One of my 23 for 2023 goals this year was to go on monthly dates with my husband. In January we went on zero dates…not off to a good start!! We quickly realized that since our kids are young and we don’t have a consistent babysitter that we better make at least some of them at home date nights. We decided to each plan one at home date each month (so two a month!) and if we got the opportunity to actually leave the house- great! But if not, at least we were still having some quality time together. We also decided that an “at home date” needed to consist…

One of my husband and I’s goals this year was to have more frequent date nights. Honestly…we haven’t been doing great at this goal. With a toddler, no family nearby and Covid, it has been really hard to make time for just the two of us. And by nighttime I am often exhausted (thanks to pregnancy!) BUT after doing this at home s’mores charcuterie board date, we realized that an intentional, at home date is better than nothing! Give this a try if you are in a similar situation! S’mores charcuterie board date night details: This is a pretty self explanatory date- but I basically went shopping for many different…

Before Henry was born, people always told us to make sure to continue to make time for date nights. I naively brushed this advice aside thinking, “Of course we will still have date nights!” Like many things, the reality after Henry was born was much different than what we anticipated it to be like before we were parents. I think we’ve gone on one short date in the entire time since his arrival nine months ago. One of my goals for 2019 was to prioritize our marriage and date nights again. I know how important it is for my husband and I to spend quality time together, but it is…