date night

oh date night..... a wonderful evening of romantic bliss admist the regular happenings of a modern day housewife. a lovely dinner. an evening of splendid entertainment. and a walk along the beach

*** at least that's what it should or could be..... if i was going with my husband

but i am not.

now before you start thinking a whole host of terrible things

tonight is my annual date night with Quintin... yes you read correctly, Quintin, my 13 year old brother.

about 4 years ago i started a tradition with my little brother. each year for his birthday we would take a day (or evening) and go out for supper, just us, and watch a movie (on my dime... obviously - it was his birthday present). it was a way for just us, 8 years apart, to have a little time together.

a date night

Quintin's birthday was last month (you may remember the post). but this year we had a little problem - i had already gotten him, tyson & austin tickets to the NHL rookie game at the John Labatt Centre. and i really don`t have the money to take him out... again (another peril of the modern day housewife)

but Quintin is a sweetheart. his heart is huge. his compassion bigger. and his love for his family (including his annoying biggest sister) fits in there too. so he decided that he didn`t want to give this up. we have both begun to look forward to this event every year.

so a compromise was made.

we go on cheap night ($5.25) he pays his movie - and instead of dinner... i`ll take him out for ice cream later.

so tonight is date night...

at 7:00 i am schedule to pick up my date and head off to see Megamind and then to McD`s for a
flurry.

oh date night.... and wonderful evening of brotherly-sisterly bliss admist the regular happenings of a modern day housewife. a lovely...um.... icecream. an evening of splendid (?) entertainment. and a drive home with two 13 year olds and my hubby (yes... we are both bringing other dates too).

so its not a regular date night

but hey - i cant think of anything else i would rather be doing!