VALENTINE'S DAY DATE NIGHT IN

Life after baby involves a constant struggle to give up what couples enjoyed before.  A simple date night, for example, becomes a difficult evening of extra costs (sitter), ceaseless worrying (let's call the sitter, for the tenth time) and a few other things of emotional stress. 

For my husband and I, we have only gone out alone one time - yes, you heard me right, ONE WHOPPING TIME - in the past six months.

To honor Valentine's Day, we decided to have a date night.  But instead of out, we stayed in.

We didn't order pizza and wear pajamas like the ordinary.  In fact, hubby made dinner and desert that were quite extraordinary.  We even decorated the house and dressed ourselves up, as if we were going to a nice restaurant. 

As the baby soundly slept, we dined and wined ourselves to our heart's content.  It was no less romantic than any of our previous Valentine's dates.

Life changes after a baby, but life still goes on.  With a little effort and creativity, any couple can reinvent romance and take themselves back to the way they were - at least for a couple of hours.

Valentine Themed Decorations.

Steamed crab for dinner.

 Of course, the baby monitor never left our sight.

All dressed up, no where to go, but that's just fine with me.

Decadent desert: home-made creme brule