EVOLUTION OF A DATE NIGHT

When Debra and I started dating nearly nine years ago, we typically made Friday night our official date night. Every Friday night I would pick her up, take her to the Evergreen Ballroom for some dance lessons and some ballroom dancing, stop by a restaurant after leaving the ballroom, then I'd take her home around midnight or later.

Getting ready to go to the Evergreen Ballroom in August 2001.

Friday nights continued to be our date night for several years into our marriage. Then something slowly evolved. Us. We got older. We got more tired. We began to approach Friday nights with increasing fatigue following a full week of working.

Then we started doing dates on afternoons. Matinee movies and plays became much more attractive than late Friday night activities. We were a bit surprised, however, to see how many children and old people attended these matinees.

This weekend has been a continuation of this evolutionary process. Yesterday, Friday, we both got home from work, drove to Carl's Jr, picked up some food at their drive-thru, took the food home, and ate it in front of the television. It was wonderful!

Then, this morning, we did something we have never done before as a married couple. We went out on a date to breakfast. It was wonderful!

Leaving home for a breakfast date.

Arriving at our date destination.

Approaching the restaurant.

Studying the menu.

I recommend the "Farmhouse Breakfast", which includes three eggs, a slice of ham, link sausage, bacon, and fries topped with stir-fried vegetables.

Debra recommends the "Mushroom, Bacon and Pepper Jack Cheese Omelet" with tomato slices on the side.

And, of course, no breakfast date is complete without making a movie inside the restaurant.

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