I post these pictures and share this special moment because I want to remember this. I want our children to know this and remember this. I want to remember how my husband celebrated every date night with me, how he expressed his love and appreciation of me with sweet details. How he decorated our tables with candle and flowers, cranked up the music and would buy a bottle of Veuve Cliqout because....because......because.....why not? Why not celebrate NOW!? Why not celebrate these moments in life that are here and now and available to us.
These pictures are from our date night this past Friday and it was just wonderful.
This is a classic date night meal for us - salmon and tuna on the grill with special salads on the side. This was the table as we were grilling and before it was dark enough to light the candles.
Candles are lit! Fish is coming off the grill...
Ricardo is in the distance, lighting the torches. I'm telling you, these details don't happen at the fanciest of restaurants!
The meal is served and we're ready to dig in!
The plate full of delicacies
(I need to add here that as we were delighting in our time together outside, wars were raging inside. The children were allowed to have a slumber party, but it got later and later and later and nobody was falling asleep. Skin was scratched with pinches, kicks were given, feelings were hurt and 2 out of 3 melted in a puddle of tears. By the end of it, Marco was sent to his bed, Alexia was allowed to fall asleep in our bed and Diego was allowed to sleep on the floor of their room. Alexia was just crushed and sobbing and Ricardo carried her to our room, prayed over her, lit a candle for her and let her fall asleep in our room and then carried her to her bed after dinner. I think we had put them to bed a bit before 7:00 and it was not all said and done until well after 8:30. Yes, life goes on as mom and dad are on the back porch :)
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