The Date that Took Two Days

Ryan and I are pretty insistent upon our date night. We try so hard to protect that night with all our might - because we believe dates are crucial to healthy marriages. It seems like lately, because we're so exhausted from working so hard on our house, our date nights have happened at home. We love at-home date nights, but there's something extra special about getting to GO OUT.

So this past Friday night, we had the perfect date night planned: dinner, a play, and a Starbucks stop on the way home. The whole night was going to be free, thanks to the magic of gift cards and the play itself being free. EVEN BETTER!

The play started at 7, and the day before, I found out the night was sold out, so if we wanted to get a good seat, we should arrive early. Like 45 minutes early.

So there went dinner. We had a snack and headed out to watch a local church's production of A Christmas Carol.

My friend Greg Spangler took these pictures - and I'm borrowing them to share with you.

Scrooge was AMAZING. He was so stinkin' funny!!! And my friend Angi {on the left} and her mom {on the right} totally nailed this scene. One of the best in the whole show.

 I asked Ryan if he could please get jammies just like that.

 The guy on the left is the son of my former boss. I think the last time I saw him, he was about 13. He is now much taller, has a much deeper voice, and is a really good singer. Nicely done!!

 Great performance!!

 

And here's a selfie I took of us. I don't fare well in phone selfies because I always forget where I'm supposed to be looking. 

By the time the play was over, Ryan wasn't feeling well, so we decided to skip dinner AND coffee and go straight home.

So.....

...even though he worked a FULL work day on Saturday, he came home and took me out to dinner to make up for the night before!!! THANK YOU, BABY!!!!!!

We went to B-dubs for dinner...

 The food was SO GOOD!!! And you'll have to ask Ryan about what happened to his water....

We had the most lovely dinner and on the way home, of course, we did what we always do on a good date:

GROCERY SHOPPING!!!

Ryan needed an oil filter for his truck, so I just couldn't resist snapping one more picture of him:

And that is how we took one date and made it stretch over two whole days. Because, you know, we can!