bars. Once in awhile we go shoot pool but mostly we ride horses or play golf together. My mom would be happy to watch the kids, we're usually just not motivated enough. He's gone most of the time during the week so when he's home he'd rather hang out with the kids and not have to go anywhere. He's a homebody  I wouldn't mind if we went out more though, even with the kids gone last week we didn't even go out to dinner.
mom21kid2dogs replied: We have date nights once or twice a month. Works for us~we'll be married 24 years in Nov
Brias3 replied: We've always kept to date nights at least twice a month. Sometimes, it seems to be the only thing keeping me going, especially when Bruce is gone so much of the time.
Even when we didn't have sitters or when they were way little and I didn't trust anyone with them, I remember we'd put Ryan to sleep in the stroller once in awhile (bad, I know ) and walk into town to this little restaurant that was always open late and have dinner while he slept 
Calimama replied:
Aww, that's still really romantic.
C&K*s Mommie replied: We try to get out with friends, or by ourselves once or twice a month. But it is nothing scheduled. Most of the time, it is impromtu.
The last time we had to ourselves a few weeks ago we went to dinner, then went to the beach/boardwalk and spent 2 hrs or so watching the waves, talking and watching others fish off the pier- basically enjoying the night beach air. (I love the beach!)
Cece00 replied: We do about 2-3 times a month. We go to the movies, out to dinner, to bars with our friends. We have people over a couple of times a month, too, so that is kind of "us" time, too...we put the kids to bed & hang with friends. And sometimes I put the kids to bed around 7 pm and DH and I will cook together (I make the kids something earlier) and we sit down together & talk & watch a movie together. We really do get a lot of "us" time.
Brias3 replied:
I love doing that! We hardly ever get away with it anymore, now that the kids are older, but that used to be our date night too- having a late dinner alone at home!
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