The other week I was reading the
Cup of Jo and she was talking about gifting her husband a Year of Dates
for Christmas. It's a pretty simple concept: plan a date every month
where the two of you get to do something different and fun. I
immediately LOVED the idea.
It's so hard to buy presents for
the husband. He is so picky. Everything I suggest as a potential gift
idea, I get an "eh" from him. To the point where he STILL hasn't
received a Christmas present from me because he can't decide what he
wants. You would think: "Just buy him something. Make it a surprise!"
Well after you have done that for years and what you buy him sits
unused, you have to try other ways.
For the last couple of years I have
been "gifting" him trips. And I say "gifting" because it's also a gift
for myself. HA! I love traveling and planning trips. Thankfully he
loves traveling too but hates the planning part. So it's a win-win.
So for our 4th wedding anniversary
last month, I wanted to change our gifting strategy. Plus, we can't afford
that many trips anymore (thanks daycare costs!!!). So when I read about a Year of Dates, I was sold.
We decided that I would be in charge of
the first 6 months and he will be in charge of the last 6 months. So to
kick things off in March I planned a date night thanks to my parents
being in town and babysitting. Aren't grandparents the best???
We started the night off at the 6pm
show at the Improv Asylum. I've heard great things about this place so it was finally time to check them out. It ended up being a great show! I definitely recommend
it.
After that we went to Taranta for
dinner which is a Peruvian Italian restaurant in the North End. The food
was good. It wasn't a memorable meal but it was yummy.
To end the night, we got cannolis to-go at Mike's Pastry. And we were home by 10pm.
I know I know. We are such big partiers. Lol but jokes aside, it was a
great night. Matt and I rarely get to go on dates just the two of us so
it was nice to spend some time alone. It's nice to know that after
almost 10 years we still like each other. Haha
So 1 out of 12 dates done. 5 more dates to plan. Any recommendations are highly welcome!
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