Once a Week

I know I’ve mentioned this before, but really, I can’t get enough of date night. Since a couple weeks before Christmas, Dillon and I have gone on a date once a week. I seriously do not know why we were not doing this all along. Each week when it gets towards the weekend, I cannot wait to have some time alone (well, Bailey tags along most nights for now) with my hun. It makes us both feel like we are in love again. It makes us feel we appreciate each other. It makes us feel like we aren’t losing touch with each other. I personally love it because I feel like he is courting me again. I’m a sap, I’ll admit it. A hopeless romantic, so when we go on dates and hold hands and smooch on our way out from the cute little German shop we ate at, I can’t help but fall in love with Dillon all over again. I feel special, and like I’m still “his girl”. We get dressed up for each other, and we take turns planning the date.

This last week was my turn to plan it, and I was really excited because we went to one of his favorite places–The Guitar Center, and we played guitars we only dream of owning someday and played around with their awesome speakers listening to songs full blast. I love taking turns planning dates because it gives me a chance to show him that I am interested in what he likes to do. He kept thanking me for planning that, and a bonus? It was free. So I felt like we could spend a little extra on the food than normal and we went to The Melting Pot for dessert.

The other ‘once a week’ thing we are trying to do is eat lunch together with the kids around where he is working. We were going out to eat, but decided that was going to be costing way too much, so I just bring a lunch and last time we ate in the van because it was cold, but it actually was really fun! He pretty much has a second job with this “side-job” now. Doing this, the kids get to see Dillon a little more since he is so busy working all the time.

I love Dillon. He is my best friend, my biggest supporter, and everything to me. We have tried our best to pin-point the reason we’ve had any problems or arguments in the past, and have, in a way, re-committed ourselves to each other and our family. The things we’ve realized is that pride and selfishness can hold no place in our marriage. Even pride when the other person corrects us–we need to be more humble at accepting correction where it is needed, and can I just say that that has been the hugest blessing? We can bring up things to keep each other in check, and it has been awesome. Because now, we are trying to do it out of love to keep the Spirit in our home and within ourselves and our marriage. Optimism is the other huge factor. And prayer. Always prayer. Repentance EVERY day, and humility. I am in no way trying to preach to anyone. We realize that we have a long way to go, but I am in heaven with the changes we are trying to make happen in our marriage.