Date Nights At Home

So along with expecting a baby, comes saving lots of money! Which means our date nights out have become date nights in. I still get all dolled up for the husband, even on nights in, to show him that I really do dress to impress for him. But it's just as fun when you're both in pajamas! Our nights at home are cozy and fun. I don't mind staying in with him one bit.

My favorite date nights include cooking dinner together. We enjoy cooking together and helping each other out in the kitchen. Who wouldn't love sneaking a few kisses in between pouring and stirring and putting pots on the stove and pans in the oven?!

After making dinner, we serve each other and light a candle at our table. We lower our heads to say grace and dig in. One up side to dining at home is not having to wait for refills or the check. Which means there's more time for fun!

Doing a bible study together or just reading aloud our favorite bible verses and digging into God's word is another great way to spend date night.

Sometimes we flip through Netflix to see if there's a movie we haven't seen yet. We also get DVDs delivered from Netflix, so if we have a DVD that we got in the mail, we usually save it for date night. Other times we like to pull a game out of our closet.

Some fun games for date night:
Uno
Scrabble
Go Fish
Speed
Monopoly
Sorry
Aggravation

If you're a couple of old school nerds like us, you might even opt for some old video games. Between me and Brian, we have quite a collection of game systems. Super Nintendo, N64, Playstation, PS2, PS3, Xbox, and Wii. We have tons of options for date nights at home.

All of these ideas are even more fun when you build your own fort! Yup, a fort. If you can't tell, Brian and I are still kids at heart. Who has more fun than anyone? Kids! So don't be so serious. Date nights don't always have to be dressy and serious nights out. They should be fun and spontaneous, even at-home date nights!

Brian and I have known each other since 11th grade, and one of my favorite things to do is to recreate old memories. We were young and didn't have a lot of money, and so recreating memories with each other is just another amazing way to spend time together on date night.

I hope you and your spouse enjoy fun date-nights at home when you can't afford to go out. Sometimes not being able to go out is a blessing in disguise.