My Favorite

I too love our date nights! Like Robert said, it really is our time to talk and get to spend time together. It is the time that we take out of our busy lives to just focus on each other.

My favorite dates are the ones that are a bit more spontaneous and not planned out. One of my favorite dates was we decided to just go shoot some hoops. We ended up shooting around, playing a little one on one, flirted, and we also had a really good chance to talk about what was going on in our lives. We really like sports and it was a time where we could do something we enjoyed but there wasn’t any pressure to be anywhere or have things planned.

I think one of the things that I like best about date time is that I get to spend time to get to know my husband. Something that makes me really sad is when I hear about a couple getting divorced because they feel like they changed and grew apart. Dating is a simple way to help couples continue to get to know each other as they do change. We are human and we are in a constant state of change. As we learn, we grow, and we define who we are. We do however; have to make sure that we grow together instead of apart.

I am so grateful for my husband and I look forward to growing old with him.

His favorite

I really enjoy “Date Night” because it’s time that I get to spend with my incredible wife in which I don’t need to worry about anything but having a great time with her. I’m a simple person, and it doesn’t take a lot for me to be satisfied. One of my favorite dates is when my wife and I go out to eat dinner, and then go see a movie while eating buttery, tasty popcorn. Although I am simple, one of my favorite dates that I had with my wife was even before we got married. I love baseball and I wanted to show my soon-to-be-wife at the time my favorite spot on the diamond. So, I set up a date where I set up a blanket on the top of the pitcher’s mound and we watched a movie on a laptop at night.

Another time, my wife surprised me and gave me the greatest Christmas gift yet. After I had taken my last final exam for school, my wife told me we were going for a drive. Then, after about ½ hour of driving and noticing we were going further and further away from where we lived, my wife told me that we were going to a BYU football bowl game in Las Vegas. So, we drove that day to Las Vegas, spent the night at the Sahara hotel and walked along the strip; then, we spent the next day watching the Las Vegas Bowl in which BYU beat UCLA by blocking a last-second field goal attempt! I know it was a Christmas present, but to me it was a weekend date as well, because I was able to watch a football bowl game with my best friend, my wife!

Even though we lead busy lives with everything we have on our plates, we try to have a “Date Night” at least one night per week where we’re just enjoying each other’s company. It’s my favorite time of the week.

- Robert