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It was 6:30 p.m. and as I ran to the door to see who was there, lo and behold it was our babysitter Alicia.

"Hi Mrs. (our last name), I am here to watch Kaitlin." 
 
With much surprise I replied, "Oh Alicia . . .  I am sorry sweetie but I didn't call you to babysit tonight." 

"I know, but Mr. (our last name) drove by the school bus stop today and asked me if I would come by at 6:30 p.m. and babysit Kaitlin till midnight. He told me that I couldn't tell you anything else till he got home."

Not long after, Hugh walked into the house with a big smile on his face, and declared that he was taking me out tonight.  I didn't know where, but was overjoyed.  So I went upstairs and got all "gussied-up" and when I came down he had already given Alicia all the instructions for the night, and off we went on our romantic evening getaway. About 20 minutes later we drove up to a Mediterranean restaurant. 

When we lived in Connecticut one of our favorite things to do  was visit different ethnic restaurants; Japanese, Indian, Greek, Italian, etc. -- each time was a different learning experience.  So tonight we were at a Mediterranean  restaurant.  It was a mixture of Greek, Indian and Jewish food.  The atmosphere was rustic, yet romantic.  We walked past a stage and then entered our little corner where we would spend the next two hours giggling, smiling, talking and staring into one another's eyes.  The appetizer came; a plate filled with the freshest ingredients.  On one side was hummus (chickpeas, tahini, garlic,olive oil & lemon juice mixed into a dip), and the other side baba ghannouj dip (eggplant, garlic, tahini,olive oil, red bell pepper), and around the edges were veggies just waiting to be dunked into the mixtures.  The hot mint tea warming/cleansing our palettes between each bite. 

For the main entree we shared Moussaka which is a Middle Eastern lasagna made with eegplant, potato's, ground beef, white wine, onions, etc).  To top off the evening we had traditional pistachio baklava.  Okay so the calories were outrageous but the experience was unforgettable.

Remember the stage we walked past on the way to our romantic nook?  Well surprise, surprise . . . out came the belly dancer.  We were in the middle of our meal, so it was difficult to just get up and walk out, but do you know what my absolutely awesome husband did????  He asked to switch seats with me so that his back would be to the belly dancer, and so he couldn't see her.  WOW!  I felt so honored and loved at that moment, that it brought tears to my eyes.  Not long after, we paid for our check and off we went to our next destination.

I have been waiting to see a movie called Flight Plan, with Jodie Foster.  It just so happens that last night was the first night it came to movie theatres.  Hugh had tickets to see the movie.  again . . . WOW!!  Who was this man?  Just a month ago my husband and I were fighting and arguing all the time. We couldn't even stay in the same room for very long without snipping at one another.  Now we were like two newleyweds completely enamored with one another.  God is soooooo good and I am so thankful for what He is doing in my marriage.  I started reading and applying the things I have been learning in the Created To Be His Help Meet book, by Debi Pearl.  Hugh has really responded to this and we just can't seem to get enough of one another.  All I can say is the book is a God-send and the fruit is already showing. 

John 12:24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

I have had to die to myself and what I thought the role of a woman should be (based on the world's view) so that I could enter God's role as Help Meet to my husband.  Because of this our marriage is bearing beautiful fruit.  I now have the husband of my dreams, and I only hope that I am the wife of his dreams.  

Just a Romantic Date?  Or the fruit born from a relationship that has been mightily saved?  I choose the fruit, because it is lasting.  This wasn't just a date to remember . . it was nourishment for the soul and the birth of new life within our marriage.  Thank you GOD!! To YOU be the glory.

Just had to share and brag because I am still pinching myself