Dating in marriage

I love date nights!

We don't have it often enough but did manage to go out during the weekend on a double date with friends. They have a brand new baby, baby number 3 and the mommy doesn't even look like she was ever pregnant. It's incredible how the body is able to bounce back in that way. Before getting married I really worried about the idea of having kids and never being able to get back to a shape I'm comfortable with. I don't worry about that as much anymore mainly because the myths of pregnancy have been set aside. We're all different and naturally pregnancies are different. The way our bodies respond after delivery is also different. For me being pregnant was a major health blessing. I learned how to eat well, became more acquainted with healthy portions and healthy snacking. Luckily there were no unhealthy or strange cravings. I even started to exercise, this was a big deal considering the last time I broke a sweat from working out was in...high school. After baby boy was born the healthy lifestyle remained a habit. This habit is something I'm able to pass on to him by continuing to create a home where healthy eating and staying active is the norm. We still enjoy the $5 pizza once in a while, but it doesn't taste as good anymore. I'm into Chinese food these days, YUM! There's a restaurant nearby named something I can't pronounce. It's good that I can't spell it either just in case I write it here and it happens to be a Japanese restaurant and here I am talking about Chinese food. A trap for exposing ignorance for sure. Alright back to the pizza, I guess I continue to eat it because I read somewhere that it's good to give your body a break from healthy food in order to give your metabolism a boost. Don't quote me on it. But seriously though, it kind of makes sense in an odd way. Or does it? Oh well, it works for me.

I started writing this post talking about date night. We definitely need more of those. It's nice to dress up and see each other looking young and attractive. No modesty here. Just truth. Every day we wear our roles: mother, father, husband, wife. And sometimes you forget how cute your partner is outside of the daily grind and the to do lists. Date nights are good man. It reminds us that at the end of the day he's my guy and I'm his girl.

That is all.

ps: turns out the restaurant is actually Vietnamese