Date Night

So last week as we were looking forward to the weekend and contemplating what we would do on Friday night, Jeremy gave me two options - we could hang out with some friends that live close by, or we could have a date night. I love our friends, but I had to pick date night. At times we have talked about having a regular, weekly date night, but it never seems to happen. He said he would plan the date for Friday and it would be a surprise. Can I tell you how excited I was? Very excited! I told my cube-mate at work that my honey was planning a surprise date for us. And when we left the house that night for the date, I felt like we had gone back in time to before we were married. I think that is so cool! That we could be married for over two years and I can still feel that way about going on a date with him. So we went to dinner at Macaroni Grill in Edina (yummy!) and then he wanted us to go ice skating at Centennial Lakes. He had even taken our skates to get sharpened that morning, and he bought us blade guards because we didn't have any. He bought me pink sparkly ones! Well we went to Centennial Lakes, but the warming house wasn't open for the season yet, plus it was so cold that night, so we walked on the ice with our shoes for a few minutes and then we went home and watched National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. It was a great night and I love my honey!

So I haven't posted in a month. I feel like I've been really busy, but I'm trying to think what we've been doing. Jeremy was very busy with school for the last few weeks of the quarter. He had several papers to write, which meant I didn't get much computer time. We also visited his family in Manitowoc, WI over Thanksgiving. We had a great, long visit and got to see almost everyone. That was our Thanksgiving and Christmas celebration with them since we are staying in MN for Christmas this year. Work has been keeping us both busy, as well as Christmas parties, bible study, Christmas shopping, baking, writing Christmas cards, and watching football. Yes, I am actually beginning to get into football. I'm not a fanatic by any stretch of the word, but I'm getting into it. I ask Jeremy lots of questions, and occasionally he gets a tad annoyed with me, but mostly he's very patient and will answer the same question 10 games in a row without complaining. :) This Saturday is the big "Elgard family Christmas celebration." It will be an all-day affair with waffles for brunch and a soup buffet for dinner. We're supposed to get snow that day too. It should be fun!

Treasuring God in Our Traditions

Another book review - Treasuring God in Our Traditions, by Noel Piper. I highly recommend it. Noel talks about everyday traditions (such as family devotions) and special traditions (such as things we do for birthdays, Christmas, etc.). It's very easy, enjoyable reading, but at the same time it is filled with great ideas of things to do with your children to teach them about God. It made me really excited to have children someday. My mom also picked it up one day, read it all morning, and then told me she wished she had read it when we were little.