Date night on a budget

Alrighty... here's my top 5 way to have date night on a budget:

1. Have someone give you free theatre tickets. Yep, that's right, we had free seats to Spamalot last night at the Cobb Energy Centre. And they were great seats too! 5th row! And yes, there was an audience member plucked from the crowd, thank goodness not one of us, but she was sitting directly in front of me, that's how scarily close we were (and she was not a set-up). Anyways, the play was great, I had no idea what to expect, but it was a huge production in a beautiful theatre (much more along the lines of the Fox than the Cumming Playhouse).

2. Free babysitters! Grandparents are great creations and wonderful babysitters. Everyone wins. Thanks Nana & Pop-Pop.

3. Dinner on giftcards. Well maybe not, but that was the hope. I had thought we'd use our Longhorn giftcard that we got for Christmas, but we didn't have enough time. Oh well, we did try somewhere new and fun - Doc Green's. Sort of like Moe's for healthy people. Pretty tasty, not too expensive, and most importantly quick since we had to get to the theatre.

4. Consignment shop dress. See that pretty, feminine dress? Basically free, or at least less than a dollar. True story. Last week my friend Marie took me to a consignment shop bag sale. For a $10 bag I got two dresses, jeans, two sweaters, and three or four tops. So much fun!!

5. All you need it love. Hehe, super cheesy, but true! Oh yea, free dessert helps too. We stole two ice cream bars out of my in-laws freezer when we got home and ate them in bed at 11:30 at night. We're wild.