Do you and your spouse have a date night? Seriously, do you?
Nathan and I don’t have a set date night. Between kickball, work, traveling, PTA, fundraisers, kickball, girl scouts, work etc… etc… etc… it seems like we can hardly fit a night at home together, much less a date night.
A few weeks ago I was contacted about working with Bertolli and doing a “date night that would sweep us away to Italy” seriously y’all, my fingers tripped over themselves saying yes when she mentioned CANDLES, Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, Wine Glasses, Silver and Andrea Bocelli.
Y’all know me, I’m not picky about food but, I’m also not a huge fan of frozen dinners but, I’m always up for trying new things and, she said pretty things to me about food and bowls and serving dishes and wine glasses; she knew my weaknesses.
The gigantic box arrived and while my kids burst our eardrums with the pop pop popping of the bubble wrap; I uncovered beautiful white dishes, two gorgeous red wine glasses, two napkins and sterling silver napkin rings, a wine aerator (had to google how to use it) a coupon for Bertolli, an Andrea Boccelli CD (I’ve mentioned him before, I love. love. love him) and a pretty orange candle. I shoved the coupon in my pocket and took off to the store.. goodnight y’all, the choices! I ended up using the coupon for one and buying two more because I simply. couldn’t. choose.
Nathan and I fed the kids early, put them to bed and then we lit the candle
and poured the wine (through the aerator)
oooooh! I forgot to mention! They sent me a wine pairing list! SWEET!
The first night we had a red wine because we made the Chianti Braised Beef and Rigatoni (I couldn’t find a chianti, so we had merlot.) The verdict, surprisingly good and filling. There could have been a bit more meat but really, for under $6 for the both of us and less than 20 minutes prep.. This will be showing up again.
Hands DOWN, mine and Nathan’s favorite dish was the Chicken Florentine and Farfalle. It has chicken, a creamy sauce, farfalle and spinach. Nathan kept trying to steal mine out of my dish.
The Chicken Florentine paired with a rosemary bread and a glass of pinot grigio while curled up on the couch next to my husband watching Bones in our pajamas was quite possibly one of the nicest and most delicious “date nights” ever.
We’re simple people, y’all 
You have to remember; he proposed while we were in our pajamas, studying for finals and I had a green cast on my left arm.
It’s not so much about the setting, as the company.
Now, for the good stuff:
Tell me your ideal date night: (the food, the location, the wine) and you’ll be entered to win the exact same “Date Night” Package from Bertolli that I received.
I’ll use Random Generator to choose the winner:
This contest is open from 10:47PM CST April 22nd, 2010 to 10:00 PM CST April 25th, 2010
- First entry (mandatory) Tell me your ideal date night
- Bonus: Tweet this giveaway and leave a comment with the tweet url
- Bonus: Watch the embedded episode of “Into The Heart of Italy” and tell me something you liked about it. (worth 2 entries)
each entry must be a separate comment. only open to the US. valid email address must be provided for contact purposes
My ideal date night: my sweet Hunky Hubby at Hot and Hot Fish Club, bottle of Chardonney, dancing at some hole in the wall. It’s been way too long! Thanks for reminding me how important these nights are!
I love staying in for a date, like this. special menu, cuddles in the jammies, turning phones and computers off for two hours. so so nice!
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favorite thing in the video: THAT AWESOME MUSTACHE. Thats was very cultivated for suuure!
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my ideal date night would be dinner in bed with the hubster cuddling and watching a good movie!
.-= MommyNamedApril´s most recent blog ..Well, At Least I Know He’s Paying Attention. =-.
Like so many of you busy women, I just love any one on one time with my hubby! Ideally, it involves the kids sleeping at grannie’s house, take out, a movie and hopefully I’ll “get lucky” and he’ll give me a foot rub!
Date night for my hubby and I is curling up on the couch watching the shows we recorded on tivo during the week.
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You pretty much described it. I would love some Outback takeout, in my pj’s at home, watching Bones or Lost. A clean house wouldn’t hurt either!
A perfect date night for me is going out to my favorite restaurant for a leisurely meal. I love sharing our dishes. Conversation with out the girls interrupting is wonderful!
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Hmmm…With two little ones and my husband being in college, ANY kind of date night would be appreciated!
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I love making dinner together and then sitting down to enjoy it with a candlelit dinner. We then put on music and dance in the living room. Cheesy I know, but it is so much fun.
hannah
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I love the architecture shown in the video. It is gorgeous.
hannah
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The part about yelling out “Sauro” cracked me up. I would be so embarrassed to do that.
hannah
psychopathicpixie @ yahoo
We love to eat together and try new foods, so we go to a culinary school’s restaurant where we can get some crazy dishes we’ve never heard of before. We like a long, long time for dinner with a few bottles of wine and just sitting and talking. Nothing fancy, just very relaxed. What a nice prize package. I am not just saying this because I know it’s a random drawing- the only frozen food we buy (like pre-made dinners) is the Bertolli ones. They are a little more expensive, but we kind of figure it’s less than going out, but more than making a meal from scratch and very tasty.
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I LOVE date nights and find them totally important to keeping the relationship going and spicy
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Man! I hate when I get behind on my reader and miss a great contest/giveaway like this!! Oh well I”ll comment anyway….the stuff you got is amazing! Bertoli would you like to send some stuff over here to a wife who always promotes date night? lol
I think date night is very important to a marriage and even though we don’t have kids life sometimes gets in the way. But its important to remember to focus on your marriage and a date night is a great way to do it! I hope you had a great night w/ your hubby!