Date #10

Last night we did date #10. It was my turn to plan and I was on a pretty limited budget since we're going on a really nice dinner date to the Galleria next week for our anniversary (Del Friscos). Anyway, I made up these little clues, patterned after the ones from the Dating Divas, and after a delicious dinner at the Olive Garden, we went to Barnes & Noble. I was hoping Ryan would get a bit more excited about it, but . . . I'm not so sure that ever entirely happened. We did have fun together and I learned some new things. We read a really great article from a psychology magazine about children. I read Guess How Much I Love You to Ryan. He chose to visit Florence, Italy (I know I have a good man!), and I chose New Zealand. I found a crazy donut, brownie, and fruit hamburger to serve Ryan, and we read some pretty great poems. I forgot just how much I love poetry and how I can get lost in the language. I miss it. And last was the joke section. Ryan found this Mr. T. / Chuck Norris joke book. It was hilarious!!! And what did we leave that book heaven with: a basketball coaching book. I think it was a great low-budget date idea. It was just nice to spend time with my wonderful hubby. I love that man.
Thank you to the Woodwards for watching the kiddies. They cooked bread, made aprons, played, fed them dinner, and much more with the kiddies. We so appreciate their willingness to do the date swap with us. (Pics to follow of the aprons and what not.)








I have something to tell you about him this week. I decided to brave it with all three at the grocery store this past Wednesday. Before I even entered the store, Ethan was crying, David almost got hit by a car in the parking lot twice and was screaming and crying, and Matthew was covering his ears. However, we absolutely needed multiple things and we had a packed evening. So . . . I finally got ahold of David and put him in the cart, and onward, we trudged. After 10 minutes of continuous screaming and crying, I grabbed my phone to ask Ryan to stop on the way home at the store and was just about to head home. Low and behold, I had missed a call. Ryan got off early?? I called him and he saved the day by coming to the store--or so I thought. The saving was more than just coming to the store, however. This man arrived and took over David and Matthew, but then, he pulled me aside and calmed me down. "Ker, you can do this. The tension is really thick. I'm here. I'm going to help you. Let go of your stress." I just love him above and beyond. He's so wonderful to me. How did I ever get so blessed to convince him to marry me and choose me? He loves me, respects me, helps me to see my divine nature and worth, makes me laugh until my sides hurt, and he inspires me to be better.