The first
thing that we did was get some of my husband’s sound equipment ready and loaded
up in his truck for a dance he was DJing that evening. Granted, not everyone’s
husband is a sound engineer, but the basic idea is tagging along when possible.
I went over to his warehouse with him and helped him get things together. Even
though it was not just “hanging out,” it was still fun to be together and get
the chance to help him out.
After
getting his sound equipment dropped off, my husband and I headed over to the
farmer’s market. The farmer’s market is, in my opinion, one of the very best
multitasking dates ever for a few different reasons. 1) You can buy stuff, and
it is all budgeted for under “groceries” rather than “dates,” which means that
you get to go on a date at the farmer’s market, and still have date money later
in the week. 2) They have samples! 3) You get to buy fresh, local produce and
spend time with your man at the same time. 4) If you have extra grocery money
after buying everything, you can buy something frivolous and delicious (my
husband and I had a bit of extra money, so we bought a loaf of asiago sourdough
artisan bread. Yum!)
Eating lunch
at home is always a nice, inexpensive thing to do together, and lucky for us,
it was a nice day, so we were able to eat outside on the patio. Iced tea, warm
sun, and great company made for a very enjoyable lunch, even if it was just
bean and cheese nachos.
Our
afternoon was off for the most part, so we started out by going to our city’s
earth day celebration. Live music, free admission, lots of booths advertising
random things, and more samples! City events are great options for free or
inexpensive fun.
Great
Harvest was not far, so we stopped there to check and see if they had any good
day-old bread. (I buy their day old bread because it is fresh, healthy, and 50%
off, less expensive than the bread we had been buying at the store.) They did
not have any bread that I wanted to buy, however, they still gave us free
slices of bread! (Can you tell that I like free food?) Sitting outside in the
sun with a fresh slice of free bread, chatting with your husband, is a great
way to spend an hour or two.
When we
finally went back home, we felt like being productive. My husband is in the
process of getting the garage organized so that he can work on projects there.
I needed to clean the kitchen because it was a mess and was stressing me out.
Therefore, he worked on the garage while I cleaned the kitchen. Because the
kitchen has a door to the garage, we left it open, turned on some music and
worked “together,” meaning, in the same vicinity. Even though we were not
side-by-side or even in the same room, it was fun to be working at the same
time, listening to the same music, and occasionally conversing.
There was a
bit more to our day (such as work, and hanging out with my husband at the dance
he was DJing after I got off work), but I think that is sufficient to be shared
right now. I hope that you were inspired to come up with creative ways to spend
time with your husband!
Do you and
your husband have a creative, inexpensive, or multitasking date that you
enjoy doing together? Please share in the comments!
I love this! Caleb and I love going to the Farmer's Market together and I can wait to do that again :) I love your perspective on having a date with your husband not necessarily meaning you have to be next to each other doing the same thing! I need to learn that :)
ReplyDeleteYes, that is definitely something that I am still in the process of learning as well :) Thanks for stopping by, Kasey!
DeleteSounds like a great time. Paul and I enjoy doing most anything together and call it a date. Even going to the garbage dump with him can be fun. Why? Because it's time spent with my hubby. :)
ReplyDeleteExactly! It is so much fun to hang out together, even if it is just running errands. :)
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