Summer date ideas

After Phil and I got back from Orlando, we realized that was the most time we had spent together in a REALLY long time. With him being in school full-time and me working full-time, we never really got to see each other much over the school year, so we decided to make the effort to have a weekly date night throughout the summer (since we know come September we're going to be crazy busy again).

So far, we've had two date nights and they have been super fun. On the first one we went to see Iron Man 3 (such a good movie) and ate at Cafe Rio. This last date, we decided to keep it budget-friendly by staying at home and having a pirate-themed night. At first, I thought it would be too cheesy, but we had a blast! I found this chicken daggers pin on Pinterest where you cut up chicken, marinate it in teryaki sauce and grill it with red peppers and pineapple. You then make it into a kabob to look like a pirate's dagger. It was delicious (and super healthy too)!

 
We had spanish rice to go along with it and that's as pirate-themed as we could think of. We enjoyed it though! We watched Muppet Treasure Island, which I haven't seen in forever, and played three pirate board games we own, which we recommend - they are so fun!

I also recently pinned date ideas for the summer to encourage us to go out and enjoy the sunny weather while it lasts (which, in Idaho, is an iffy thing). A lot are budget- and kid-friendly, so I encourage everyone to try them out too!

  
Other than that, our biggest focus this summer is trying to get pregnant. I've started using prenatal vitamins and working on getting in better shape overall. Once my insurance kicks in (July 1), I'm going to go in for a preconception check to see if there is anything specific that has prevented us from conceiving over the last 14 months. Our ward has also started a 180-day Book of Mormon challenge. Once I heard that, I had the strongest feeling that if we do this challenge faithfully, we will get pregnant. And, it will provide a much-needed spirituality boost, as well! I'm nervous, but super excited, so we will see what happens!