Date Night

Since we were first married 21+ years ago we have tried to have a date night.  Back in the early days when we couldn't afford a babysitter, date night consisted of watching a movie after we put kids to bed.  Not to exciting I suppose, but it was time for just the two of us.  We traded babysitting with my sisters some too so we could go to the temple or if we were being extravagant we might go get a hamburger and catch a dollar movie. Then the glorious moment arrived when Ashley was old enough to babysit.  Since that time we have gone out almost every Friday.  The kids just know it's date night.  It is a time I look forward to, especially now with Tony so busy with his calling.  I love knowing that I have those few hours with him all to myself.  Usually our dates are not fancy, or extravagant, mostly it is about just being together to talk and usually laugh too.

Tonight we splurged a little so Tony could get Sushi.  He LOVES Sushi.  Sometimes I think he might love Sushi more than anything else.  I on the other hand do not love Sushi.  I think it looks beautiful, but I have adopted the line from Finding Nemo-"Fish are friends, not food."  I tried Sushi once, at first I thought it wasn't too bad, but then I tried a piece that had the big chunk of raw fish on top.  I swear that raw fish was trying to swim it's way out of my throat.  It was just sitting there deciding if it should come back up or go down.  Gratefully I got it down, but that was enough for me.  I am just not a fish person.  Gratefully at Sushi places they serve chicken too, and amazing tempura vegetables.  Oh they are so delicious.  I am all for Tony getting Sushi so I can have tempura vegetables!

It's pretty too, and goes down so much easier!

After dinner we drove around for awhile listening to XM radio-80's on 8.  They were doing the top 40 countdown for this week in 1983.  Now that was some nostalgia for you.  This week in 1983 I was still trying to figure out Portuguese after having lived in Brazil for about 3 months.  We were having so much fun listening to the countdown that we ended up listening to the whole thing.  Oh the memories that can be associated to a song. "Every breath you take" by the Police will always remind me of Biology 100 at BYU.  We listened to Air Supply, Spandau Ballet's "I know this much is true,"  "Safety Dance", a little Michael Jackson, even some Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.  My favorite was the #3 song-Tell Her About It by Billy Joel.  The number one song was "Total Eclipse of the Heart."  We had fun listening, singing and just being together.