Date Night Are Essential
Free Museum Nights
Almost every museum has a free night. Around here, it's First Fridays. There's no reason to spend a bundle when you can enjoy the same gallery for free. Often there will be a donation option, so toss your $10 in that bucket as a thank-you.
Take a Walk by the Water
What's more romantic than a salty snack or sweet dessert and stroll by the water? Find a lake loop or river front and plan a walk and talk date with your partner. My husband and I love munching on ranch corn nuts, a flashback to our childhood, while getting in a few steps and catching up on life.
Share a Meal
Yes, you can go out to a restaurant and enjoy it while sticking to your budget. Ever since my husband decided to rein in his meal portions, we've been able to share on date nights, which also means half the final price tag. Half a burger and unlimited fries? Done and done! No one said it had to be fancy to be fun.
Go on a Drive
Back in the day, going on a drive was the ultimate date. Fill up the gas tank, pack a snack from home and head out on the open road!This is our current favorite since we recently moved to a new town and thanks to headphones and iPads/audiobooks we get to have date-like adult conversation while our kids are occupied in the back. Yes, no babysitter required!
The Coffee Date
When we were poor college students, my husband and I would take our school books to a coffee shop, sit by the fire, sip on drip coffee (free refills) and hold hands between turning pages. Now, we like to do the same thing but with a novel or magazine. Plus, with $10 at our disposable we can get something fancier than drip!
Knock Down Some Tasks Together
Call it boring, but coordinate with another family for a child swap night and then, return home and tackle a project together. It's not your traditional date, but the feeling you have after the garage is organized or a piece of furniture is refurbished will top all other dates!
