A Year of Date Nights



So, that title is kind of deceiving. It has more accurately been 10 months of dates, both night and day. Two months after Parker was born Keith and I went on our first "post baby" date. It was my birthday so we went to Red Pony, my usual/favorite birthday dinner spot. That night we decided that it would be good for us to get out once a month without Parker and really just spend time with one another. Parker's Mimi and Grandaddy (Keith's parents) have been awesome in really making sure this happens. So, for memory's sake, here are our dates, some more glamorous than others:

June: Dinner at Red Pony


Pre birthday dinner (immediately post shower for Keith, ha!) photo with our sweet 2 month old

July: Dinner at Kayne Prime. We had SUCH an amazing meal. A pretty major celebrity sighting (ever heard of Nicole Kidman or Keith Urban?) was fun too (for Keith at least). More HERE.
August: Meatloaf concert at the Ryman! Keith was such a trooper and agreed to go with me to the concert. In the end, he had a pretty good time too. ;) More HERE.

September: Two anniversary lunches- The Southern and Table 3. So Yummy! Can you tell we like to eat? :)
October: Dinner at Porta Via. Get the Lobster Ravioli!
November: Small Business Saturday shopping afternoon in downtown Franklin. I loved this day. We got to stroll Main Street and do a little Christmas shopping, mainly for P of course!
December: Movie date to see Skyfall- Keith's pick, but I really liked it too!
January: Whole Foods cooking class. We'd done this before and had been looking for awhile for another class that looked interesting and tasty and that worked with our schedule. Finally we decided on the Barcelona inspired class. It was worth the wait!

February: We had 2 dates! A movie date to see Argo (we thought it was fantastic) and dinner at 360 Bistro (I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed my meal).
March: This Saturday night we're going to Etch (a Deb Paquette restaurant- I'm so excited to try it!) and to see Randy Travis at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Can't wait!

Don't worry, we have gotten out of the house more than this! Usually though, Parker man is in tow or we're meeting friends. It was so good to have time on these dates, just Keith and me, to reconnect and recharge even though we were always so ready to get home to our baby!