Us Time? What's That??

Both girls are in bed, and we’re winding down for the night. Grant is watching X-Files on Netflix, and Im obviously on the laptop. It’s our version of spending time together. While it may seem like we’re not having quality time, in our own way we are. I have my feet up on his lap and every once in a while he rubs them. There’s a difference between spending time together and just being in the same room. I like to think we have a nice in between. After we had Isabelle, we still managed to get that good quality time together. It may not have been a ton, but at least it was something. After having Kensi, it’s become even harder. We haven’t had a date night in a long time. People keep telling me that we need to keep doing that, but Im not sure that they realize how hard it is when you have two young girls under 3. Finding a sitter for one baby isn’t too bad, but finding a babysitter for 2 is that much harder. We don’t want to keep asking the same people over and over, and we don’t know any 16/17yr olds that we could ask either. So we have to find some creative ways to still spend time together. Marriages take some doing, as does any relationship. They don’t just happen; you have to work at them. Put the time and effort in it. Grant and I don’t always get along, but on the whole I think we do pretty ok. We’re together in the same room, but we’re not having long, in depth comversations. We’re ust enjoying each others company…and we’re ok with that!