Earlier this month when I introduced another installment of my Revive Date Night series I talked about how to realistically have date night. Even if things like time or budget or–ahem–little ones, get in the way. So I started this month strong, so excited to have a month full of fun and exciting date nights that I couldn’t wait to share with y’all. However, this month life really threw us for a loop as we had to plow through some of our last house projects and we ran into some hiccups along the way. This date night post is in collaboration with PinkBlush, all opinions are my own.

making date night a priority

As I mentioned, this month didn’t exactly go as planned. Mike and I did get away for our annual anniversary trip for a couple nights and it was a nice getaway. However, there was a quick jolt back to reality as soon as we pulled into the driveway. I go on and on about making date night a priority. About how you can still have it regularly when you have little ones at home. However, was I going to practice what I preached? Admittedly, my plan to get back in the habit of having intentional date nights weekly did not really pan out. At all.

the importance being more present

You know what did happen this month? I was more present. I was on my phone less with “work” when I should have been focusing on time with my husband.

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We also spent more unintentional time together. I know that seems like the opposite of what we should be doing, but it was fun! Maybe I should really say that we spent more spontaneous time together. We spent late nights working on house projects. We met up for an impromptu lunch date outside while the kids sat in the car and watched a movie (literally right in front of us) and had a lunch of their own.

I learned that date night doesn’t always look how you think it should. I learned that date night doesn’t always happen during the night. Spending time together reconnecting can happen anytime and anyplace. You can be dressed to the nines, or cute and causal.

By the way–I am loving my new short sleeve-draped top from PinkBlush. It was perfect for a casual lunch date with the hubby. With quite a bit of baby weight still to lose it’s important that I’m in clothing that’s comfortable, flattering, and of course nursing-friendly. This pretty floral print top fits the bill and it’s the perfect, lightweight material for hot summer weather!

How was date night for you this month? Were you able to make it a priority?

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