People are usually pretty shocked when I tell them that my husband and I rarely have date nights. I think that mostly has to do with the fact that we have always been homebodies. When we were dating in college, we would rather stay home and watch a movie than go out. Also, we both like to go to bed EARLY. Like, obnoxiously early. Finally, we don’t have many people we trust to watch our kids.
Which brings me to the fantastic, underrated DATE DAYS! We just schedule a day off from work together. Our kids go to school like they do every day, and we don’t have to pay anyone to watch them.
10 Reasons to Have a Date Day with Your Husband:
1. They are fairly easy to plan
2. You don’t have to pay a sitter (if you already have kids in school/daycare)
3. You aren’t tired
4. You can do whatever you want! Run errands, enjoy breakfast or lunch, go to the beach or just sit at home and relax!
5. Afternoon delight 😉
6. You get the ENTIRE day together
7. You can take a nap. A NAP!
8. It reminds you what your relationship was like before kids. Not saying that is a good or bad thing, but when we spend the day doing whatever we want, it reminds Donnie & I about the nearly 10 years we spent together without children. We love our life now, but it brings back memories of those years together and fun stories we haven’t talked about in awhile. 🙂
9. It gives both of you a “break.” We often take turns to give the other person “Me” time, but at the end of a date day we both feel refreshed and relaxed.
10. You get to surprise your kids by picking them up a bit early. (we can’t help ourselves, we always end up wanting to get the kids! ha!)
Now that you know WHY I love date days, I want to share a fun one we recently had. They just opened a iFly, indoor skydiving location nearby. So when they contacted me about giving it a try, I knew it would be a perfect date day. Would it be something my son would love? Yes. Did we feel a little guilty about not taking him with us? Yes. A teeny tiny bit. And while I love having new experiences with my children, I also knew it would be a really fun and different date to enjoy with my husband. Alone.
My husband was so excited. He has been skydiving before and tried indoor skydiving years ago. To be honest, I have never been interested in jumping out of a plane or floating around in a wind tunnel. But I am always down to try something new!
The entire experience was awesome. Everyone was really fun and the training was quick and easy. We watched a video and got suited up. I was pretty sure my lack of coordination and moderate anxiety would mean I would suck at the whole thing. Which I did, kind of. Despite the fact that I did NOT relax as instructed and totally ignored the hand-signals while I was in there, I still had a lot of fun.
My husband did much better than me and was even able to control his movements. (show off!) We each got two turns and for the second one our instructor brought us super high and twisted us around which was SO much fun.
I have never been an adrenaline chaser, but this is such a cool experience I think everyone should give it a try. I am really glad I did it and my husband bought a flight package while we were there and is planning to take our son soon. Be sure to check out the iFly website to see if there is a location near you, I promise it is worth every penny… and makes for an awesome & memorable date day! 😉
*Thanks to iFly for the free ride, all opinions about the experience are my own!
Day dates are the best dates 🙂
Sounds like you two had an absolute blast!
We did, it was a really great day! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
So much fun! My husband loves a good thrill, which is why I scheduled an obstacle course and zip lining adventure for us about three years ago. I was scared, but pushed through and the big smile on his face made it all worth it! Thanks for the share babe!
That would scare me as well!! good for you that you gave it a go! ha!
This is a great reminder! We try to do these things on the weekends if we can get an in-law to babysit as it’s hard for my husband to get time off work – but this is definitely a must ( mostly due to we aren’t tired haha) Thanks for sharing!
It can be tough to schedule… it is harder for me to get off work than my husband so I can relate!
Day dates are my absolute favorite for all of the same reasons. But, mostly because we too, like to go to bed early. Sometimes I feel like we are 80 year olds trapped in these 30’s something bodies!
YES! us, too… haha our friends make fun of us all the time!
I love day dates! The best is when the kids have school but my husband doesn’t have work. Otherwise we sometimes meet up during his lunch break. So cool you got to try iFly! We have one right near us too!
You should try it, it was a very cool experience! I hope you can sneak a day date with your hubs soon! 🙂
This is so awesome! We are having a day date this Saturday and I am so excited!
Yay! Thats awesome.. I hope you guys have a wonderful time!
Day dates are my favorite thing in the world! I have much more energy than at night, and there are a ton more activities:)
I agree!! date days are our favorite… I am to tired and lzy at night to want to go anywhere! ha!
My husband are thinking about trying this because it’s been forever since we’ve had a date!
We don’t go on many dates either, mainly since we don’t really like going out at night, so date days have been perfect for us and now we are trying to plan a few more this year.
We just got our son into daycare, so I’m excited about the thoughts of a day date. I think it would be nice.
That is awesome! I hope you enjoy some free time to yourself as well! 🙂
We do this and have found some of the same benefits. It’s usually more relaxed, with a mix of “date” time and just errand time (which feels like a date since it’s adults only, haha!)
Yes we usually include errands too. but I agree with you that it is still fun since it reminds us of our pre-kid life! 😉
Day dates sound like lots of fun! With two little ones under 4, we don’t get out a whole lot, ever. I will say this, we went on vacation in the summer with my in laws (as we do every summer), and they watched the kids so we could get out, and it was awesome. I’m already planning some getaways for this summer. 😉
Also, that sky diving sounds so much fun!
That would be difficult with your kids so young. My youngest just turned 4 so I finally feel like we are getting back into the swing of taking some time for ourselves now that they are old enough to understand where we are going and it is easier to trust them with a sitter that isnt family. I hope you enjoy your alone time during your next vaca! 🙂
Day dates are SO much more fun than night ones! They give you opportunities to do new things!
Yes! And I hate spending money on expensive dinners.. I feel like date days are so much cheaper!
Loved this post! Some of my favorite days are when the hubby and I get to spend the whole day together just doing WHATEVER. Watching TV, going shopping, doesn’t really matter what we’re doing, but it’s always a treat to have the whole day together 🙂
YES! We are totally date-day people. They are WAY easier, especially with little little ones that still expect you there in the evening. Also? I’m WAY too tired at night anyways lol!
Date Days sound like a great way to keep your marriage on the right track. And the sky diving sounds fun, though I don’t think it is something I would do, indoors or not. Haha!! My hubby and I just got away for the weekend and we pretty much just slept, ate, and talked. It was glorious!