Friday Night Date Hiatus

You may or may not have noticed that
I haven't been posting our Friday Night Dates lately.
Well, we decided to take a little break from our splendid home spun dates.
Our 9 year anniversary is fast approaching and we thought
that a trip to a cabin in the mountains, just the two of us,
would be a lovely way to celebrate.

Money is tight, so we sat down and crunched
the numbers to see if we could fund our little get-away.
It wasn't very romantic when we discovered
that we pretty much didn't have a money tree growing in our backyard.

So we put our heads together and tried to find where we could save money in our budget.
Then it hit me, if we stopped forking out the cash
for fancy things like goat cheese, elderflower liquor, and champagne
for our Friday Night Dates,
then we might just have the money to go away together for a weekend.

So, that's it's exactly what we decided to do.
No more sumptuous dishes or extravagant drinks for us.
At first I was sad because I really enjoyed the planning, preparing,
and the imbibing of our fancy dates.

The beauty of the Friday Night Date was that
we had made each other a priority and that we felt connected.
We are still finding ways to inject that into our everyday lives.
Maybe it's a small gesture like playing footsie
under the table while we play a game of scrabble
or if he playfully smacks my butt when we
pass each other putting the kids to bed.

Friday nights now consist of us curled up on the couch,
watching a good movie or our favorite television shows on Netflix.
We may munch away on chips and salsa and wash it down with a cheap beer.
It feels good to make a sacrifice so that we can go
on our getaway in the mountains next month.
It feels almost romantic that we worked together
to find a way to make it happen.

We make a good team.

Money may be tight for us,
but we are rich in love.

Soon, we'll snuggle up in this beautiful cabin,
and our Friday Night Date hiatus will pay off.

{photo credit here}