Tuesday, May 18, 2010

I wanna live in TVLand..or the movies.

Last night I had a date night with hubby. We are pretty good about having those every week or every other when we're together and can make it happen. We sometimes are only together 2 days a week average when I'm on tour, maybe less, so I think it makes us appreciate that time. And we've learned to 'schedule' each other in when we have days together, or the quality time won't be there..If anything good comes from being apart a lot, its that you don't get tired of each other and take time together for granted. I think it's actually been good for us for the for couple of years of married life! It's a good feeling to know that my husband still wants to pencil me in 2 years in. =)

Don't get me wrong. I know some of you out there are like my parents and grandparents and have been together more years than you've been apart, and I welcome advice on how you've done it and are still in love and still like each other. Sometimes I think the "like" might be more important than the "in love". My dad's advice always was to marry my best friend, and to marry someone I really like. Someone I enjoy being with, so that if the romance is gone or life gets tough or things throw you for a loop, you still have each other and being together, which is good.

Back to the date...we went for sushi with some of our favorite doubledaters, the Molnars. David and Tammy have their own photography business and they travel the world together doing what they love and are amazing at. They are such amazing, inspiring friends. Once at a Michael W. Smith show, he talked about how humbled he is to be surrounded by such driven, talented people and he said he attributed so much of his own success to being surrounded by them. I think Nick and I feel that way. The Molnar's definitely push us to live a better story. (Even loaned us the book I learned that one in). haha.

Miyako is our fav little sushi spot. Maybe not THE best sushi in town, but close and cheap and fast and sweet people who own it. Then Nick and I saw the new Robin Hood. Great movie. I love action flicks and mostly like guy flicks more than chick ones, so this was right up my alley. I grew up loving a Sunday afternoon of action movies or (shockingly) even John Wayne Westerns if it meant time with my Dad..(good memories can make you love the strangest things.) I still might be caught at home alone on a weekend watching Bonanza on TVLand or something of the sort. Yea....I know.

Interesting fun fact is that Superchick has a song called TVLANd..if you're a fan like I am you might be amused. It's a fun song. Here's a lyric for you..-"I wanna live in TVLand with Mr T and the A Team. My problems they could solve before the end of the show. In TVLand." - It gets better from there. Go take a listen.



Back to Robin Hood. I mean, Russell Crowe and this kind of action movie just work so well together! He is so good at being the guy on the white horse who will always pull through and rescue the damsel in distress. Good storyline. Not just the classic Robin Hood story, but some background and a nice love story mixed in. Leaving the theatre, I promptly told my hubs he could call me "milady" anytime he likes. I'm such a sucker for that stuff! Anyway, some movies are best to just wait and redbox or get on netflix(which I recently have and LOVE!)...but this is one that's worth the $10 ticket to see on a big screen. Grab the candy for $1 or less at the store on the way, and you have a fun night out! Yes, I just endorsed sneaking candy in. $5 for the same box of candy is just ridiculous.

I feel old saying that movie tickets are $10. Wow. Inflation.

Tonight was Lost night. The last episode is this Sunday and it's been such a fun thing to watch together with our friends we're all going to wait and watch together Monday night if we can convince someone to tivo it who has tivo. We usully do a potluck dinner or takeout or something, and veg out and enjoy. It's the simple things in life I love.

sidenote: Nick and I are writing for a solo worship album I'm putting out..really excited for this! I've wanted to do a worship album since I've been singing. (Most of my life) So for anyone who has begged me for years...it's coming. Patience. But it's coming. Stay tuned.

Go to --david@davidmolnar.com to see what Dave and Tammy do

5 comments:

  1. Ha ha! I saw your post title in Google reader & thought, "There's a Superchick song with that title!" then realized it was YOUR post! I've been married almost 14 years, and while I know it's not a super long time, it's longer than some! I always advise people to continue dating your spouse, so I think you're doing well! I'm hoping to see the new Robin Hood movie with my mister!!

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  2. That best friend advice is the best advice ever! 20 years in, I would say being friends and being able to LAUGH together are the 2 most important things that feed a marriage. Like a best friend, there are times you want to throttle him. But under it all you know you've got each other's backs. No amount of 'chemistry' can replace that. Of course, chemistry's good too ;).

    I'm hoping they still have tickets for tonight. Can't wait to see you at Metro South in Trenton MI!!! http://www.metrosouthchurch.com/ My girls were begging this morning "Even if it's way past bedtime, can we stay and get autographs?! Pleeeease?!" Who can resist that?!

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  3. And we did get tkts! See ya tonight (yeah, right, like you'd know 1 blog stalker out of the crowd), lol.

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  4. wow i feel inspired now by reading this post!:) thanks trish. you and nick mean so much to us and we are honored & blessed to have you guys in our lives. thanks for being friends that are as close & dear to us as family and that encourage us to live lives full of awesomeness. haha. thanks for the hugs through the laughs and the tears. we love you guys so incredibly much! p.s. you have helped me like sushi via our Miyako dinner dates...:)

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  5. LOVE this post with reference to THREE things I like a lot: the Molnars, LOST, and the Superchick song called TVLand! :).

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