Disney Trivia

When I helped my mom pack up the house and move I retrieved a lot of my old board games.  I asked Chris if he wanted to play a game with me and pulled out Disney Trivia.  At first Chris was a little disappointed that it wasn't the DVD version (yea, I'm old school) but he learned to love it.

We got all set up and were ready to go until Chris decided to make us some smoothies (yum!).  After a little bit of trash talk and an initial taste test of the delicious smoothies I was ready to kick Chris's butt.    

I could not stop laughing all throughout the game (there may or may not have been a little bit of alcohol in the smoothie) with all the silly answers we were giving.

The best part was that I actually beat Chris!  I never ever beat him in anything and let me tell you, I definitely did not let him forget that I won!  Can you tell I was excited?

Not to brag or anything, but I beat him by a pretty big margin.  My piece was the silver one and Chris was the white one.  Yea, I beat him pretty bad!

It was a pretty fun night and Chris ended up really enjoying the game.  I think this could be a regular staple at our house and I can't wait to continue beating Chris at it!

Harry Potter and Legos

To find out how the date night idea started, click here

I'm not usually one to boast but I have to say that my husband is awesome.

When I approached him last Thursday about my ideas for date night he willingly and wholeheartedly jumped in.  I couldn't have asked for a more eager participant.

Some of my plans for Friday had to be changed once the storm hit.  Our electricity went out for a bit so I couldn't cook dinner like I had wanted.  I called Chris in a panic (I hate storms) and he suggested we go get take-out from our favorite Italian restaurant, Rubios.  We broke the no spending money rule, but I chalk this up to an unseen circumstance.  In other words, I'll let it go this time!  ha!  On our way there, I asked Chris what his plan was for our night.  He had come up with not one, not two, but four ideas!  He put so much thought into all of them and I was so touched by his efforts.

-Build Legos

-Go driving (technically that would break our no spending money rule)

-Go walk around Wal Mart or Target and look at new games for our Wii

-Find a game that we could play together at home

My idea was to play a game together as well but after discussing it for a bit we realized we wanted to play something as a team, not against each other!  At this point, we hit a snag because we just couldn't figure out what we wanted to do.  We couldn't think of a game that fit our qualifications so we were stuck.  But then, Chris had a great idea.  Why not play Lego Harry Potter on our Wii?!

Well, that was exactly what we did!  Chris and I spent about three hours playing the game together and had a lot of fun!  We kind of got stuck a few times and definitely got a little frustrated but we still enjoyed ourselves.

But, the fun didn't stop there!

Technically, we had a date weekend.  That may sound kind of odd but we literally did stuff together all weekend long.  On Saturday we watched the German/France soccer game and tried to rebuild the Lego Fire House we broke when we came back home from Seattle.  There was a lot of frustration building that piece because Chris didn't want to take it all apart and rebuild it from scratch.  So, we spent the better part of two days trying to fix it.

Chris was very eager to get started!  Can you see all the  pieces that were already put together?  Pain.In.My.Butt.

On Sunday we watched the Italy/England soccer game (go Italy!) and finished building the Fire House.  I can't even begin to tell you how glad I am that building is out of the way.  I just hope we don't accidentally drop it again because it was a pain in the butt to rebuild.  The good news is that it looks great next to our Town Hall, and we can't wait to buy the Grand Emporium in a few months so we can add on to our collection!   

He built the first two levels in two days.  

Admiring his work and making sure we didn't miss anything!

Putting the Fire House next to the Town Hall.  I was praying he didn't drop it because I did not want to start over again!

We've got the start of a town!  Can't wait to build more!

All in all, date night was a success.  I can't wait to see what we come up with for the next one!

 

Date Night

Have you ever felt like you have way to much stuff?  Like it's taking over your house and there is not a whole lot you can do about it (especially if you live in a rental)?  I never felt that way until I moved in with Chris.  I always thought I had just enough but could have taken on a few more things if I needed to.  Well, once Chris and I merged our lives (and belongings) together, we realized that we have way to much to store in our 1,400 sf. apartment.  Which is why I keep saying we need to move.  But, for now, I have to live with what we have.  And right now, because we don't have much storage space, things are taking over our house.  Like, before today you could not even see where our kitchen table was because my craft supplies were all over it.  *sigh*

One kind of cool thing I've found since living in the apartment is that I'm always finding stuff I forgot we had.  I have books and movies and many other things that end up getting buried that I dig up later once I begin to organize a section of our house.  It's a never ending cycle, but I love it.  One thing I found today was a book Chris's grandparents gave us after we got married.  It talks about how to put God first in your marriage and what we can do and accomplish (as a couple) when we work together with HIM.  It's a really great book and I'm so glad I found it (especially since I've been looking for it for a while).  One chapter I read today talked about having a date night once a month with your husband (or wife).  You need to have that time together to reconnect and rediscover each other.  You continually grow and while people typically grow apart, a great way to stay connected is through spending alone time with your partner.  You don't have to do this every week (they suggest at least once a month), you decide how much is enough for you.  

I've been seeing a lot of lists on Pinterest lately about connecting with your partner and what to do on date nights.  I even made my own board about it so I could pull up any article at any given moment.  I like the idea of having an at home date night which should cost me nothing.  I'm all about using what I have at home to have a fun night with Chris.  Lately, we've been building legos (my husband loves his legos!) which has been a lot of fun.  It's a way for us to work together and we feel accomplished once we're finished.  We like to do the really complicated buildings, like the one in the picture below. 

  

Since Chris and I have been building away lately, I want to do something a little different for a date night tomorrow.  

By the way, Chris has no idea that we're having a date night...I'll be informing him once he gets home.  ha!

I think what I'll do is ask him to plan one part of it and I'll plan the other.  The only rules are that absolutely no tv is involved and we can't spend any money.  I want something where our attention will be completely focused on the other person.  I also want to plan something that requires us to use what we have at home.  It'll be interesting and fun to see what he comes up with and whether or not we enjoy the activities.  

I'll post an update on Monday to let you all know how it goes.  I'm hoping it's a success and that we can make date night into a monthly thing!  

**If you'd like some ideas on what to do with your partner click on the links below**

77 Date Night Ideas from Stay at Home Suzie

50 Fun Date Night Ideas from Six Sisters' Stuff