![]() Breakfast- sometimes we switch things up and go get breakfast somewhere and do the farmers market on Saturdays!.Drive-In- In the summer we LOVE to pack up the car with pillows, blankets, snacks and go to the drive in movies!.We give ourselves a simple night have some dinner and just go on a long walk together with Sam. Pay it Forward- we really enjoy going to the store and getting ice cream or making something for other people and surprising them at their door on date night with said goodie! Or we get a pack of googlie eyes from Target and go stick them on friends windshields.Project- We always grab dinner together but if we have a project around the house or want to build/make something we do it together!.Bookstores- We will grab some grub and head to bookstores…to learn? Sure learn stuff.Concerts or Games- a lot of time we switch date nights to go see a concert in Indy or a local event or Purdue game!.Bake off’s- We give ourselves contests for dessert.Winter is limiting so we romantically stroll the isles at Target cause that’s where love is. We often build forts in our living room order food and watch a movie or play a game at home. Fort Night In- I have a rather childlike spirit so we do a lot of silly things.Board games & Coffee- We grab a puzzle, board game of some kind and head to a local coffee shop and play, laugh, and look like an old couple playing our chess game.We bought a firepit when we moved into our house and use and enjoy it OFTEN. A walk, dinner, backyard campfire- this is one of our favorites.Classic dinner & a movie- we try to keep this one limited as movies don’t create connection, but like I said sometimes we just have a good night doing something fun together.There is also a local place downtown that has arcade games we have gone to a couple times as well, its so fun! Billiards- Bryan and I really enjoy playing pool or darts at local joints.Picnic- we either go order food or pack a picnic and head the to park often with a board game, Bluetooth speaker and walking shoes. ![]() I promise the pic that goes along with the story you’re telling, while you conveniently check your notifications, can wait. We have a rule we stick to for the most part, after we take our pic that is. Unless it’s a special occasion then we class it up a bit, but we have in our budget date night as a part of something we value investing in so it’s a night I take off cooking and let someone else do the work for us. We keep it simple most of the time, but purposeful. We have a lot of people ask what we do every week, so I thought I would give some ideas and share what we have done over the years. We started taking a photo of them every week too, we annoy many of you with them, I mean post many of them, on Instagram and it’s been so fun to look back years ago and see them. Life moves so fast and having something built into our week just helps it stay there. We didn’t want to get into the habit of letting that be the thing that goes as we hold it so valuable and have found the importance in it for us. ![]() We built it into our week and other than switching a night if need be we say no to things if it doesn’t allow for a date night. Bryan and I have been doing a date night every week since we got married about 6 years ago. One day a week we slow down, do something silly or fun, or are super intentional with conversation and pour into each other. I can attest that it has been one of the BEST things that we have done for our marriage. Honestly, Bryan and I had a challenging first 2 years of marriage and putting time every week where we, with purpose, love and discipline, “dated” one another help us connect, talk through things and grow immensely. Then life took off and it could have been so easy to let intentionality with one another be the first thing to go. When I heard it, I remember thinking aww that’s cute and true, ya. One of the best pieces of marriage advice we got was to never stop dating each other.
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