Love and Marriage: A Year of Dates- January

I had got the idea a couple of years ago from The Dating Divas blog to give to my husband as a gift, a year of dates. I planned out a date for each month, alternating out on the town dates and home dates and even bought gift cards for some of them. I put it in a really cute envelope with a picture of us on it and explained to him that since I had essentially done all the planning, all he had to do was pick the date we would go out and execute.

Well, our year of dates never happened. Why? Let's just say that whole leading the horse to water metaphor is definitely true. So after a couple of years, yes years of sparadic date nights and unfulfilled expectations, I decided to take it in my own hands and make date night happen for real this time.

How am I going to make it happen? By not giving him any other choice. By using the art of persuasion. To be fair I'll only suggest the weekends that he does not have to work. But I will be cute, we will have fun, and we will spend QUALITY time together.

Here's the date card:

So how did we spend January's date night? We kept it simple and started the year off with dinner and a movie.

Where we ate: Ruby Tuesday 

What we saw: The Wedding Ringer

First, let me say that my first pick will always be a comedy or action movie. And this was a great date night movie. In addition to the hilarity that is Kevin Hart, there was an underlining message to the film that should have a lot of couples saying "hmmm" at the end of the night.

Me and my hubby had some good food an some good laughs, so I would rate this date night a total success.

Until February's date night. Hint: we will be celebrating the month of love.

Forever loving my B.A.D.D. Kids (and my husband),

Rhonda