#11 November date / New Year's Eve

Again, a little behind schedule, we managed to eke out this date just before the end of the year.  New Year's Eve we enjoyed November's date night of Chinese food and games.  We weren't sure if we would make it to midnight since we usually go to bed much earlier, but we ended up playing both video and card games long enough to watch the ball drop (in bed so that we could turn off the TV immediately and go to sleep in anticipation of Ephraim waking up for his feeding).  Even though we were tired, it was nice to enjoy some couple time after Bubs went to bed, instead of just going to bed ourselves.  It was a very successful year of dates, and I'm glad that I created it so that we had an excuse to enjoy some new and old activities together.