Sweat, Sushi, Sex

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Tonight is Friday. Tonight is date night. Nic and I will be doing the following three things in order...

1. Sweat. First we will be hitting the gym to get a workout in because we both slept in this morning and we never get to work out together anymore so we thought it would make for a fun date night activity to actually work out together instead of separately.
2. Sushi. Our favorite food. After we work up a sweat we will head over to Sakura or Sushi Ya (we have not decided yet) for an all you can eat sushi dinner. Yum!
3. Sex. And when we get home...I won't go into detail. You're welcome!

Ever since Nic and I decided to hire a "regular" baby sitter to come over every Friday night I feel like my life is that much more balanced. And if I'm having a hair pulling week with the kids I can always look forward to an evening out with the hubs come Friday. This simple "date night" concept that we have officially incorporated into our lives just two and half months ago as made me that much more sane, balanced, happy, delighted, etc.

What other things have I incorporated into my life to keep me sane? A girl's night out...one time...each month. It has to happen ladies! We need our girl time. We need time to connect, to bond, to laugh together over food or shopping or pedicures. These things make us happy and then we can return home to our husbands and children with a renewed energy and desire to be a better wife and mother. I chose once a month because it seemed fair and it seemed balanced.

Downtown Art Stroll

Here is a post for the locals...

If you are looking for a fun date night idea, every first Friday of the month Provo hosts a Downtown Art Stroll. It's free to the public, includes refreshments, guest artists and live music. It begins at the Covey Center for the Arts and then receive directions to other venues. Open from 6-9pm.

This Friday I am particularly excited to see what artist Brittany Scott has put together at the Terra Nova Gallery (see photo below...beautiful!). I first met Brittany at my Mommy & Me tumbling class that I do every Tuesday and I had no idea that she was an amazing artist until I saw her post something about it on Facebook. So if you go tonight be sure not to miss her work!

Holiday Lovin'

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So I saw this idea on Pinterest and I think it is fantastic. Any husband would love this, right?! I know they will for sure because two Summers ago my hubs and I tried a little something called "Hot August Nights." This is where we have sex every day for the entire month of August. And we alternate each night who's turn it is to initiate the romance. It was so much fun that we have decided to make it a tradition. It is fun, because the more often you have sex, the more creative you get. So if you have never tried anything like this before...I say do it! Start with the "12 Lays of Christmas" then work your way up to "Hot August Nights" then before you know it you will want to have sex with your husband every day because Meg gives five excellent reasons why you should. Click here for more on that.