Monday, September 3, 2012

Day 44: Restaurant-less Date Night

This weekend we had dinner on the patio of the cutest little bistro around.  Our own home.


 We put the kids down to bed, and by some miraculous act of God, they all went straight to sleep.

A candle in a mason jar, a flower from the yard, our best linens and dishes, and Serena Ryder on the stereo.  Sounds like date night to me.


We sat and talked and laughed together in the candlelight for hours until the mosquito chased us inside.

A simple, quiet, delightful evening on the porch.  A fabulous restaurant-less date night. 

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14 comments:

  1. VSeptember 3, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    Love it. that dinner looks fab.

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  2. barbSeptember 3, 2012 at 8:44 AM

    So beautiful!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    Romance!! So cute!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2012 at 10:28 AM

    Wow! It all looks SO good.
    Love the fabric of the chairs.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Ieva

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  5. ASeptember 3, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    Aaw, this is so cute!
    You inspire me everyday!

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  6. StaceySeptember 3, 2012 at 11:41 AM

    Nice and the sleeping children...major BONUS!!

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    I adore this! Why are the simplest things the most beautiful? We will be moving into a new home in a few short weeks and I have been looking at this change as an opportunity to sort of "re-set" our homelife; i.e. focus more on enjoying being home, simplifying, finding beauty and joy in simple pleasures...and I think home date nights will fit in with this, too.

    Tina

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  8. Becca :: Making Room in SicilySeptember 3, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    I resonate so much with the comment above! Thank you so much for the inspiration of this post and this blog. Keep it up for 365 days for us. :-)

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  9. RamblingstumpSeptember 3, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    I am so hoping my two kiddos choose to sleep at the same time one of these days... it's not quite date night with a baby hanging off your boob :) Love the chair fabric...

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  10. UnknownSeptember 4, 2012 at 12:41 AM

    Nice!!! you are great!

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2012 at 8:37 AM

    love this idea! we are looking for ways to save money and this is something i would definitely do! thanks for all the inspiration!

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  12. JenSeptember 4, 2012 at 3:28 PM

    Another vote for that fantastic chair fabric. Super swoon!

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  13. StephSeptember 4, 2012 at 3:37 PM

    Ha, as I was reading, I was thinking, "Okay, but what about the bugs???? Seriously!" and then you answered that question. Lovely idea. My husband and I actually love cooking together, so this would be pretty fun for us.

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  14. DiSeptember 7, 2012 at 6:12 AM

    I'm so intrigued by you and your hubs. You are really fun delicious people - glad u had a lovely evening x

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