Relaxing Weekend

Matt came home from Florida on Saturday morning and I had been looking forward to spending the weekend with him all week long. We had plenty of things we probably needed to do over the weekend, but instead we just enjoyed a relaxing weekend at home doing very little work. It was just what we needed, time to relax, be refreshed and soak up lots of quality time together.
I picked Matt up from the airport at 10:30 on Saturday morning and we made it back home just in time for the OSU vs. Kansas State game. We popped in a frozen pizza and settled in front of the TV for the next few hours. The weekend is always better when OSU comes away with a victory! After the OSU game, we stayed on the couch and watched part of the Nebraska vs. Missouri game. I think we both actually slept through the first half though. I remember waking up and seeing that Nebraska was up by 24 points, so we weren't really interested in watching the rest of the game. Instead we took Rhapsody on a walk and then watched a couple of episodes of the Office on Netflix.

Later that evening, we got ready and headed out on a date. It had probably been months since we had been on an actual date. We had gotten into a pretty good routine last year and were having date nights weekly or at least every other week, but since Matt started working in Florida, it has been hard to stay consistent. Even when he's been home, we've had so much going on, that date nights really got overlooked, so it was a big deal to finally go on one. We ate dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant and enjoyed the quality time we had together to visit and enjoy some yummy food. After dinner, we went to the movies and say Life As We Know It. Matt had given me a coupon for Christmas last year that he would go to any movie of my choosing without complaining, and I finally got a chance to use it. The movie was definitely a chick flick, but I did hear Matt laugh during several parts. It had been a while since we had actually gone out to a movie, so even though it was expensive which is the main reason we usually avoid the theater, it was fun to go out together.

On Sunday after church we kept with our relaxing theme. Rhapsody and I took a nap while Matt messed around on the computer. Later that afternoon, we ran a few errands, and took Rhapsody on a walk. That evening we handed out candy to trick or treaters in our neighborhood and watched How to Train Your Dragon, a movie some of our friends recommended. It was a really cute movie. Although we didn't accomplish much over the weekend, and still have a long list of things we need to get done, I can't imagine a more productive way to spend the weekend than showing each other that our marriage and our relationship is a priority and refilling our love tanks.