Thursday Love: Waaaaay late.

Today is Wednesday. Tomorrow is Thurdsay, date night. Today I am posting about LAST week's Thursday date. So......Yeah.

Perhaps last week's date photos below will give you a glimpse into why I have not been posting, like at all.

Above: Dan has long been scared of eating at Village Inn. Way back in the day, he ate a VI and got sick afterward. I, on the other hand, happen to think VI is delish. So, last week, I talked him into trying it again. I meant to take a before shot of our food, but it was really good and we were really hungry, so I snapped an after shot as a testament to our new affinity for the VI.

Above: Me. at VI. Some back story here: This was not our intended date night last week. We had planned to eat at VI, yes, but we had totally different plans for after dinner. But then, Thursday rolled around and I had this school assignment that scared me pretty much to pieces. So Dan, being the loving fiance that he is agreed to eat at the VI across from my school and then head to the library with me to work on said scary assignment. I mean really. REALLY people. Beat that!

Above: We spent most of the night looking at pages like this......

And in the end.....

Above: Our table in the library looked like this.

And that was our date night! Maybe not as glamorous as others, but I am grateful to Dan for helping me and you know, it felt darn good to have that assignment off my list!

Thursday Love

Dan and I try to get out on a date once a week. Generally, we go out on Thursdays, which I think is way better than a Friday or Saturday date. Why you ask? Well.... Thursday is sort of like the start to the weekend, at least for us. Fridays are casual days at Dan's office, the schedule is usually much slower and we are both excited for the weekend come Friday early afternoon. Going out on Thursday kind of gets that mentality flowing for us. 

By "date" I don't mean we get all fancy and make reservations, either. Normally, a date is casual dinner and then a movie, or perhaps a stroll through Target or maybe to the mall. Thats it. Very simple but oh so fun!

Last night, we decided to visit an old favorite, IHOP and see Star Wars Episode 1 in 3D. It was, as usual, a great time!

Above: So, in my last post I talked about how I could never take pictures of my outfits everyday. I love fashion blogs, but this picture tells the story. I finally got this shot after about 10 other failures. This is the best I could do. I took this picture right after getting dressed yesterday morning and thought it would be fun to document what I was wearing. I was wrong. I need a lot of practice in self portrait taking!

Above: Dan got home around 5:30, and we headed out to dinner. In our old neighborhood, we had a brand new IHOP about 5 minutes away. We ate there about once a week. It was always inexpensive and they had some healthier options on the menu. In our new neighborhood, the IHOP isn't quite as new, but just as close. Last night, I had the mushroom, spinach and swiss omelette. It was pretty delish. 

Above: Not such a great shot, but Dan had the Bacon Temptation omelette. It's basically bacon, egg and cheese. Flawless in nature. Another cool thing about this date night? We had a $5 off coupon...this meal was under $20! A Blue Plate Special indeed!!

Above: Have you guys read The Hunger Games?? Oh man....if you haven't I suggest you get right on it! I LOVED this book! I am currently {finally} reading Catching Fire, the second book in the trilogy. Mockingjay is the third and final book and knowing that I have these awesome reads to look forward to makes me smile. This poster was outside our theatre last night. I wanted a picture so badly but every shot made me look more and more like a giant. This was the best we could do. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Above: The movie! Woot woot. I really dislike wearing those 3D glasses...they leave a dent on the bridge of my nose that aches after about an hour. Also--I am an "original" Star Wars fans. These prequel things are not my deal. But the best part of this movie? Yoda! He was a familiar face in a sea jedi unfamiliarity. Also cool: There were three of us total in the theatre. That was all! 

Do you have a date night? What kinds of things do you do?