hi ladies!
well, my partner and i have committed to doing more "date nights." thanks to our new mom's group babysitting circle, i think we'll have some coming up regularly, maybe even biweekly!
so, what d'ya do besides go for a movie? we have also gone for frozen yogurt and walk. i'm especially interested in anything that could help me get exercise and be talking friendly.
duracel pointed out this great spa:
www.zensprings.com/
it's great, but a bit pricey for us to do frequently.
and on a tuesday night, co-ed night, i think we'll go here:
www.kabukisprings.com/content/2/
i went for the first time recently and LOVED it. hope co-ed night isn't too "meat markety."
well, my partner and i have committed to doing more "date nights." thanks to our new mom's group babysitting circle, i think we'll have some coming up regularly, maybe even biweekly!
so, what d'ya do besides go for a movie? we have also gone for frozen yogurt and walk. i'm especially interested in anything that could help me get exercise and be talking friendly.
duracel pointed out this great spa:
www.zensprings.com/
it's great, but a bit pricey for us to do frequently.
and on a tuesday night, co-ed night, i think we'll go here:
www.kabukisprings.com/content/2/
i went for the first time recently and LOVED it. hope co-ed night isn't too "meat markety."
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Re: date night? (couple activities?)
Sat, May 3, 2008 - 9:23 PMi should add that i adhere to a very, very strict bedtime these days due to severe post partum insomnia and titus still waking 3 times a night, 6 months in. i am in bed or trying to be in bed by 830 or 9. d'oh! that means i'm late tonight!
it also means my options are severely limited. but hey, list away regardless of time. other moms might like to know, and i might get crazy and stay out til 10 some night! -
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Sat, May 3, 2008 - 11:21 PMgo do yoga together!
that's what i'm trying to set up, we made a new friend who can babysit.
since he'll almost always find an exxcuse to skip yoga, and grumbles about me taking off at dinner time to go by myself
i figure it'll be nice to spend time feeling good in our bodies together, instead of hunched over on the couch feverishly watching just one more House, so we can send the netflix back in the morning....
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Re: date night? (couple activities?)
Sun, May 4, 2008 - 12:35 PMI always enjoy a nice dinner, but that too can get pricey;-) A nice evening walk on the beach to enjoy the sunset and an early dinner...I'm easy. I'm also in bed by 9:30 these days:-)
Hey, I LOVE the Kabuki...I'm going tonight as a matter of fact, for women's night! We should go sometime:-) -
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Re: date night? (couple activities?)
Sun, May 4, 2008 - 2:09 PMI love Kabuki too! My parents lives really close to it.
I went to go see a play at my school the other night with my guy. We often just sit home and hang because I don't have an easily accessible night sitter very often but we do love to walk around and name off different flowers that we see or go star gazing or go to political rallies together. Sometimes we just walk and talk. -
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Mon, May 5, 2008 - 2:50 PMi like the suggestion of yoga! not sure he does, though... haha.
i am thinking about making him do something really kooky, like roller skating and pretending we're high school bf and gf. that sounds great in theory, but i'm afraid we'd get there and all the kids would think we were perverts or something else even worse: lame! -
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Re: date night? (couple activities?)
Wed, May 7, 2008 - 9:04 AMi am surprised there weren't more replies to this thread. hm. is that a sign that none of us know quite what to do, or did we cover all the basics already, or that none of us have time for date night anyway...? just curious how to interpret!
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Re: date night? (couple activities?)
Wed, May 7, 2008 - 8:03 PMI don't live in the Bay area anymore (I miss it up there terribly) but you might also consider
bowling or pool/billiard
Come summer time there are lots of things you can do on the weekends at GG Park that are free or there is Shakespear in the park in Marin or the summer concert series at Stern Grove.
Speaking of GG Park what about the museums or other local museums in the bay area.
Again speaking of GG Park what about a nice little picnic for the two of you.
Or what about renting a peddle boat and going around the lake there in GG park.
How about going to the embarcadero and taking a cable car ride to Fisherman's Wharf and then walking over to Ghiradeli Square and getting some dinner and chocolate and then taking the cable car ride back.
How about a walk along the Embarcadero or around Fisherman's wharf.
How about a walk across the GG bridge or through the presidio or along the water in the Marina.
How about a nice drive up to Coit Tower or up to Twin Peaks and at either again you could do the picnic thing or just sit out and enjoy eachothers company and look at the night sky.
How about a funky afternoon walking up and down Haight street.
Outside of SF... how about a ferry ride to Marin (Sausilito, Tiburon, or Larkspur) or Vallejo and back.
How about dinner on the wine train up in Napa or one of the many Winery tours in Napa or Sonoma.
How about a day trip to Angel Island.
How about a trip to a local Flea Market for a few hours.
How about a trip to the local Farmer's Market.
There is so so much you can go and do in the Bay Area... and yes I realize most of these things are daytime and/or weekend things but who says the date has to be at Night when you are tired out and can't really devote much time to eachother?
Hope these suggestions help and give you more ideas.
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Re: date night? (couple activities?)
Thu, May 8, 2008 - 11:57 AMlet me know the next time any of you hit ladies nite at the kabuki -- i'd LOVE to join you.
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Re: date night? (couple activities?)
Wed, May 7, 2008 - 11:25 PMtim & i recently had a date (we try to do it at least once a month) in which we took advantage of the nice day by taking a ride on one of his motorcycles. we rode out into the gorge & took a hike up to the top of multnomah falls. it was beautiful, but i am really out of shape! i also wore the wrong footwear & i'm now paying for it. ouch. other than my aching legs, i think we both appreciated the opportunity to be silly & spontaneous. i always fall in love with him again when that happens.
besides taking rides (i really miss our rides sometimes), we see movies, go to dinner, or stay in for dinner & movie without a crazy little boy to look after.
oh, and sex. we have sex.
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Thu, May 8, 2008 - 12:02 PMpaul and i usually hit the sushi bar and indulge ourselves, but it's hard for us to reach out and ask friends and family to care for the girls since they are such a handful. what we decided to do as of yesterday was to make a weekly date during naptime (which is late in the afternoon and overlaps with paul's return home from work) to sit in our hot tub, relax and knock back a few beers. we did it yesterday afternoon and it was so lovely. he also suggested that the same day we do that we order dinner in or pick something up so we can just enjoy eachother and our family and not be burdened with meal prep and cleanup.
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Thu, May 8, 2008 - 12:13 PMOur dream night would be sushi, beer, putt putt, and carnival games. -
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Fri, May 9, 2008 - 9:19 AMi'm going to kabuki sunday night for mother's day, as a matter of fact!
great suggestions, guys! wish we had putt putt near here.
i think i will try to schedule a "date day" vs. a date night, since there really are so many less options of active things to do at night that don't start at 9 or later. we already stay pretty busy during the weekend days, though, but it's not typically just the two of us doing something. we have a lot of friends who it's our only time to connect with them then... (great grammar there, sorry. titus is waking up from nap!) -
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Re: date night? (couple activities?)
Fri, May 9, 2008 - 10:06 AMdangit. if we weren't entertaining the clan over here at our house on sunday i would be all over the kabuki.
what are the usual nights for ladies only?
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