Lately the Husband and I have been so busy with organizing things at the house, both of our jobs and my exercise classes that it didn't seem like we were having quality time together. Sure we watch TV, eat dinner and run errands together but we weren't taking the time to go have fun together. I am not saying we don't have fun together or that there are any issues, just that we needed to focus on one another more. Does that make sense?
So I came up with a plan. Scared yet? Don't be, I do have good ideas from time to time. :-) We would make time to have a date night/day once a week. It does not necessarily mean that we have to go out and do something and spend a lot of money. It can be something as simple as watching a movie together and ordering a pizza or cooking out. What it will not be is watching the same TV shows, it has to be something different. The other rules are that we can not be on any electronic devices; no texting, facebooking or talking on the phone. If the date night is during the week it means that we will make the effort to leave work on time, no matter how much work we feel that we have left to do. Understanding though, that if a storm roles through and the Husband gets held at work or has to go in, then we reschedule.
We decided that I would plan the first date. Originally, I had scheduled it for last Saturday. He would ride out with me to my hair appointment (running errands while I was at my appointment), we would grab a quick bite to eat and then got to see an afternoon movie. The plan was to see The Heat, with Sandra Bullock. Okay, so I know seeing a movie may not be that original of an idea but here is the thing, I think the Husband and I have only seen one or two movies together in an actual movie theater since we have been together. We have been married about 3 1/2 yrs. and together for about 4 1/2 yrs. I thought it would be nice to go and laugh together and hold hands.
Unfortunately the Husband was experiencing some technical difficulties with his shoulder, he has an injury so we were unable to go on Saturday. I didn't hold it against him though and told him we could do it the next week.
We planned it for a Tuesday night, where he would come and meet me at work and we would drive over to the theater together. So Tuesday arrived and he came and picked me up and we drove over together. Since the movie was not until 6:40 p.m. we hung out in the car and talked about our day. When we went in to purchase the tickets I was pleasantly surprised, I guess Regal Theaters are doing regal days, I am not sure if this is every Tuesday or what but we ended up only paying $13.00 for both tickets, plus we scored a coupon for $2 for a small popcorn. They also had $2 nachos and hot dogs, where they got you was on the soda prices. So that was a major bonus!
The movie was pretty funny and we had a good time laughing together, which was the whole point. Since we ended up missing the date night last week, it sounds like the Husband is planning something for Saturday night. I can not wait to see what he has planned. He is so much more creative than I am.
So no matter how busy life gets remember to have fun with your spouse or significant other. Power down the electronics and spend some time together. It is so important to enjoy the time that you have with one another.
Until next time...keep on adventuring!
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Friday, July 5, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Date Night With The Husband
I really do have a husband...although he has only been referenced in my blogs lately and they have not focused on the things that we have done together. I guess Life Adventures in Indiana has mainly been focused on my adventures as of late and not our adventures. However, in my defense he has been working a lot of overtime, so we have been like two ships passing in the night. Like I how I passed the blame on to the Husband?
I decided to do something about this! The perfect opportunity presented itself and there would be no overtime on Monday night, only husband and wife time. No excuses, no ifs, ands or buts! You might be asking what did I do? Well I scheduled a date night and made a reservation, destination Sullivan's Steakhouse in Indianapolis. If you are familiar with this restaurant then you might be thinking to your self, oh what a big spender, what is the special occasion. I was not a total big spender and there was no special occasion, except for wanting to get dressed up and spend quality time with the Husband.
I will let you in on my little secret. Check it out http://www.northsidenightsindy.com/ Multiple restaurants are participating in this and it is $30.00 per person for three courses! See, I can be pretty smart. ;) Of course be prepared for your total to be over $60.00, there is the cost of drinks, any additional items you might order and of course the tip. Still we spent only a little over $100.00 for a meal, for the both of us, that typically would run around $200.00 or more.
The money was well spent as the Husband had never been there before and apparently, according to him he liked their FB page a couple of years ago, when I was talking about how I had been there a few times and about how much I loved it. So he can now cross that off of his food bucket list.
Seriously the Husband cracks me up. While we were finishing our meal I told him that he is spoiled, that I never should have introduced him to fine dining in the past. He looked at me and said "No I am not, I need culture." He realized his mistake right after he said that, I looked at him and repeated what he said, "You need culture? So you would like to attend an opera, the ballet..." Before I could finish he said "Food culture". Yes, folks that is the Husband, everything is about food with him. You take him to a Broadway show and he does not appreciate it but you take him to a steak place where the bill is over $200.00 and he calls it culture.
So my fellow adventurers take the time to spend with your significant other whenever you get a chance, especially if you are becoming two ships passing in the night. Splurge a little on a nice night out together where you can get dressed up and feel sexy!
Until next time...when my blog will probably revert to being about me because let's be honest life really is about me. Right???
I decided to do something about this! The perfect opportunity presented itself and there would be no overtime on Monday night, only husband and wife time. No excuses, no ifs, ands or buts! You might be asking what did I do? Well I scheduled a date night and made a reservation, destination Sullivan's Steakhouse in Indianapolis. If you are familiar with this restaurant then you might be thinking to your self, oh what a big spender, what is the special occasion. I was not a total big spender and there was no special occasion, except for wanting to get dressed up and spend quality time with the Husband.
I will let you in on my little secret. Check it out http://www.northsidenightsindy.com/ Multiple restaurants are participating in this and it is $30.00 per person for three courses! See, I can be pretty smart. ;) Of course be prepared for your total to be over $60.00, there is the cost of drinks, any additional items you might order and of course the tip. Still we spent only a little over $100.00 for a meal, for the both of us, that typically would run around $200.00 or more.
The money was well spent as the Husband had never been there before and apparently, according to him he liked their FB page a couple of years ago, when I was talking about how I had been there a few times and about how much I loved it. So he can now cross that off of his food bucket list.
Seriously the Husband cracks me up. While we were finishing our meal I told him that he is spoiled, that I never should have introduced him to fine dining in the past. He looked at me and said "No I am not, I need culture." He realized his mistake right after he said that, I looked at him and repeated what he said, "You need culture? So you would like to attend an opera, the ballet..." Before I could finish he said "Food culture". Yes, folks that is the Husband, everything is about food with him. You take him to a Broadway show and he does not appreciate it but you take him to a steak place where the bill is over $200.00 and he calls it culture.
So my fellow adventurers take the time to spend with your significant other whenever you get a chance, especially if you are becoming two ships passing in the night. Splurge a little on a nice night out together where you can get dressed up and feel sexy!
Until next time...when my blog will probably revert to being about me because let's be honest life really is about me. Right???
Monday, December 31, 2012
House Hunting
Woo Hoo we were pre-approved for a mortgage!!!
You see with the Husband's job we need to eventually live within 25 miles of his work location so we will need to move when our lease is up. This time we have decided to settle in and buy a house, as he plans on staying in this position for awhile and in the area.
This will be my first home purchase. It is very exciting and scary at the same time. Exciting because we are starting on a new chapter in our married life and scary because it is a HUGE responsibility. One that we do not take lightly.
Our lease is not up until May so we have some time. Ideally it would be nice to close on a house towards the end of March or sometime in April. However, if we do not find something that we are interested in by that point in time then we have the option to go month to month on our lease.
So the house hunt began on Saturday. We were originally scheduled to see three houses, as our Realtor could not get a hold of the residents of the fourth house that we were interested in seeing. That morning she called us and said that one showing had cancelled because their little one was sick. Okay, I thought to myself, maybe the kid is throwing up. Funny thing is that the Husband and I drove by the house to get a look at the outside and all of the lights were off, they were not home. Don't worry we were not looking in the windows or anything. That was a bit frustrating, come on don't you want to sell your house? Maybe they had to take the child to urgent care or something. Although my dad, a retired Realto,r said that happens, some people are just like that.
Onward we go, let the house hunt begin...
House # 1: This house was an older home, a little over 100 yrs. old. The problem with older homes is that in theory the Husband and I love them, with all of the little details. However, many times the bedrooms are very tiny. We looked at the pictures and we thought it looked nice, there was some wallpaper but we could deal with changing that. Little did we know...When we arrived at the house the renter was still there, actually they were in the process of moving in. Kind of weird but we went with it. He was so excited to show us around the house, I suspect he thought that we were buying it as a rental property. Let me tell you if he was not there, showing us around we would have walked right out. This place smelled TERRIBLE and it was falling down. Literally, the Husband went down to the basement and the foundation was crumbling. The whole house was in disrepair ..talk about money pit...seriously have you seen the Tom Hank's movie? This house was out!
House #2: We pulled in to the neighborhood and I really loved it! There were only about 15 homes, they all look different and it was sitting on about a 1/2 acre. lot and it was on a cul-de-sac. We walk up to the house and there is this cute little courtyard on the patio. Even better we walk in the house and it does not smell. We walk around the downstairs, it is cute. The kitchen is small, almost like an after thought, something to think about but I think we can re-face the cabinets and add new counter tops. There was a four season porch, loved it! There was a partially finished basement, which was a bonus! Problem: There was a smell down there that they were trying to cover up big time. Was it a dead body? Just kidding about the body, not about the smell. Something that we would need to look in to and ask an inspector about, if an offer was made. Then we made our way up to the 2nd floor. Loved the fact that they had converted the 4th bedroom in to a sitting room in the master bedroom. The Husband however was not impressed with how tiny the master bathroom was, he felt claustrophobic. I promised to keep my makeup and all in the sitting area. I was a bit disappointed that there was not a jacuzzi tub but at least there was a bathtub. Then a light bulb went off. We could put a large jacuzzi out on the four seasons porch, we were getting more and more excited about this house. The larger issue was that there are transmission lines behind the property and this could be a hard home to resale. The Husband thought it was neat because he works in power delivery, others would not agree. Honestly, you could not see them but people would know they were there. So I would not pay what they are asking, I would offer much lower. That is just how it is. If we do go back and make an offer they could tell us to take a hike. We will keep it on the list for now.
House #3: Looking at this house was spur of the moment. It was actually one of our Realtor's listings. Don't worry she did not push us in to looking at it. I mentioned my feelings on kitchens and she thought that I would love this kitchen. It was over our price range but she said the seller was motivated and willing to negotiate. So we thought why not. The neighborhood was okay, not bad just not like the other one. We loved the size of the house, the bonus room, the bumped out garage and the hardwood floors in the dining and living room, the were gorgeous! The love pretty much stopped there. She talked it up like it was a gourmet kitchen, which it was not. The redo was not bad and the size of the kitchen was great. The cabinets were on the cheaper end and it showed and the granite was the one with blue specks, which is very pretty but is very taste specific. Not sure it was our taste, although it was neat how she incorporated it in to the floor. Back splash had birds on it, taste specific as well. The rest of the house had TONS of wall paper, lots of old and different colored carpets. I know wallpaper can be removed but it was in EVERY room. The carpet would need to go. The upstairs had not been updated, you could barely fit in the shower in the master bathroom. Really nothing to love upstairs. So considering the price and what we would need to do to make it feel like our home, we just did not feel that it was doable or anything that we were interested in.
This is just the beginning more house should come on the market as we get closer to Spring. So praying that all goes well, we should be in a home sometime in 2013. Keep us in your prayers!
We are very excited to start this adventure and move on to the next chapter of our lives.
We will keep you updated on the process. Until next time, happy almost New Year!
You see with the Husband's job we need to eventually live within 25 miles of his work location so we will need to move when our lease is up. This time we have decided to settle in and buy a house, as he plans on staying in this position for awhile and in the area.
This will be my first home purchase. It is very exciting and scary at the same time. Exciting because we are starting on a new chapter in our married life and scary because it is a HUGE responsibility. One that we do not take lightly.
Our lease is not up until May so we have some time. Ideally it would be nice to close on a house towards the end of March or sometime in April. However, if we do not find something that we are interested in by that point in time then we have the option to go month to month on our lease.
So the house hunt began on Saturday. We were originally scheduled to see three houses, as our Realtor could not get a hold of the residents of the fourth house that we were interested in seeing. That morning she called us and said that one showing had cancelled because their little one was sick. Okay, I thought to myself, maybe the kid is throwing up. Funny thing is that the Husband and I drove by the house to get a look at the outside and all of the lights were off, they were not home. Don't worry we were not looking in the windows or anything. That was a bit frustrating, come on don't you want to sell your house? Maybe they had to take the child to urgent care or something. Although my dad, a retired Realto,r said that happens, some people are just like that.
Onward we go, let the house hunt begin...
House # 1: This house was an older home, a little over 100 yrs. old. The problem with older homes is that in theory the Husband and I love them, with all of the little details. However, many times the bedrooms are very tiny. We looked at the pictures and we thought it looked nice, there was some wallpaper but we could deal with changing that. Little did we know...When we arrived at the house the renter was still there, actually they were in the process of moving in. Kind of weird but we went with it. He was so excited to show us around the house, I suspect he thought that we were buying it as a rental property. Let me tell you if he was not there, showing us around we would have walked right out. This place smelled TERRIBLE and it was falling down. Literally, the Husband went down to the basement and the foundation was crumbling. The whole house was in disrepair ..talk about money pit...seriously have you seen the Tom Hank's movie? This house was out!
House #2: We pulled in to the neighborhood and I really loved it! There were only about 15 homes, they all look different and it was sitting on about a 1/2 acre. lot and it was on a cul-de-sac. We walk up to the house and there is this cute little courtyard on the patio. Even better we walk in the house and it does not smell. We walk around the downstairs, it is cute. The kitchen is small, almost like an after thought, something to think about but I think we can re-face the cabinets and add new counter tops. There was a four season porch, loved it! There was a partially finished basement, which was a bonus! Problem: There was a smell down there that they were trying to cover up big time. Was it a dead body? Just kidding about the body, not about the smell. Something that we would need to look in to and ask an inspector about, if an offer was made. Then we made our way up to the 2nd floor. Loved the fact that they had converted the 4th bedroom in to a sitting room in the master bedroom. The Husband however was not impressed with how tiny the master bathroom was, he felt claustrophobic. I promised to keep my makeup and all in the sitting area. I was a bit disappointed that there was not a jacuzzi tub but at least there was a bathtub. Then a light bulb went off. We could put a large jacuzzi out on the four seasons porch, we were getting more and more excited about this house. The larger issue was that there are transmission lines behind the property and this could be a hard home to resale. The Husband thought it was neat because he works in power delivery, others would not agree. Honestly, you could not see them but people would know they were there. So I would not pay what they are asking, I would offer much lower. That is just how it is. If we do go back and make an offer they could tell us to take a hike. We will keep it on the list for now.
House #3: Looking at this house was spur of the moment. It was actually one of our Realtor's listings. Don't worry she did not push us in to looking at it. I mentioned my feelings on kitchens and she thought that I would love this kitchen. It was over our price range but she said the seller was motivated and willing to negotiate. So we thought why not. The neighborhood was okay, not bad just not like the other one. We loved the size of the house, the bonus room, the bumped out garage and the hardwood floors in the dining and living room, the were gorgeous! The love pretty much stopped there. She talked it up like it was a gourmet kitchen, which it was not. The redo was not bad and the size of the kitchen was great. The cabinets were on the cheaper end and it showed and the granite was the one with blue specks, which is very pretty but is very taste specific. Not sure it was our taste, although it was neat how she incorporated it in to the floor. Back splash had birds on it, taste specific as well. The rest of the house had TONS of wall paper, lots of old and different colored carpets. I know wallpaper can be removed but it was in EVERY room. The carpet would need to go. The upstairs had not been updated, you could barely fit in the shower in the master bathroom. Really nothing to love upstairs. So considering the price and what we would need to do to make it feel like our home, we just did not feel that it was doable or anything that we were interested in.
This is just the beginning more house should come on the market as we get closer to Spring. So praying that all goes well, we should be in a home sometime in 2013. Keep us in your prayers!
We are very excited to start this adventure and move on to the next chapter of our lives.
We will keep you updated on the process. Until next time, happy almost New Year!
Friday, November 2, 2012
Conversations In The Husband's Head
Do any of you ever have your husband tell you that he told you something and you swear he never said anything about it? I swear my husband does this, he says he has told me something and I know that he does not. Then he accuses me of not listening. I think to myself am I going crazy?
Case in point, we had recently had a conversation that he needed to go and attend one of his union meetings. He did not specify when he was going, just that he needed to attend one. Yesterday afternoon we were on the phone and I said something along the lines of I could not find my glasses and since I could not see I needed him to help me find them when he got home. He laughed and said "oh that might be a problem since I will not be home until late." Huh? "Yeah, I am going to the my union meeting." I think to myself, nice I wish I had known this so that I could have made plans or something. Not that there are not some things, okay a LOT of things that I need to do around the house but I could have gone to my parents for dinner or out with a friend.
He goes on to say that he told me he was going to go. Nu-uh, he did not tell me. I know I am NOT going crazy. Our conversation only consisted of he needed to attend a meeting sometime, not that he was going to this meeting.
Oh well, at least I did not have anything planned for dinner and I did manage to find a friend to go to dinner with. Luckily I was able to send Turtle a text message to see if she had plans for the night. I was lucky that she did not. My friend Turtle is a life saver!
So do you ever feel this way? Does your husband or boyfriend swear up and down that they told you something? I know that I am not the only one that this happens to.
Just another day in a typical Midwest marriage. :-)
Case in point, we had recently had a conversation that he needed to go and attend one of his union meetings. He did not specify when he was going, just that he needed to attend one. Yesterday afternoon we were on the phone and I said something along the lines of I could not find my glasses and since I could not see I needed him to help me find them when he got home. He laughed and said "oh that might be a problem since I will not be home until late." Huh? "Yeah, I am going to the my union meeting." I think to myself, nice I wish I had known this so that I could have made plans or something. Not that there are not some things, okay a LOT of things that I need to do around the house but I could have gone to my parents for dinner or out with a friend.
He goes on to say that he told me he was going to go. Nu-uh, he did not tell me. I know I am NOT going crazy. Our conversation only consisted of he needed to attend a meeting sometime, not that he was going to this meeting.Oh well, at least I did not have anything planned for dinner and I did manage to find a friend to go to dinner with. Luckily I was able to send Turtle a text message to see if she had plans for the night. I was lucky that she did not. My friend Turtle is a life saver!
So do you ever feel this way? Does your husband or boyfriend swear up and down that they told you something? I know that I am not the only one that this happens to.
Just another day in a typical Midwest marriage. :-)
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