date night ~ dinner in front of the fireplace
This week for date night we had the house to ourselves. Gracie was at a friend’s house for a sleepover, so we decided to have a romantic candle lit dinner in front of the fireplace. Once we had candles glowing on every available surface, we wrote the menu on the “bistro board,” put a bunch of sunflowers in a vase on the table, sipped sweet wine, played Italian opera and Dean Martin Italian love songs, and made my favorite recipe for stuffed pasta shells. Making this pasta dish is quite the process, but it’s always worth it. It’s what my Italian grandma, Darling, requests when she comes over for dinner…so, I figure I must be doing something right.
After dinner we took a walk around the neighborhood as the sun was just beginning to set, and on the way back we got peppermint bon bon ice cream for dessert. We watched one of our favorite movies, “A Fish Called Wanda,” which never gets old- just funnier and funnier every time. Some movies are like that, wouldn’t you agree?
It was nice to have a few hours to ourselves to reconnect and do something relaxing and fun.
PS ~ I’ll be posting my recipe for my stuffed shells tomorrow! Stay tuned!
What did you do for date night this week?
~Melissa
So funny to read this, we could have been sisters! My hubby and I are the same way, life is so precious and we are so blessed to have each other. Glad to hear others put time and effort into love and life too:)
@ Carry, I love hearing that couples take time for each other. It’s so important 🙂 xo @Sandy, LOL…you crack me up! 🙂
Heavens I thought you were going to tell me the water main broke or someone came knocking at the door and that ended the romantic evening…You bring me to this suspense to read more and what do you tell me. You are eating pasta, sipping wine and watching a movie called, “A Fish Called Wanda”?
What a great night! Beautiful pictures! I sometimes think I miss your house almost as much as I miss you! 🙂 I’ll stop with the exclamations now. 😉
Thanks! I miss you too!
looks beautiful and delicious!
thanks Maria! It was a fun night 🙂
please give recipe for shellssss…..I must be hungry- but wow that looks delicious! I only get 1-2 nights a week with my Ethan, and I am so looking forward to making a good dinner and evening 🙂
Hi Heidi!
I promise I’ll post the recipe sometime today! Enjoy. XO 😉
Thank you, I am excited to try whatever filling your using…I’ve never gotten more creative than plain ricotta. I’m excited to make this 🙂
you’re welcome 😉
I love hearing about your dates. Always so sweet and it’s so encouraging to know a couple like you, who are truly in love with each other and so good together!! My date and I are going to Marine on St. Croix for dinner, then along the river for a little romantic stroll. Might find a beach or catch a movie afterwards.
Thanks Kimber. It sounds like you have a romantic evening ahead of you. Where are you going to dinner in Marine on St. Croix? I haven’t been there in years…but Crabtree’s (now closed) was one of my favorite little breakfast places 🙂