Friday "Date Night"

Friday night is "Date Night" at our house. If you don't observe a "Date Night" I recommend it! If your schedule is anything like mine you are busy, busy, busy with the demands of your career...then add family, community involvement, and the list goes on and on. "Date Night" is simply a scheduled night (or time) that gets put right into your calendar and like any meeting or commitment--you honor it! We have a familiar routine for Friday nights and it's still as special now as it was years ago. We have a favorite local restaurant that we go to. The waitresses know our "standard" order and we can usually confirm it with a nod. (It's Spinach Salad, no onions for me and the 158 Cheesburger with mashed potato for him...if you're interested!) An agenda-free night with your spouse, partner, significant other, or best friend is a breath of fresh air and gives you time to reconnect.

Experts say (and I agree) that "Date Nights" can have a positive impact on your health and well-being:

- Reduces stress = reduced blood pressure
- People live longer in good satisfying relationships
- Improves mood and decreases depression
- Keeps couples feeling young & vibrant

Even President Obama takes time for "Date Night" with his First Lady!

Whether "Date Night" is a regular event for you or you're scheduling it for the first time might I suggest flowers make it even more special! Even a single flower can be an endearing gesture of your love and appreciation.

Friday afternoons always bring a smile to my face here at the shop for all of the young (and young at heart) men who stop in for flowers on their way home!

Do you have a special "Date Night" tradition or story? We'd love to hear about it! Post away...