The Importance of Date Night

Lindsay Bell — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 04:59:35 +0000

Pre baby, my husband and I had a great tradition of Friday night being date night. My husband is a real planner so usually on Wednesday, Thursday morning he would start the convo via text/email about where we should go for dinner. We would try our best to come up with new places to go in neighboring towns, or even in the city. More often than not, we would wind up at one of our favorite stomping grounds but it didn’t matter where we were as long as we were out of our apartment, and for me, enjoying a dinner that I did not cook! I was always amazed how much we had to talk about at dinner seeing as we saw each other every single other day of the week, but perhaps it was just the fact that we were out of the house and ordering off a menu that allowed the conversation to flow.

Everyone enjoys good company and good food!

Our daughter is now 10 months old, and I think I can count on one hand the number of times we have gone out to dinner, not including the two weddings we have had where we had a babysitter. There are a lot of reasons for this, too tired to even think of going out, not wanting to leave our daughter, wanting to save $ instead of paying for dinner and a babysitter, but at the end of the day no excuse is good enough. My husband and I had the great privilege of going out this past Friday and it was exactly what we needed– some alone time to talk about things other than our daughter, to actually take longer than 15 minutes to finish a meal and to have not just 1 but 2 drinks! It was exactly the refresher we needed and as a result we have vowed to reinstate Date Night, however, it will now more likely be once a month as opposed to once a week, but hey, Ill take it!

-Samantha

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Lindsay Bell — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:35:06 +0000

I have always considered myself a healthy eater by moderate standards; I never eat fast food, I eat my fruits and vegetables, I buy whole grain pasta etc… However, ever since having my daughter and entering the world of solid foods 2 months ago, it is amazing how quick the tables have turned and I am now all about buying and feeding her organic products (at least for now). I’ll be totally honest, I do not even really know what organic means, but I do know it is more expensive! And yet, I continue to buy only organic fruits and vegetables, organic jarred food – all the very best for my first born!

Enjoying her organic meal!

By the time she is eating more finger foods I have a feeling I will be ready and willing to throw some mac and cheese her way but in the meantime, I guess it makes me feel slightly better knowing I am doing the best I can at feeding her nutritious breakfasts and lunches; I mean I am pretty sure I was not eating organic mango as an 8 month old, but my how times have changed! I also have a feeling that when baby #2 and #3 eventually come along, the organic days will long be over. Being a 3rd child myself, I can now see one of the benefits of being a first born!

-Samantha

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The Importance of Date Night

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