Date your spouse

Palm Coast Observer
Opinion

If you have been following along with our column, then you know that I run a business with my husband, Brady. Most of the time, I absolutely love it! However, there are times when it's not always smooth sailing. Living together, working together, raising our son together, and socializing together can leave us wanting to miss each other.

And now I'd like to share three words that help us keep our marriage first: Date your spouse.

A few weeks ago, my mom came down to spend some time with us and Elijah. She had been down for just over a week when our real estate coach asked how it was going with her there. We responded with how great it was that we had time to focus on work and attend appointments together. Then she dropped a bomb on us. She asked, "Have you gone on a date yet?"

We immediately looked at each other, with a bit of shock. We had not. Quite honestly, neither of us had even thought of it. She said out of all of the homework for our business, that was to be at the top of the list. Immediately after getting off that call, I looked up AirBnb places in St. Augustine. After finding one walking distance from downtown, I spoke to my mom to make sure she didn't mind if we snuck away for the night. Of course she did not, and we booked the house!

I packed up my fanciest dress and most comfortable sandals and prepared for an evening of being a tourist again in downtown St. Augustine. We headed to one of our favorite restaurants, Harry's, for dinner. We enjoyed a delicious meal, without cell phones or a tiny human stealing our attention from each other. After, we met up with Brady's sister and enjoyed a couple of cocktails.

The next morning, we cruised around downtown with a bike and rollerblades. Afterwards, we drove back over for some brunch at Casa Maya and did some shopping. We ended our date day at the Alligator Farm. We laughed. We ate. We held hands. We complimented each other. We talked. We laughed some more. And just like that, our 24 hours together came to an end with a lot of little boy snuggles!

When we went back to work the next day, we were ready to go! Our communication was better, and we had renewed our patience again. It was just what we needed to put not only the spark back in our marriage, but also refresh our business relationship. This was hands down something that we needed after quarantine, and I am grateful for the time we got to spend together, as husband and wife.

Do you love to date your spouse? Share with us on Facebook your favorite place to go on a date!