Date Night

I am very lucky to be blessed with a great group of friends, most of which do not have children. This makes them ripe for recruiting them for babysitting! We have had some great volunteers over the last 2 1/2 years. We now have a new babysitter coming over this week. She was also here last week. I think that is awesome in itself! Anyhow, Funnygal is coming for the second week in a row and I don't want to spend another night out at the movies. I am trying to offer up alternatives to our usual "dinner and a movie" date. Here is my list of

4 Options For Date Night Besides "Movie & Dinner"

1) Bowling & Beer- I am a terrible bowler but I think bowling is lots of fun. The place I where I want to go has a great beer selection which is a big draw for Jay-bee.

2) A Cheap Motel- this isn't a realistic option for us cause it is hard to find an inexpensive motel in NYC but I think this would be fun to do just once!

3) Retail Therapy- mmmm, The Apple Store and a Barnes and Noble run without Thud! It sounds so peaceful. Maybe we could go to Crate and Barrel too. I can't take Thud in there either!

4) Live Music- we used to do this a lot when we were dating and first married. I never get out to music shows anymore. I wonder if anyone good is playing anywhere nearby.

5) Theater- this is for me mostly! I miss plays. Good plays!