Homemade Date Night

My husband truly is the most amazing person at turning my frown upside down.  Seriously, he never ceases to get me to cheer up, no matter the problem!

So when the roles are reversed I always want to make my husband feel just as good as he makes me, and when I realized yesterday was one of those days I immediatly got my creative juices flowing.

We had already been planning on cooking homemade sweet and sour chicken over rice, from an INCREDIBLE recipe that I found on Pinterest. So remembering that we were making chinese food I tried thinking of some things that could go along with our meal and instantly thought of fortune cookies.  But I didn't want my husband to open some everyday ordinary fortune.  So while sitting at work waiting for 5 o'clock to roll around I typed up a little note.   

I typed 2 just so when dinner was finished and it came time for fortunes it wasn't obvious that I wanted him to take a certain one :) (tricks of the trade)

I chose this fortune to go along with the saying that is engraved on the inside of his wedding band; there it says "Agora E Para Sempre"  Which means now and forever, in Portuguese.  Portuguese is a special language for us because Elias a mission in Brazil for the LDS church.

Then I secretely went to Panda Express right after leaving work to go get the cookies (I got them for free :) ).  Then drove fast to meet Elias without him suspecting a thing. 

When we finally headed home after our 8 hours of work, teaching dance and the gym I made Elias sit down and relax while I made dinner.  Although he asked multiple times what I needed help with.  

My goal was to make this dinner romantic; I made Elias go in our bedroom and close the door so that I could get everything situated perfectly.  My vision was candle lit dinner, fire place, dim lights, delicious food and me wearing something special :)  After a failed attempt at moving our kitchen table into our living room, taking waaay longer than expected (I could practically hear Elias' stomach over the sound of the ski movie he was watching) and Almost breaking the fortune cookies while switching the fortunes our dinner was ready!

And I think it turned out pretty well :)

Putting a smile on my husband's face will forever be a goal of mine. Nothing makes me more happy then knowing that he is happy, even if it is just for a homemade date night (with a fake fireplace).  I feel so blessed to have someone as incredible as him love me like he does.  And I will always strive to never take that for granted. Sickness, Health, Wealthy, Poor, Thick or Thin.  He is mine, I am his and I will do everything I can to make us happy :)

-Stef