It’s a very rare and special thing these days for my husband and I to get to go out on an old fashioned date- just the two of us. I texted some friends Don’t bug. I’m on a date with my man.
We were so happy to be alone it was ridiculous.
He drove, and I stretched out my legs and put my bare feet on the dashboard. We drove Pacific Coast Highway with the windows down while eating take-out fish and chips from our favorite beach shack restaurant.
We’re casual people.
Someone gave us tickets to Cirque du Soleil- Kooza. It was right on the beach and next to the pier. The show and its location were spectacular!
After the show, we strolled the pier and held hands… just like the good ol’ days. The pier was eclectic fun.
For $1.00 The Great Zoltar will predict your future in English- or Spanish. It was pretty eerie. He kept saying I know you're there. I can tell your future. Come closer.
No thanks. You are in my nightmares.
People, do you see what I have to deal with here? My husband is showing me that he has found his long lost twin.
More nightmares.
Some of our stops…
We made some new friends…
Enjoyed the Ferris wheel…
And hoped that the guy who took our picture with my camera didn’t run away with it while we had our backs turned.
It was the perfect date.
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Big Kahuna and I have known each other since we were kids and have been married for almost 15 years. We are passionate about our family, travel and serving God. We love helping people and bringing them hope. We laugh ourselves to tears watching classic episodes of Saturday Night Live and The Office. Summer is our favorite season, and we live for warm evenings playing with the kids on the beach.
Big Surf is 14 years old. He's a voracious reader, focused, and spends hours building things. He is our resident techie and is also learning to play the violin. He loves to spend his free time playing baseball, flag football, or out on the trails by the house building his clubhouse.
Goofy Foot is ten years old. He devours his free reading books like there is no tomorrow. He is also the family comedian. If you see him, ask him to tell you a joke! He is tender-hearted, social and compliant. When he is not outside riding his bike, you'll find him drawing or writing a funny book.
Beach Bunny is three years old. She is our sunshine! She joined our family through the unbelievable gift of adoption. Beach Bunny loves to snuggle with us and carefully takes care of her baby dolls. She is super silly and must say hi to everyone! One word that describes her is "joy".
49 comments:
Oh, how sweet is that!! So nice to reconnect like that!!
How fun! It looks like you guys had a great time!
Your pictures are so beautiful. What camera do you shoot with and what editing do you use?
Yay for Date Night - looks and sounds like it was a perfect night!
Sounds like a perfect evening. We all need that at least once a month...:)
What a fun night!
Love the picture of you guys...glad he did not run off with your camera. I have had that same feeling many times when I ask for someone to take pictures!
Wow! Those are amazing pictures!! What a fun date night!!!!!!
LOL, at first, I thought the person was taking your picture while you were on the ferris wheel!
Oh, what a fabulous date. Really enjoyed a peek into the possiblities in the future. Gotta make that happen.
Thanks for that!
:)
Love the pictures! It looks like you had a definite sweet time.
How awesome is that???? With little kids our date nights are few and far between - and when we have them they are very short. Sounds very romantic and wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Now I can live vicariously through this post and look forward to date nights again :o)
What great pictures and it looked like so much fun! Thanks for sharing.
Blessings,
Amy
Aaaah so glad you had some hubby time! All the places you talked about sound so wonderful to this Arkansan! :)
How fun! It looks like the perfect date...except for the ferris wheel part, they scare me
How wonderful! It sounds just perfect!
Sounds like so much needed fun! and wonderful pictures!
LoL @ The Zoltar..reminds me of that Tom Hanks movie, BIG-know which one I'm talking about?
Glad you had a great night with your man. It's always a good thing :)
((hugs & blessings))
Sarah @ ButterflyChic
wow that sounds and looked like a very special fun night!
Someday I will have one of those. For now I will just be very jealous of yours until my time comes ;)
What a great date!! Looks like you had a blast! I too lol when you referenced Zoltar. Too funny!
What a great date!! Looks like you had a blast! I too lol when you referenced Zoltar. Too funny!
What a great date!! Looks like you had a blast! I too lol when you referenced Zoltar. Too funny!
Oh, how much fun!! I thought I was the only one that put my bare feet on the dashboard lol!! Sounds like a date that my husband and I would love..we are very casual people too. This weekend we had a semiformal to go to and my husband said take a picture cause this won't be happening for another 10 years!!
Awesome!!!! I wish we had places to go like that for our date nights! It's great to get away with the hubby no matter what you're doing though. Thanks for sharing...Love the evil twin pic! LOL ♥
Loved it!! How sweet!!
Awesome!!! Love the last picture, and so glad the guy did not run off with your camera! How did your hubby allow you take pictures of the date and post them on the blog, my husband gets so mad when I try to take pictures of things we are doing! Is there a "wife's who blog" training for men?
Zoltar gave me nightmares after watching Big when younger! Your date looked absolutely romantic! Good for you for getting out and spending time with your man! :)
Congratulation for having such a beatifull relationship with your husband. This is a very precious thing. Keep on.
lovely. it reminded me of my high school days going to the carnival -- those lazy summer nights, the romance in the air. It really is about the company, not the place, you know?
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How romantic! Loved your photos :)
The pics are beautiful! I am so glad you had such a great date. Very sweet!!!
What a cool date. I can't even remember the last time we had a real, leave the house date! You guys are SO cute together :)
I am glad the guy didn't run off with your camera!
Love the post. Great pictures, especially the one of your husband and his "twin". VERY FUNNY!!! Brent got a kick out of it too. :-)
Thank you for continuing to pray for Abby.
I was totally thinking "BIG" too with that fortune teller. SO FUNNY! Your date is priceless, and your pics are beautiful!!
That looks totally ROMANTIC!!!
and the one with your husband and the evil twinhad my laughing so hard my own husband kept asking me what was so funny LOL!
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That sounds like so much fun! My husband and I need a date night. We haven't had one in over 2 years - since before our last son was born! =)
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How sweet!! Looks like a wonderful time. And I am cracking up at the picture of your husband and his "twin" Zoltar!! :)
That sounds like one fantastically, fun date.
So glad to meet you and get to know you . I am now a follower as well.
We live in Florida--on the Gulf side, have 2 boys and a little girl. Our boys played flag football in the upwards program.
I hope to see you often at my blog and I will come for visits over here as well.
by the way--love the blog name and all the nick names.
cheri
Dates are truly priceless and such a blessing! It looks like you guys had so much fun! Isn't it fun to be married to a big goof ball? Love that our husbands make us laugh!!
How fun! Good for you both!!
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aw that looks so fun! I'm jealous - we need a date night too :-) and I love Cirque-de-soleil
Sounds like a great time and I LOVE the pictures!!
Looks like you guys had so much fun! I love old fashion dates like that :)
I love PCH and the pier!
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Those pictures are amazing! I'm glad to hear you had an incredible date, it really sounds wonderful. It's so great to reconnect with our husbands every now and then.
what a FUN date night!!! your pictures are GREAT!!!
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