The 3 Rules

Dan and I tried our luck at a second Mariners game last weekend, this time sans children. Jill offered to watch Ally and Hudson so off we went. I remember hearing once that when you go out with your spouse there are three things you should never talk about.

1. Your Work
2. The Kids
3. Money

It is a challenge but if you think back to when you first met your spouse, none of those things were big topics of conversation. You didn't have kids yet, you didn't share money yet, and your work wasn't interesting enough to bring up on a date. Once you get married those three things are always the topic of conversation. So in keeping your marriage fresh you should try to revert back to those good old dating days and find something else to talk about.

We failed five minutes into our date when Dan's phone started ringing. If you didn't know this already, Dan's phone rings off the hook. It's so annoying but always "business related" so he has to answer. That call turned into three and rule #1 was soon broken.

Just as we arrived at Safeco, Dan started wishing we had the kids so they could collect the free kid's giveaway at the gate. We found our seats and the people sitting next to us asked where our kids were. I could hardly believe it after our last M's experience. We watched a couple of innings and then left to grab some garlic fries. As we passed the Dippin Dots cart he didn't say it, but I'm pretty sure Dan was wishing he had Ally so he could buy her some and then eat 90% of it. I spotted a baby and instantly missed Hudson. We found ourselves breaking the second rule without even verbalizing it.

We stood in the Kidd Valley line waiting for our food and Dan started adding up our $10 parking and $29 dinner. He informed me we had approximately $11 left before we broke his date night budget. Dave Ramsey must really be at work with Dan. Mr. Extravagant would have never said that when we were dating. I told him he better save that $11 because I still hadn't had my shiskaberry. Rule number three, broken.

We managed to break all the rules in record time and still have a really great night. It's so nice to go out without the kids and just enjoy each other, so THANK YOU JILL!


I do have to say my favorite part of the night was when I heard this come out of Dan's mouth:

"Do I look poor? That lady just offered me a used beer! This is probably a $400 outfit. We're probably worth $1000 just standing here."

It was so random. Some lady walked up to Dan and wanted him to finish her beer because she couldn't. She kept telling us she was a nurse that didn't have herpes or any sickness and didn't want her beer to go to waste. Uh, no thanks!