Due to the fact that we live a groundhog-like (the movie) existence here, and we have very limited movement and options of things to do, James suggested we start having a date night and getting creative.
I thought that might be challenging considering the fact that we live on a one street compound where daily life involves: waking up, exercising, walking to work, walking to the DFAC for lunch, walking back to work, walking home, going to the DFAC for dinner, and then reading, playing a game or watching a show on our i-pad. And going to be around 9:30 pm. Yes, you read it right.
James was up for the challenge. On Friday night he planned our first date night - and it was quite creative. Massages and a trip to an art museum.
How? you ask. (you do, you really do.)
Well, it just so happens that in our med center there are 3 massage chairs that we are allowed to come in and use at our leisure anytime we need to decompress. So James and I enjoyed about 45 minutes of heart (and body pounding) massages in those chairs.
Next, James had discovered that there were some famous paintings on the second floor of the building we work in. So he took me on a very exclusive tour. We rode up to the second floor, walked over to the two painting, looked at them and commented on them and thoroughly enjoyed just the right amount of culture in our lives. (in my opinion.)
That folks, was a more creative date than I've been on in a long time. Ironically in the states where we have so many options at our fingertips, we usually end up with dinner and a movie. Don't you wish you were in Baghdad where creative dates abound?
I thought that might be challenging considering the fact that we live on a one street compound where daily life involves: waking up, exercising, walking to work, walking to the DFAC for lunch, walking back to work, walking home, going to the DFAC for dinner, and then reading, playing a game or watching a show on our i-pad. And going to be around 9:30 pm. Yes, you read it right.
James was up for the challenge. On Friday night he planned our first date night - and it was quite creative. Massages and a trip to an art museum.
How? you ask. (you do, you really do.)
Well, it just so happens that in our med center there are 3 massage chairs that we are allowed to come in and use at our leisure anytime we need to decompress. So James and I enjoyed about 45 minutes of heart (and body pounding) massages in those chairs. Next, James had discovered that there were some famous paintings on the second floor of the building we work in. So he took me on a very exclusive tour. We rode up to the second floor, walked over to the two painting, looked at them and commented on them and thoroughly enjoyed just the right amount of culture in our lives. (in my opinion.)
That folks, was a more creative date than I've been on in a long time. Ironically in the states where we have so many options at our fingertips, we usually end up with dinner and a movie. Don't you wish you were in Baghdad where creative dates abound?
That is some kind of Baghdad couples massage, though I'm not sure if James is enjoying his... he's wearing a tie, and it looks like the chair it killing him. Either way, mad props to James for being a creative Friday night dater. I hope he got lucky. ( ;
ReplyDeletePlease, what are the famous pieces of art you saw?? I'm glad that shot is not of your apartment...I was a little concerned about your decorating choices.
ReplyDeleteWell...you'd probably be equally impressed with how I've decorated our actual apt...which is not at all. :)
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