Shoveling, Part 1
This is the view from our garage this morning:
I started to tackle the driveway this morning starting with Tony’s side so he won’t have to hike up the house when he gets home tonight.
After a glass of water, reeses pieces, and an episode of Gilmore Girls, I’m heading back out to work on the other side!
Tony loves me :) He tells me multiple times a day. But that’s not how I know he loves me. I know because…
-He vacuumed the living room yesterday because he knows I like the house to look nice when people come over.
-He made me special chicken noodle soup that mimics (quite well, I might add) my favorite soup growing up.
-He tells me I’m hot, even when I have Kleenex stuffed up my nose to keep it from running.
-He thought to take and bring home a serving of this amazing cheese and a piece of the best cheese cake I have ever eaten after he played at the women’s event at church and served it to me on the couch.
-He doesn’t mind that he has been eating soup and cereal for dinner because I haven’t felt like cooking.
-He gets up during his favorite show to fill my water bottle to make sure I’m drinking enough water to get this cold out of my system.
-He drives slowly and carefully in the snow so that I feel safe in the car.
-He took the bathroom trash out before garbage day because it was full.
-He wraps up random things around the house and puts them under the tree so that I don’t guess what he is getting me for Christmas. And then when he realizes that my body would benefit from the Vitamin C he wrapped in one of the packages up thinking we didn’t need it he opened the gift to get it out.
I love that Tony tells me he loves me often, but I don’t need to hear those words to know.
We started out Vegas night by hitting the town for some delicious chicken and steak dinners! (I don’t have a picture of dinner because the restaurant was packed and I wanted to save Tony the embarrassment of taking pictures of each other.)
When we got home we mixed some cocktails to help us unwind. Tony’s favorite was called Afterglow (4oz pineapple juice + 4oz orange juice + 1oz grenadine)
Finally, we started dealing the cards!
I’m determined not to let another two months go by before planning another family night. I’m very thankful for a husband who I have a blast with and who humors me with (and even enjoys!) our themed date nights.
Tony and I carved our pumpkins three weeks ago with Jen, Phil, and the kids. Here is what they looked like then:
And this is what our pumpkins look like on Halloween night:
They dressed up as moldy pumpkins for Halloween :)
This year the number of trick-or-treaters who came to our house doubled from 2 to 4!
I have been reading some fun blogs lately about ladies who plan a once-a-week (or two weeks, or month) family night. They choose a theme and plan a dinner and activities accordingly. One shared a ‘Back to School’ family night where they packed their dinners in brown bags, went on a pencil hunt around the house, had story time together, did a craft, and ate a ‘back to school’ cake that was decorated like a chalkboard.
My initial thought was, “How much fun! I’ll have to remember this and use it if Tony and I ever have kids.” A couple weeks later, after reading about another exciting family night I thought, “Why wait?” So last weekend Tony and I had our first official “family night.”
Here is a run down of our ‘Asian’ Family Night:
First, we went to a lake in Plainfield to fish for Koi :
(OK…so we were fishing for bass, but Koi fits the theme so we’ll pretend.)
Then we went out for Chinese food:
And then we went to the movies to see Kung Fu Panda
Tony and I pretty much hang out together all the time, but it was nice to be intentional about the time we spend together. We had a great time, and I’m already planning our next family night for Thursday. Stay tuned!
