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Saturday, November 20, 2010

My date with another man...

I went on a very romantic date last night - with another man.

As soon as my date saw me he told me I was beautiful.  Then he hugged me and told me I smelled pretty.

When we were on our way to the restaurant, and I asked my date what music he would like to listen to, he replied, "What would you like to listen to?"

My date was quite the gentleman.

My date was with a 4 year old...my son Luke.

Last Christmas my husband took Emma on their first date.  They both dressed up and he took her out on the town.  Needless to say, she is super excited about their upcoming one in a few weeks, and Lily will be going on her first date this year as well.  But Luke and I have never done anything just the two of us that was really special.  And I thought it was about time.

I could tell you all the details but throughout the night my heart was exploding with pride and love for my little boy who was so loving, and polite and gentlemanly.  He opened doors for me, waited for me to sit first, used his manners correctly in all situations, and was so excited to hold my hand the whole night.

Sometimes as a mommy I get lost in the muck and mire of discipline, correction, and training.  Sometimes I feel the only word out of my mouth is "no" all day long.  Sometimes I feel like I haven't been able to truly connect with any one of my children all day long.  But then I have moments like the one I had last night, and I am reminded that I have the best profession in the whole world.


All I can say is this...whoever he marries, she is going to be one lucky lady!

69 comments:

Anonymous

That is so special! What a good mom!

Roxanne

Luke is such a beautiful, sweet boy and you are an amazing Mom!

Hillary Reeves

What a sweet story! I am your newest follower from bloggy moms!

Alessandra

Aww precious!! I am your newest follower, thanks for following me!

Debbie Does Coupons

That is so sweet! Glad you both had a great time.

I am following you back. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and following me.

The Adventures of Princess Zaria

Aww Melissa, that is so beautiful. We need to make our children feel special. That's one of the things I wrote in my first book, 25 Ways To Make your Children Feel Special.' (shameless plug) But my daughter and I have quarterly mommy daughter days and she has father daughter days with my husband. One mommy daughter day we dressed formal and went to an elegant restaurant in Downtown Detroit, Everyone was in awe and asked were we going to a wedding. We said no, It's mommy daughter day and they were stunned. Keep up the good work and happy dating:)

Unknown

So sweet! Thanks for popping by 3MomsIn1 via the blog hop! So nice to meet you. What a cute kid!

Whole Lotta Mama

I know how you feel about being lost throughout the day with your kids, but at the end of the day they are the best thing EVER! Thanks for the follow, I am now following you and following you on twitter!

Carol E Wyer

Surfed over form the hop.
Aw this made me get a lump in my throat and that doesn't happen often. My son is all grown up now but I rememebr when he was like Luke....he's still sweet but would be horrified if his aged Mum went out with him:)
Following you as from now.

Hanna

Hi there! I am your newest follower from the blog hop! Lovely blog:) I'm following you on twitter and google:) You can find me at www.bouffeebambini.blogspot.com
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The Adventurer

My husband has taken my daughter out on a date and she loved it. I haven't done it with my son but will do it very soon. Thanks for following I am following back.

LoveLivesHere

Following you back!

This is SO sweet and such a great idea!

Me (aka Danielle)

So Sweet! What a great way to make memories!

Mimi N

That is so precious! I hope you and your husband will continue with this type of event. Will train your children up to be secure in their relationship with you.

Thanks for following Marvelous Mom Reviews. I also have a more personal/Christian blog at Woven by Words http://wovenbywords.blogspot.com

Have a great Sunday,

Mimi

Kenna

Thanks for following!!! Following back!

Anonymous

Great pics! So handsome! Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I'm following you back. Have a great week!

Unknown

Wow, what a beautiful post! Thanks for following, i am following you back :)

cakedarla

Aw, how sweet! Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting!

Anonymous

Thank you for stopping by. I am now a follower. I had to giggle when you said one you had your tree up the first week of Oct. I have done that before. I love the Holiday season!

Mama to 5

FOLLOWING YOU BACK! :)
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Following you back!! Cute blog!!
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Raychel

Love it!

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Unknown

Hello, I am following you back. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great week and holiday!
Alissia

Donna @ The House on the Corner

Thanks so much for stopping by The House on the Corner ~ I'm following back!

Amber

What a wonderful idea! Thanks for coming by my blog.

Unknown

Thanks for the follow - following back! Very sweet post! What a sweetie!

Heather

ahhh... very sweet!

Following you back, thanks for visiting me at Teens and a Toddler!

Ron Cooper

I’ve now following your neat blog from Relax & Surf Sunday. Thanks for stopping by my blog today. My Facebook page “Inspire” has inspiring messages. I post original quotes up to 3 times a day. Go to:

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*Crystal*

following you back! looking forward to reading more of your posts!

Kim

Lovely post. Thanks for stopping by iMultitask. I'm your newest follower!

Jodie (www.allgoodinmommyhood.com)

Love it! Those special nights make the best memories. Time really slows down. :)
Thanks for reading "Mommyhood!"

Ruth

Hey Melissa, what a beautiful post this is... you are great a mother i can tell..Luke us lucky to be your son... just as you are to be his mother! Cute little Luke. Bless him!!

Following you back.. i'm so thankful you stopped by and followed mine. Looking forward to reading more of your inspiring posts...

Have a great week ahead!

Blessings,
Ruth

aumie

How sweet! Thanks so much for stopping by, I am your newest follower.

missykade

AWE!!! SOOOO Cute!

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Debbie

Eschelle Westwood Mumfection

sounds like a lovely date!!

new follower :D

Sophie

Aww, that is adorable!

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Now following!

Melissa (Books R Us)

Thanks for stopping by and following me.

Colleen (Shibley Smiles)

This is just a wonderful post. Children can bring out the greatest love and emotion in a mother!

Unknown

what a cutie for sure...I am now following you back from beachbabys.blogspot.com thank you for coming by as well.. happy Thanksgiving!

Losing Brownies

Thanks for stopping by and following! You have to tell me your key for getting so many comments on one post! I've never broken 20 on a single post.

Unknown

i'm a new follower from monday mingle via tough cookie mama. what a sweet post!

Amy @ babybabylemon

Aw, That sounds so sweet!

Sofia's Ideas

Precious!

I'm now following you through the Monday "Cornucopia of Blog Hops". I hope you'll do the same! You can find me @ http://sofiasideas.com/

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Unknown

Awww!!! That's so lovely!! The best kind of date possible!! :)

Sarah @ Modern Country Style

We do this too....and I have a son called Luke!!

Obviously a blog match made in heaven!!!

I love the ideas on your blog - I'm your new follower too!

Sarahx

Maura

following on GFC and twitter. Thanks for stopping by Happy Deal - Happy Day yesterday!

Anonymous

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Mamaw's Place

It is a true testament to your parenting skills that he exhibits the mark of a true gentleman at only 4 years old. Sometimes treating them as an equal gets the message across faster than the normal way of preaching it to them. You and your husband apparently set a great example. I'm new to your blog and can tell it will be one of my daily reads.

Frugal Couponing Mommy

Thanks for stopping by!! I am now following you
Thanks
Frugal Couponing Mommy

Cindy

I have a little boy and they are so special. I'm following you back.

Debbie

new follower from Monday Mingle. Nice blog!

Kimberly Walker

I wanted to say thank you for stopping by my blog and commenting... I am now following and I look forward to reading more of your stuff.
All the best,
Kim

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How sweet:-)
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Design It Chic

That's so adorable! I am now following you thanks to Cornucopia of Blogs and it would be so nice if you could share the love back on my blog:)
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Anonymous

That is awesome! It is hard to get that one on one time sometimes but when you do it is great! Have a great week!

Belly Charms

Just adorable!!! I love that. I am following you back from Relax and Surf Sunday. Have a great week.

Doreen Lombardo

Love your blog. You've done a great job and I agree, someday, some lady out there is going to be very lucky!

TLF

Hey there.. Thanks for the blog love. I'm following back! ;)

Mom Me Time

aw...so glad I stopped by to visit your blog. Thank you for the follow...I am now following you. What a handsome super special young man! Amy @ http://mommetime.com/

Keepers at Home

How sweet:-)
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Thanks!!

Emma

Awww!!! That's so lovely!! The best kind of date possible!! :)

Deb (aka Fannie Applecrack)

new follower from Monday Mingle. Nice blog!

Amy @ babybabylemon

Aw, That sounds so sweet!

Colleen (Shibley Smiles)

This is just a wonderful post. Children can bring out the greatest love and emotion in a mother!

missykade

AWE!!! SOOOO Cute!

Following you from Lucas's Journey w/SPD
Super Mega Blog Hop
http://lucasjourneyspd.blogspot.com/2010/11/super-mega-7-in-1-blog-hop-special-pmto_19.html
Would love to have you follow us back : )

Debbie

My Creative Way

Love it!

Following you back from http://www.MyCreativeWay.Blogspot.com

Raychel

cakedarla

Aw, how sweet! Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting!

Carie

Great pics! So handsome! Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I'm following you back. Have a great week!

♥The Sweet Life♥ (Alessandra)

Aww precious!! I am your newest follower, thanks for following me!

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