Date Night!

Love must be fed and nurtured...first and foremost it demands time.~ David Mace


So yesterday, Josh calls me to remind me he is golfing with his "crew" after work.  I can't remember the name of the course, just a new one designed by Justin Leonard.  Anyways, he makes a comment of hanging out with the guys for a little while afterwards and having a beer.  A little irritated since everyone has bad days or days that start off on the wrong foot.  So I half-jokingly make the comment, "Then when you get home, I think I'll go have a drink." to which he replies, "Why don't you make dinner for the kids and I'll take you out to dinner."  Really, I have 4 kids.  1 of who relies on me for meals, and by rely on me, I mean I personally store her milk. And then there is bath time, babysitting and clean-up.  This is all running through my head in about a 5 second pause.  But all that comes out is "It all depends on when Ian get's home."  "No, it doesn't depend on anything.  Ian can watch the girls for 30 minutes until bedtime and will pick you up and take you to dinner". WOW!  I kind of like being told what to do :) 

Fast forward to Ian getting home.  I have dinner prepared, let him get a big plate and then ask him if he minds if his dad takes me on a date?  If he would watch the girls for a little while?  "Sure, mom".  AWESOME. Totally awesome kid! It's bad enough that I will find every excuse in the book to not do anything for myself, so having Josh "lay down the law" and Ian be so willing made for a nice evening. 

So Josh picks me up at 7:30 (bedtime is 8pm, Ashlynn is already asleep) and we head out to dinner, then to pick up our movie tickets (Red) and spend the time in between competing at vidoe games and such at Dave & Buster's.  Simple, yet we connected better last night than we have in a long time.  Conversation was great, no spat's and he even surprised me with sneaking in a little desert to the movie...Cheesecake Factory cheesecake.  YUMMY!!  We got home a bit late, bedtime at 0100 for me is never a good thing, but I would do it all over again :) 


And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. (Romans 8:28)