It’s been a little over 2 months since the world has changed for everyone. We are scared to go anywhere, see our families and friends, shop for food for our families and so much more. The impact of COVID-19 has forever changed our world and how we will interact with others.
About 3 months before this all happened, my husband and I had just finished building our new home in a town full of new and exciting restaurants and shops and things to do. We were excited for our date nights, the preschool our son would be attending for the first time, and all of the community activities our kids would be involved in.
Then, reality struck and our lives were put on hold. We had to learn to adjust to these new ways of living. Our son is doing preschool virtually, our daughter is doing ballet virtually, we wear masks and keep at least 6 feet distance from others but hardly ever leave our house.
We found that it’s been like ground hog day every day around here. I said to my husband one day, “I miss getting all dressed up, hair and makeup done up and going out for a nice dinner with you and getting a bottle of wine”. It made us think about how close it brings us when we get to have our date nights.
We thought “why not do a date night in?” Put the kids to bed, shower and get all dressed up like we would if we were going out. Set the dining room table, have a nice meal (even it means I still have to cook it), listen to some Frank Sinatra or John Legend and share a bottle of wine. It’s just like date night out…except in our dining room, we have to do the dishes after and there are baby monitors close by, lol.
Of course, it’s not as good as actually going out and being waited on but it made us feel good and allowed us to reconnect and change up the evening routine.
Little things like this can help you and your partner reconnect during these times where every day feels the same and it gets you out of your yoga pants and into your nice clothes (remember those?!).