YEAH–Tonight Is Date Night…

Confession…I LOVE DATE NIGHT! :-) I always have loved it–but, since Charisse has came along date night has now taken on new meaning.

We try our best to have supper as a family every night (except for Sunday’s–I am at church.) BUT, if you are a parent then you know that one on one, meaningful conversation is pretty challenging when you have a cute little kid next to you throwing her toys on the floor and yelling, “da-da-da” at the top of her lungs. Seriously, you can try to be romantic in that environment…but, it’s probably NOT going to work!!!

However, date night changes all of that! It is the one night per week that Lucretia and I know that we have each other’s undivided attention and that we can talk about things that have been on our mind. (Sure–we talk a lot during the week after putting Charisse to bed…but there’s something special to me about that date night conversation.)

I challenge every husband to MAKE IT a PRIORITY to have a date night with his wife! AND…I have discovered that it is WAY MORE ROMANTIC to her when I actually pick the restaurant and have a plan for the evening rather than getting in the car and saying, “So…uh…where do you want to eat? Are you hungry? What do you feel like…” (Men…that’s not how to make a woman feel pursued–I am just now learning that!!!) MOST of the time she will appreciate the fact that you took action–unless you purposefully choose a restaurant she hates–that would make you a JERK!!!

SO…that’s about it…just felt like saying I am excited about date night. Husbands…if your wife is TRULY the most important relationship on this planet–THEN PROVE IT!

AND–don’t e-mail me saying anything about how many kids you have or how demanding your schedule is…I could care less!!! Date night is about priorities–NOT EXCUSES. I know too many couples with lots of kids that still have date nights! You can make it happen…if you want to!!!