Golf is Studly’s thing. He plays golf every Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting. And by “weather permitting” I mean that the golf course hasn’t barred him due to snow, flooding, or the threat of impending lightning strikes. I’ve seen the man dress for a round of golf in so many layers that he looks like the kid brother from “A Christmas Story,” barely able to move his arms, legs, or head. Now, you know that makes for a picture perfect swing.
I’m glad he plays, though. It keeps him off the streets and out of the pubs. After chasing a little white ball around 18 holes Studly doesn’t have much spare time to chase anything else except for me, and that’s a good thing.
That’s Studly on the left, pictured above with some of his golf buddies on the 18th fairway at St. Andrews Old Course in Scotland.
When the kids were younger I often felt abandoned on the weekends. Studly and I both worked all week, then just when I was ready for some grown up time with my man he’d go to play golf and I’d be stuck at home cleaning house and doing laundry. Grrrr. Of course I knew he needed his golf time, but I needed him. The heart wants what the heart wants, right?
After much grumbling and griping, arguments and tears, Studly and I realized we needed a dedicated date night, a time to do something each week to celebrate our couple hood.
Most weeks date night meant a dinner out or a movie at the local cinema. Sometimes date night consisted of packing the kids off to a friend’s home so we could have the house to ourselves.
If you google Pinterest, there are some great date night ideas for every budget:
Even now that our children are grown we still celebrate date night. One might argue that for a couple of empty nesters every night is date night. But we still find fun in holding hands at a movie or laughing at each other’s corny jokes over a table in a restaurant. It’s our thing. And our thing keeps me from grumbling about Studly’s thing, and that’s a very good thing, indeed.
Peace, People!
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Having just had the misfortune to be stuck in a cafe with only a Daily Mail – or whatever they call the Saturday edition – to raise my blood pressure more than a little it was rather good to come across this refreshing tale
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I’m so glad!
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My hubby and I also have date nights, but we are limited to where we can go and what we can do because of living in a very small town 200km from a small city. So, our date night usually ends up being either dinner and walk through our local WalMart (very exciting as we grocery shop together), or a “movie/tv night” where we watch something like “The Walking Dead.” Every few months, we take off just the two of us to that smaller city and just hangout together. It’s not a lot, but it certainly helps our connection and reminds us to laugh together. Thanks for post.
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I think the most important thing is just remembering how to be a couple. Kids can be all consuming little attention seeking beasts, and no matter how much we love them we need couple time. Btw, we don’t miss an episode of The Walking Dead!
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