Being Thankful - Day Nine

Today (okay, yesterday :-D), I am thankful for Kung Pao Friday!

Jmk and I don't do a lot of date nights.  We just don't.  There's babysitters (which means cleaning up the house and extra money) and scheduling and gotta get all spruced up after a long day and on and on and for a couple of homebodies like he and I are, all of that just sounds tiring.  We love being with each other, and we need that time together.  All couples need non-child time together.  I totally agree with that!

But why does that time hafta happen out of the house?

So, on Friday nights (or Saturday nights, or Monday nights, or whatever works into our schedule that week), the kids get a fun nacho night supper.  They get to pick whatever they want to eat AND they get to sit in the living room and watch a movie while they eat!  Major score!  Then, after everyone's gone to bed, my perfectly fabulous husband makes kung pao chicken while I go take a shower.  Then, we get to eat, together, on the couch, while we watch something on the DVR that only grownups should see.  And no one says "mommy" or "daddy" the whole time we're eating.  And it's really good, and no one complains about not liking it, and we watch NCIS or Last Man Standing or DIY network, and no one complains about wanting to watch My Little Ponies or Transformers.  And it's our chance to really exhale with each other.  ::exhaaaaaaale::

I'm so thankful that I married a man who likes to just hang out on the couch.  I'm so grateful that he likes to cook (and he's good at it) and that he likes to do wonderful, sweet things for me like have this wonderful supper made for us while I'm in the shower.  I'm so grateful that we have been blessed with the ability to talk with each other about anything and everything.  (Because that isn't easy for some people, and I am vividly aware of how precious of a blessing it is!)

Thank you, Lord, for the times that you give to me and Jmk to exhale and just be with each other!