On a date with my boyfriend!

Not that long ago, in the midst of raising all these fine kids we are so blessed to have, dates were often merely a respite from the fray of laundry and extra curricular activities, teacher conferences or just whatever kept our lives and calendar so full. Back then we usually just made a quick trip to a local fast food place so as not to be so far from home that we could not return quickly in an emergency...like the time two kids managed to fall through the front of a glass display case! Now that we have more free time and less stress, OK, more free time...we try to make dating a little more adventurous and put a little more thought into it. We've taken in a live theater performance, tried some new restaurants, sometimes at different times of the day. We have never really been movie people, though. It seemed we either saw only kid friendly films or there just wasn't time. Lately we have really enjoyed seeing a few more movies than usual and there are even more on our list. Today, on a Sunday afternoon no less, I enjoyed a movie date with my boyfriend. We saw Cowboys and Aliens and had a great time. The theater was packed so my two or three unbridled, jump out of my seat screams were a little more embarrassing! The hot guy sitting next to me (also know as my hubby) found it extremely funny. In fact he's been known to laugh at me on other occasions as well, like this morning when I sang the "I Don't Want to Get Up!" song. It helps that we have similar tastes in movies and TV and lots of other things, but movies can be a fun time together. He even resisted the urge to critique the theology...come on, it's scifi, what did he expect? Daniel Craig makes a pretty great cowboy and Harrison Ford is, well, Harrison Ford. I think I like this relaxed and at the same time more adventurous season of dating. Next week, Larry Crowne or maybe Captain America and we may even try Greek food.