Date Night In

Currently I am sitting in a hotel room in Troy, Michigan waiting for my husband to come back with Chinese take-out. If there is one thing we young parents have mastered since our baby girl was born it would be the "date night at home." Any new parent knows that a baby's world quickly turns dark and cranky after 7 o'clock. Often Joel and I find ourselves at home when the night is still very young.  So, we've made late dinners an event by cooking new dishes and eating out on our deck as if we are in a private restaurant. Yes, we're cheesy like that. Can take-out eaten in a hotel room with your daughter snoring nearby be a date night? Why, yes it can.