Stephanie and I were able to go last night and see comedian Jeff Allen. If you have never heard of him than you are missing out. I've never been to a comedy show before but we laughed for 2 straight hours at his. At several points I thought Stephanie might go into labor from laughing so hard. However, I did notice a few changes in our dates now- as married adults with a toddler- and our dates from years go by. So, I thought I'd run through the basics of dating then and dating now.
Dating then:
Preparation: Call Steph, tell her to get ready. Allow time for makeup and a few outfit changes. Pick her up. Go on date.
Date: Show up at the door with flowers. Leave as early as possible so as to spend all day together. Go to dinner at a nice, sit down restaraunt. Go to a movie or some other excuse for sitting in a dark room and trying to steal kisses. Go to walmart (every date we ever had ended in walmart, its the only thing open after 10!). Walk leisurely through and find some sweet little something to get Stephanie. Leave at the last possible minute to get home at the allowable time. Rush to take Steph home so she wouldn't get in trouble. Kiss and hug for at least 10 minutes goodbye.
Dating now
Preparation: 3 calls and e-mails to Grandma to ensure babysitting. Don't order tickets until last minute and don't get hopes up- lots of things could fall through. 4 e-mails and conversations with boss to make sure it is ok for me to get a night off that I wasn't supposed to work to begin with. Carefully schedule doctor, chiropracter and dentist appointments to have a free night. On Steph's end- lay out diapers, night clothes, spare clothes, supper, leave out baby monitors. Find 5 minutes to get dressed.
Date: Show up at the door with a gallon of milk. Heat up chicken nuggets for the baby and wait for Grandma to get there. Hugs and kisses... for the baby... and goodbyes. Pick up fast food on the way and delicately balance sauces while driving and dipping chicken tenders at the same time. Get gas... oh and fuel for car. Rush to the show and get caught in a traffic jam. Take 4 detours and get there 5 minutes late. Stop by the bathroom for pre-show pee and walk in just as show is starting. Watch show and try to think about the best way home not to hit traffic. Leave show and walk to the car as if its midnight: it's 9:05. Get in the car and rush home... for the 10:00 news. Fall asleep in living room chairs and wake up a few hours later... to pee again.
Anyone else identify with this? Don't get me wrong, it was a fantastic night and I loved having Stephanie all to myself, I guess its just a different kind of fun now!
I loved this post. It is so funny how much everything changes when you have a baby. But get ready even bigger changes are ahead! Aiden will be here in a few months and we'll go through many more changes. As long as we have each other at the end of the night I am happy. By the way thank you for going through all of that just so we could have some time together. I love you and every bit of our crazy life together!
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