Saturday evening Shawn and I had a little evening on the town. Our Sunday School class will set-up "Date Nights" for us couples about once a quarter. We drop the kiddos off at the church for a few hours and we are free to go as we please. I cannot tell you how much of a blessing this has been for us with parents living so far away. Now don't get me wrong, we have been able to go on some dates when we have family in town too, but these nights are special too.
Shawn and I headed into Denton, of course! Well, our church is in Denton, so that makes it easy on us. We went to LSA (Lone Star Attitude) on the Square for some dinner. They have the best brisket queso, so yummy. We shared a burger and parmesan fries and they were tasty as well. We were a little early for live music (we'll know better for next time!), so we walked around and stopped in at West Oak Coffee Bar. We both got a monster of a chocolate chip cookie, and it was warm too. Bonus! I opted for a hot chocolate and Shawn got a cup of decaf. It was nice.
Sunday morning was Valentine's Day. We surprised the kids with donuts and they loved it. They each also got a few new books to read. Jase got a new book series for Christmas, The Imagination Station, and he loves them, so we got him a few more to read. They are similar to the Magic Treehouse series. We got Allyson a couple of books in a series called The Never Girls by Disney. They had good reviews and that theme is right up her alley. Finn got 3 new Peter Rabbit books and one of them was a sticker book! Board books for Maebry: Jesus Loves Me, Giraffes Can't Dance and Where is My Belly Button. She is obsessed with her little belly button, it is the funniest thing.
Sunday evening we changed things up a bit and the boys took me out on a date. Jase picked the restaurant and navigated us there: Cracker Barrel. It was a nice time and we all got plenty to eat. See the game below? I am pretty much a master at it. Ha! No, when I was younger and would stay at my dad's house for the weekend and there were some days where we would just be at home all day. One way I amused myself is by figuring out this game. I would literally document every move on a notepad, one by one, and then keep playing it over and over again until I had it down. I still can do it at 35!
While me and the boys were living it up, so were Daddy and his daughters. He took them on a date to Rosa's Café, Ally's pick! She got all dressed up for him, dress, necklace and all! It was precious.
At the end of the evening, we all met up at Dairy Queen for some dessert. The kids were giddy to see each other. It was a great way to end a great weekend with my little family. Thankful for these times.
And I'm pretty sure we have met our "out to eat" quota this year in the month of February alone! Time to get back to meal planning.
