Day 4 - Commited

Yikes...on my way to bed and realized I forgot to write today! I should have known that there would inevitably be days when something would prevent me from writing. Whether it be a way-too-busy day, an impromptu date with my wonderful husband (how does that happen?), or sheer forgetfulness - all of which are true of today! And so, here I sit at 10:37 in front of my computer, longing for my pillow but comitted to my writing. As tired as I am, it feels really good to be fulfilling my commitment to mysef to write every day...even if it is about nothing at all, as this post most certainly is!
We had a wonderful date tonight. A new restaurant in a nearby city held a pre-opening fundraiser tonight and we really enjoyed it. $10 at the door included an all-you-can eat buffet and one alcoholic beverage. Non-alcoholic beverages were complimentary. The food was excellent, and it was really nice to be able to try out all of the different menu offerings in small portions. Also included was one of my favorite desserts (which begs the question, do I have any non-favorite desserts?): key lime cheesecake. Yummy! The service was great, as was the company. It's always a treat to have time together away from home to reconnect with my wonderful husband. I love having dedicated time to talk about anything and everything (and nothing) and really enjoy each other's company...not to mention laughing together. That's probably my favorite part of our dates; just laughing together. It's such a blessing that we have fun with one another!
Well, this post is going to be a short one as the lure of my pillow grows stronger with each passing moment. I am really, really glad that I took this little bit of time to write. It feels so good to once again be commited to writing...and a fitting end to a night in which I was able to revel in the commitment my husband and I share with each other.

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