I have always loved hanging out with Andy. He is so much fun and we always have a great time. Just before Scarlett was born we started having date night, we really felt like it needed to be priority for us. After Scarlett was born we tried to keep it up but it kind of slipped away with a new baby and yet another move and so much going on all the time. A couple of weeks ago we started doing it again. Scarlett is a little older and if we leave after she is down for the night we can actually go out alone.
As we have been going out I have noticed that I really look forward to one thing the whole week more than anything else. I really look forward to holding Andy's hand. That is my favorite part of our date. So small and so silly but it really is what I look forward too. 3 whole hours of being able to have uninterrupted hand holding. It is bliss.
Since we have had the babies hand holding has pretty much become a thing of the past. One of us is always holding a baby or a diaper bag or strapping someone in or feeding someone or changing a diaper or playing patty cake. This is normal and all things that we love to do and we wouldn't give up our kids for the world. But with such busy hands it is hard to make time for each other.
So I love date night and I will make sure we get to keep doing it just so I can hold Andy's hand. It may be the only chance I get for the next 20 years.
Sunday, September 06, 2009
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I never really thought of hand-holding as a luxury. I guess once we have kids I will need to remember this post and make sure we're still having date night!
Good for you for having date night. We never go out and probably should. I don't want to pay a babysitter so we just stay up late to hang out kid free.
Holding hands is pretty fun, but most of the hands I hold these days are little bitty sticky kiddo hands. Oh well, I love that too.
After reading this, Gavin and I had the opportunity to go out on Monday night (Sydney's with grandma and grandpa for a few days...) and I made sure to hold Gavin's hand! :) I hope we can start a weekly date too. That sounds so heavenly.
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