Mr. Survival and I had an awesome hot date last night.
Can you believe he got creative? I know. I can't either. Not because he isn't creative. No, just because we live in a 2 1/2 horse town and we've eaten in every restaurant at least two times. Even the really crappy ones. We don't even eat out that often.
It's just hard to be a creative dater when the biggest Friday night attraction is Target.
But last night, Mr. Survival had a brilliant flash of genius. It's cold here. Like "high of 13 degrees" cold. The kids have had two hour delays twice this week. Yup. Solely for wind chill factors and frostbite possibilities in bus stop waiting times.
So, we don't really want to be dashing in and out of the car. Opening the door makes the inside of my nose start to constrict as it all freezes in there. The first year I lived here the winter was like this. I remember being shocked at seeing a pedestrian in the Spring. People actually live here, and not just live in shuttle pods. Whodathunk?
Mr. Survival swung us through a drive-thru. I picked water and a healthier option. He picked whatever he wants because his metabolism is catching up with him and Drat! He's gained two pounds. Then we drove across the street and he parked as close as possible to the front doors of a grocery store.
I lept inside and picked up my reserved Redbox selection, and lept back out.
Here's the brilliant part: we parked. We went to a pretty little park that usually has hoodlums lurking about, and guess what? No hoodlums! Then Mr. Survival put a wool blanket on the back seat, turned on the movie and had dinner and a movie. It's days like these when I am at peace with being forced into a minivan.
It was totally awesome if you were there.
Hey. What's your most creative date?
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OH MY GOSH I LOVE THAT IDEA JBS!!!!!
ReplyDeletewe are always looking for new fun creative (and around here cheap, err, frugal) ideas.
including a movie? always a bonus for this couple.
My husband has been told the White man's date is "dinner and a movie", in a MINIVAN, just takes it that much further.
ReplyDeleteAnd, for the record, I live just outside of Washington D.C., not a 2 1/2 horse town and a hot date can still involve Target on a Friday night....because we are old and boring.
That is so sweet:)
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS! (And the photo up there made me crack up.)
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome date! How sweet! I have planned our last two dates, one of those being a getaway for our 12th anniversary, so the next date has to be Hubby. I am currently playing the "let's wait quietly and see if he is planning a Valentine's Day something" game. He doesn't like Valentine's day, and normally doesn't plan it unless I make him, but this year? I want him to do it because he knows I want it, and not because I am harping on him to do it. We'll see how it turns out.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo you posted! Cudos (sp?) to your husband on his idea! What a sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteoh the ideas are starting to churn in my brain. I will get back to you on this! Of course I will be the planer this year.
ReplyDeletewe used to go to Chili's and Borders and Target - that was a spectacularly HOT date night! Now we is cheap..or broke. or frugal, whatever you want to call it - my daughter will go to her friend's house for a sleepover and we will picnic and movie right in the living room floor.
ReplyDeleteThat's fantastic! We don't have anything that comes close to that innovation. I love it. And three cheers for mini vans ....
ReplyDeleteThat is such a sweet idea. Kudo's for Mr. Survival for planning your awesome date!
ReplyDeleteThat is lovely! Wish my hubby was that creative!
ReplyDeleteYour husband is AWESOME!!! Love that idea. And I am in love with my minivan so it fits perfectly, I think I'm going to steal this idea but of course I'll give props! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet idea! It's the simple things! :)
ReplyDeleteFor the record, my husband and I just went on a date (it was in a traditional restaurant, although I did tell my kids about your mini van date and they suggested we take their new movie "The Princess and the Frog" and go to the drive thru for dinner). We had a nice dinner and then stopped at Target on the way home because I had to get some Valentines for the kids. It was priceless and I kept thinking about you :)
ReplyDeleteSooo, what you're really saying here is that you chicka-bow-wow'd in the back of a minivan. SCORE! And Mr. Survival even evacuated the all hoodlums. Niiice one. ;)
ReplyDeleteAw, I'm so glad you guys were able to get out of the house and have some alone time.
ReplyDeleteTonight we are going to have a Family Home Evening date. We are eating dinner under the table with a tent blanket over the top and the big screen TV set on the floor. Watching a netflix movie that came in the mail. It will be an oldy but goody and the kids have to watch it too. We have to share the date because the pretty girl said she already let us go up north to stay in a hotel Friday night and have dinner at a Paruvian resturant by State st. and then spend the day watching the C boy wrestle for State. We even got to go hot tubing which is a first in about 8 years, wow two hotel stays in a couple of months without kids not sure how to handle myself these days.
ReplyDeleteOne of these weekends when its finally warm around here I have a plan to make a lunch and take him up to sit by the side of the river and watch the geese maybe we can catch a few pictures to show off, meaning spring really is getting near. Of course we will have to do a little work cleaning out the head of our ditch while we are up there since the Hubby can't be totally relaxed if there is farm work near to be done. So glad you had a hot date min. your deserve it.