Tuesday Tip #1

So many of the little nuggets of goodness that we've been given have been in the form of a short little tip or trick just to make our marriage run more smoothly. I figure most Tuesdays I'll share a tip that we have found to really work for us! Here's the first one-

Plan a regularly scheduled date night. 

Chad and I have chosen Tuesdays as our date night. Every Tuesday, we do something special. We go to dinner and a movie, we go shopping, hit up Target just for fun (now that's my kind of date night!), take a long walk, go to a fun coffeeshop in Uptown and play a game, etc. It doesn't have to cost much or anything at all- it's just the practice of setting aside time that's your time together. I have found that if we have something that gets in the way of our date night, we end up arguing about dumb things by the end of the week just because we miss each other! It's so easy to get caught up in everyday tasks and just going into autopilot. If you're intentional about spending real, quality time together (put those iPads down...), you'll benefit from it.

So, set aside some time, get out of the house, and act like you're in the dating season for a few hours.
-Angie