30th Birthday Weekend Getaway

My hubby turns 30 TODAY! To celebrate, we went on a weekend getaway alone to the mountains. Thankfully we have some friends who have a mountain house and let us stay free - thank God for generous friends! We toured Biltmore, relaxed, watched football, read, and ate tons! It was a great weekend, a welcomed break. 

To celebrate his big milestone birthday, I gave him 30 presents over the weekend - a present for each year of his life. Most were small and just his favorite things (Coke in a glass bottle, favorite candies & snack foods for the weekend), some were experiences (day at the Biltmore, picnic lunch, Date Coupons to use in the coming months), some were useful with funny notes attached (undershirts and underwear), some were gift cards to his favorite places, and his big gift was a much needed watch that he'll pick out soon (all those big manly watches look the same to me!).

This weekend also allowed me to accomplish several of my 101 Goals, so hop on over and check it out!

At-Home Date Night

In honor of Valentines Day, I planned to do a couple of posts about romance, dating your husband, and love. However my blogging break got in the way. I did want to post about one of my favorite "dates" that we do pretty frequently. Let me preface by saying I'm by no means an expert, nor do I have a perfect marriage. This is just a happy housewife sharing one of her favorite ways to date her hubby - at home!

This date was fancier than most of our at-home dates, but it made it all the more fun and special. We shipped our Little Man to his grandparents, cooked a nice dinner, got dressed up, and even danced in the living room! Here are a few pictures from our most recent date night.

My hubby scored some major points by getting flowers on his way home from dropping off the Little Man...

I broke out the fine china & crystal and we even ate in the dining room (never happens around here)!

 

 

We cooked a nice dinner, but nothing that broke the bank: steak, baked potatoes (with plenty of toppings), sauteed mushrooms, and roasted broccoli. I had everything already here either for a previous meal that week or in the freezer since it was bought on sale.

 

 

We even got dressed up, put on the "Romance" music station on the TV, turned off all the lights and lit the house with candles. By all means, do NOT do any clean-up on your date night. Relax and enjoy each other!

The worst part is getting up the next morning to this...

 

But it is always TOTALLY worth it!

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