We do eat out a fair bit but we’re breakfast people mostly rather than dinner, though if we do dinner we prefer to do dinner, drinks and play pool. The Championship of the Universe tournament is ongoing for 7 years now and and the ultimate winner is still undecided. During the week we’re pretty quiet though, we’re both tired and we don’t want to spend too much money. I agree though date night is a must, you have to take time to reconnect outside utilitarian life running stuff.

As an aside I recall my husband and I got together mid-December and his birthday is in early Jan. I asked him what we did and we’re pretty sure we just went out for dinner and got busy. It’s a classic combo for a reason.

Omg @Ange do you know a good brand pool stick to buy?? I am desperate to find a decent one for Xmas for my husband. Sorry to hijack I just can’t find anyone who knows and research isn’t getting me far as I don’t know much about it.

For my Boyfriends and I first birthday together I got him passes to do zip lining in the city. Unfortunately it was cancelled so I booked us a sushi making class. That was then delayed and so when we finally go around to doing it, it was Dec or Jan. However being big foodies he really enjoyed it. For his bday this year I made him dinner and dessert (ice cream brownie cake and indian inspired meatball dish). We don’t do big gifts. For xmas this year I suggested filling each others stockings with items. We will make the stocking as well his suggestion.

On another note, holy engagements! 3 of my friends have announced engagements within the week! One is preggers too. All all thinking of a fall wedding, which is when I am supposed to go back to school, so not sure how that will work. But time will tell if and when I get invites.

I didn’t think to look at FB groups. Probably because I forget such things exists as I’ve never used them. Ha. I will look there. Thanks @Ange. I just have read column after column and there really isn’t a consensus. Just a bunch of people debating. I was sitting here so frustrated. Can’t there just be like a Gucci one or something so I’d recognize it haha.

Hopping in on the baking situation, how big are these cakes? Are there other people to eat the cake or is it just you and your SO? Because my bf has like half a dozen cupcakes in his freezer from his birthday. Granted, they are very rich. The night I brought over a dozen he had a couple friends over so I was hoping they’d eat them but one guy didn’t do sweets. I try to help out with the cupcakes when I’m there haha. I like to bake though so it’s an appropriate gift for me.

I think now we do maybe one night out a week. It’s not like a weekly restaurant outing. But there’d be a concert we wanted to go to or a festival. So thinking back to the winter, we probably did the stay in stuff more. It didn’t feel like a rut but I did notice we weren’t going out.

My boyfriend and I are doing our first “trip” together this weekend. We’ve gone on cottage trips with friends. We were going to go away in the winter but a life event came up. It’s just a weekend getaway, a few hours drive away. I’m looking forward to it/also feeling weird we haven’t done this earlier?

I usually make 9 x 13″ cakes. The first cake I made for my boyfriend’s birthday, he took the leftovers to his family. This past birthday, we ate the whole cake just ourselves over like 2-3 days so that’s the danger in it, haha. But it was so good.