Jul 24, 2011

Date Night

B's Sister Shannon asked if she could take Jake for the night so B and I decided to have a date night. B made all the plans and didn't tell me what we were going to do. The entire time we've been together B has never planned a date night for us. He's not really the romantic type but he does try. He took me to a place in Stillwater for dinner called Phil's Tara Hideaway. We had the most amazing dinner. Of course I had to take pictures.


Brent ordered a steak sandwich and I ordered greek chicken. We both thought our meals were AMAZING!!

My dinner

B's Dinner


After dinner B and I took a stroll down memory lane. B and I have known each other since I was 17 years old. He lived across the street from my best friend from Tamie. We spent a lot of time together and dated for a while. He was my first love. We used to spend a lot of time at a park down the street from his house called Tablyn Park. We decided to stop there after dinner. It brought back so many great memories of all the late night talks and beers on the tailgate. 


We then drove past B's old house that he grew up in and decided to stop by Tamie's old house. Her Mom still lives there and I couldn't just drive by without saying hi. We visited with Tam's Mom Deb for a bit before heading back out on our trip down memory lane. After our visit we stopped by a bar that we used to go to.
We talked a lot about old times and how amazing it is that we met so long ago and how much we loved each other then and how amazing it is that we found each other again 4 years ago and now are engaged and have a beautiful son together. 

B and I have been through a lot in the past few years with Jake being visually impaired and then B getting diagnosed with cancer. It has all brought us so much closer. I thank God everyday for B and for our son. 

B asked me to marry him last fall and we had a date set for this fall to get married and then we found out that he had cancer. Needless to say our wedding date was put off. We didn't want to try to plan a wedding while Brent was going through all this treatments. Now with his chemo nearing it's end and with me back to work we finally feel comfortable putting the wedding plans back into gear. Tonight we set a date. B and I will be married October 6th 2012. Let the wedding planning begin. 

Thank you B for a great night. I love you
 

16 comments:

DeBran said...

Oh this looks like so much fun! Hubby and I have a date afternoon tomorrow and I'm so excited!!

Olivia Grace said...

Yay for date night and wedding planning!!! You both deserve every bit of love and happiness in the world!

Laura said...

Sounds like a great night.

Kristi @ Mi Vida Ocupada said...

What a great night! That is so sweet that Brent planned the date for you guys and I love the trip down memory lane. I remember those days when you and Brent first met! I love that you found each other again and I am even happier that you now have a date on the calendar for the BIG DAY!!! Its going to be exciting, can't wait to help with all the details. Lets get started with those darn engagement photos maybe even this week or next??!!

Dana said...

Aw, the whole date sounds so lovely. I've also heard fantastic reviews about the place you had dinner. Thanks for sharing a little bit of your past. I had no idea you knew Brent from way back in the day.

Robyn said...

Yay for setting a date. Your meal looked delish.

JDS said...

Sounds like a good time. Erika & I have always believed that nights out without the kids are good for everyone (including the kids!). May the cancer go away and never returns, and may 10/6/12 go off without a hitch!

Danifred said...

What a beautiful night! And, yeah! A wedding :) I love weddings.

Michelle Leigh said...

What a great story. Thanks for sharing and congrats on setting a date! YAY! Let the planning begin!

Elle Sees said...

Oh I'm in tears readin this! What a wonderful story!

Krysten @ Why Girls Are Weird said...

The fall is a GREAT time to get married! I'm so happy you two are finally able to set a date!

Soulee said...

Can't wait for 10.6.12 :)

Mary said...

What an awesome night out you had:) It's so nice to get out like that and regroup :)

Jessica said...

congratulations, kim!! so excited for you guys that you finally set a date. :) and what a perfect date night too, you guys deserve it.

Leslie Collins said...

Yay for date night. Jade and I do not do this often enough.

Yay for setting a wedding date. :)

Cass. Just Curious said...

Nicole sent me! That chicken looks incredible!!!! I wonder if I could pull that off myself....