Date Nights

             This past summer when Jesse and I turned down an invitation to an event on our wedding anniversary we were told, "that happens every year, this event doesn't."  I was frustrated with this statement, because our anniversary is a celebration of our marriage which is very important and I never want to let something come in front of it. Jesse and I watched both of our parents get divorced after we were married and we see how important it is to celebrate every milestone and victory. Our anniversary is a day we set aside for just us. Life gets crazy sometimes and we don't always get date nights but we decided from Honeymoon out that first weekend in June was ours.

Young love at a UCF homegame

I love my children very much but Jesse is my best friend and I crave adult conversation with him. Conversations that don't involve medical bills, what groceries we need, what time this or that is, or to orchestrate the laundry schedule. Sometimes we are so mentally and physically exhausted we just get in bed and say goodnight.

Honeymoon Cruise

    This year one of our goals is to have more date night where we leave the kiddos and escape. So we are a month and 2 weeks into 2014 and are up to 2 dates! I love dating my husband he is a funny guy and he knows how to make me smile. He knows I crave shopping and I want him to react and not just say, "yea, that looks good."

My favorite place

I share all this to say, wives date your husbands (and not just because it's Valentine's week.) Celebrate your anniversary every year it doesn't have to be big, but remember that date (although I don't recommend showing your 4 year old your wedding video, he'll just tell you it's boring!) and that feeling. I always come back from date nights feeling refreshed and with a "we can do this" attitude. I want Aiden and Felicity to see that mommy and daddy need this time and that it is important. I want them learn that your marriage is important and is the key to building a healthy family.