Happy Friday, friends!
It’s another edition of PEEK INTO LIFE!
This is where I show you a “peek” into different aspects of our life. Topics ranging from our house, how I organize, plan, and do regular life. I love seeing how other moms run their homes, do family, and I always enjoy learning new tips!
In January, we took a peek into our coffee bar.
In February, we took a peek into our enneagram types.
Today, we’re taking a peek into OUR PERFECT DATE!
Now, our dates have looked differently over the years as we have been in varying stages with kids. Currently, our perfect date looks like an at-home morning coffee date or lunch out, depending on how much time we have on that particular day. Since we only have one kid at home during the day, and he’s not a toddler anymore that needs to be supervised at all times, it’s relatively easy to set him up with an activity, a show or send him to Grammy’s so that we can make dates happen!
Our morning at-home coffee dates are usually for when we don’t have a few hours to commit to a date. Typically these dates start off by Ryan making pour-over coffee for us both, and then we head to one of the living rooms and get comfy on the sofas and chat about all the things. If we’re in a particularly hard spot in life or need to make a big decision, we include time for praying over those things together.
When we have a couple hours to meet up for lunch without kids, we usually pick a restaurant on the water. I have noticed that we are usually the youngest ones, which always makes me think of my grandparents, who went out to lunch every single day. And when we would visit, going out to lunch was our daily outing. Ryan and I like to decide on an appetizer, split a salad (usually one with beets and goat cheese), and then either split an entree or one of us gets surf and the other turf.
Whether we’re at home or grab lunch out, we come to the table with a journal and our phone calendars. This is a time for us to get on the same page and have the conversations that have been pushed aside due to the daily demands of family life. Recently, I came to one of our coffee dates with just my coffee mug in hand, and Ryan lovingly expressed that me not bringing pen and paper made him feel a bit anxious that I was not ready to participate in the many decisions needed to be made that day. (To his credit, we had LOTS of time-sensitive decisions to be made). So our dates are part business, part connecting. 😂
We each have checklists of topics to discuss, make decisions for, and once we knock those out, we like to dream together, get on the same page with goals/vision, and share stories from our week. I love this time of connection and am so thankful that we are in a season of it not being such a chore to to make dates happen. It has always been a priority for us to carve out time for dates and has required intention and arranging, but it was especially hard for me to get over the hump of getting out the door when our kids were little. Now that our kids are older, less energy is needed to make dates happen. For those mamas with littles…it does get easier!
So that’s our perfect date around here! If you follow me on Instagram, I’m asking for suggestions for what you do for date night? I’d love to hear!
Next month, we’ll be taking a peek into our fridge and pantry (we have two of each). Have a great weekend! xoxo
