Group date night

[ladytiffany24]

Jan 28, 2015 10:23:36 GMT -5 becole said:

I love the idea of date night out without the babes but I also like the idea of having a potluck at a park in the spring or summer with the babe and cornhole- ice breaker...

I love this too!

Although, this might not be very realistic for March. Maybe we could do an initial lunch in March and then plan a park potluck GTG when it warms up a little more!

[vlagroupie]

This all sounds good, agreed with ladytiffany24 that maybe March or after might be better.

[becole]

Yeah probably end of April or early May and we'd have to pick a nice day. And it will probably be tough because I'm sure all our babies have different nap schedules.

[mrscatfarmer13]

I think the zoo would be great for a big G2G when it's warm and I know there's a few of us with zoo passes.

[mrscatfarmer13]

*Move along. Nothing to see.* 

[mominthemaking14]

So... should start a pm so we can chat and details? March = college basketball so we must have a tv near lol

[mominthemaking14]

becole thanks

[narbuckle01]

I like the idea of a park outing or a TV/pub outing. Both seem comfortable for those DH's that may be antisocial.
mominthemaking14 DH works every other weekend, so I am sure that we will be able to work something out.

[sstwinklinglites]

Jan 28, 2015 11:21:11 GMT -5 babylove518 said:

DH and I were actually talking about this yesterday! We need some couples friends with kids to hang out with. He's down for it. As for the beer thing, he doesn't drink beer, or much at all for that matter, but doesn't mind when people do.

This is my DH too. But I'm a drinker, and he doesn't mind when others drink. He'll drink if he doesn't have to drive, so he probably won't drink - haha!

[becole]

I was mainly more concerned about someone being like, we won't come if alcohol is served due to religion/ AA, whatever. We are drinkers but we don't have to be, kwim?

[mrscatfarmer13]

Jan 28, 2015 14:09:15 GMT -5 becole said:

I was mainly more concerned about someone being like, we won't come if alcohol is served due to religion/ AA, whatever. We are drinkers but we don't have to be, kwim?

We have no objection to drinking.  We kind of have an unspoken rule that if one of us orders a drink the other will not, unless we don't have M with us and we know we will be somewhere for a few hours. 

In case anyone is interested, here's my H's profile: Enjoys cars, video games and other nerdy things, prefers Marvel to DC, carbs, and whiskey. He does not like sports. He doesn't drink beer (suspect hops allergy/sensitivity), but enjoys a nice hard cider. 

becole I didn't mean to quote  you, I must have clicked the wrong button, my bad. 

[littlelevonloohoo]

Is this still a possibility?? Can we get in on it? My DH has a serious need for BROS!!
He's into hunting, shooting, beer brewing, camping, DIY projects and his passion is food and cooking. He's European and not a big fan of American sports but does enjoy going to Reds games and will watch a football game if its on but will ask 100 questions about what's happening because he has no idea.

We'd be totally up for anything where we could bring L with us - love the park pot luck idea or even a B-Dubs outing.

[mrscatfarmer13]

Feb 5, 2015 11:30:14 GMT -5 littlelevonloohoo said:

Is this still a possibility?? Can we get in on it? My DH has a serious need for BROS!!
He's into hunting, shooting, beer brewing, camping, DIY projects and his passion is food and cooking. He's European and not a big fan of American sports but does enjoy going to Reds games and will watch a football game if its on but will ask 100 questions about what's happening because he has no idea.

We'd be totally up for anything where we could bring L with us - love the park pot luck idea or even a B-Dubs outing.

I think we were just waiting until it was a little warmer out before we put something together. 

[ladytiffany24]

Sure! My hubs is in serious need of some bros too, so I totally get it!

Let's start the planning by looking at some dates:

Saturday, March 14
Saturday, Marcy 28

Trying to avoid March 21st because that's the day of the Mother's Exchange sale (which you should all check out if you like to buy resale baby stuff!)

What works better for everyone? Once we nail down a date, I'll start a private message thread so we can start discussing locations, etc.

Since March can be so unpredictable, we'll prob want to plan something indoors for this one. And then when it gets warmer, we can plan a picnic/potluck park outing!

[littlelevonloohoo]

Late March is better for us. DS#2 is heading into the "Month of Champions" with wrestling. Which means we have zero free Saturdays until after State tournament.
After that, we're wide open!

[mominthemaking14]

March 28th works

[narbuckle01]

Both are weekends that DH doesn't work. Either are good for me.

[babylove518]

March 28 is good here too!

[sstwinklinglites]

Good over here.

[mominthemaking14]

I'll start a new thread to capture details.

[JoBub]

I'm bumping this thread because I didn't really participate in it the first time. Now that I've met some of you IRL, I ran the idea by DH and he was a lot more open to it than I expected. I read some on your husband descriptions to him and he responded with " Yeah, I could get along with that guy," with only a few exceptions

About my DH: He's 35, he is really into all sports (and by that I mean watching, reading and talking about sports, not so much playing.) He's a huge fan of all Chicago teams. If I had to stereotype him, he's kinda nerdy, kinda hipster. Prefers vodka to beer. Could eat pizza for every meal. He can talk to just about anyone, but usually prefers to stay home.

[mrscatfarmer13]

Mar 1, 2015 17:01:18 GMT -5 JoBub said:

I'm bumping this thread because I didn't really participate in it the first time. Now that I've met some of you IRL, I ran the idea by DH and he was a lot more open to it than I expected. I read some on your husband descriptions to him and he responded with " Yeah, I could get along with that guy," with only a few exceptions

About my DH: He's 35, he is really into all sports (and by that I mean watching, reading and talking about sports, not so much playing.) He's a huge fan of all Chicago teams. If I had to stereotype him, he's kinda nerdy, kinda hipster. Prefers vodka to beer. Could eat pizza for every meal. He can talk to just about anyone, but usually prefers to stay home.

If you nix the sports and replace vodka with whiskey you have my H.

[vlagroupie]

JoBub uh... I could totally eat pizza for every meal! Hubby not so much, but he does love sushi and seafood, football (watching not playing) and is a total gamer. He was big into WoW but I'm not sure what he playing now, but probably some kind RPG on the PC or PS or Xbox. Just thought I'd share since I don't think I did first go around.

[becole]

My husband could have a conversation with a wall. So if any of your Hs don't like to talk or are nervous about meeting people, just send him to sit by my H.

[sstwinklinglites]

^^^ My husband too. He'll talk your ear off.

[mrscatfarmer13]

GAWWDD we are going to have a never ending g2g because our H's won't shutup. Add mine to the "won't stop talking" list.

ETA: not that I'm complaining about spending more time with you awesome ladies and LO's. 

[mominthemaking14]

Funny thing is our hubs might enjoy each other more than we thought lol.

[becole]

I can't think of anyone my H doesn't like. He's pretty easy in social settings which makes it super easy to take him anywhere. He's also the person everyone asks for directions or to take a picture for them. I have no idea. He must look un threatening. I would say they'll all get along just fine.

[babylove518]

Mar 1, 2015 17:01:18 GMT -5 JoBub said:

I'm bumping this thread because I didn't really participate in it the first time. Now that I've met some of you IRL, I ran the idea by DH and he was a lot more open to it than I expected. I read some on your husband descriptions to him and he responded with " Yeah, I could get along with that guy," with only a few exceptions

About my DH: He's 35, he is really into all sports (and by that I mean watching, reading and talking about sports, not so much playing.) He's a huge fan of all Chicago teams. If I had to stereotype him, he's kinda nerdy, kinda hipster. Prefers vodka to beer. Could eat pizza for every meal. He can talk to just about anyone, but usually prefers to stay home.

If he likes the bears, our DHs might have a little rivalry. Mine is a huge packers fan, lol

[JoBub]

Mar 2, 2015 12:29:16 GMT -5 babylove518 said:

Mar 1, 2015 17:01:18 GMT -5 JoBub said:

I'm bumping this thread because I didn't really participate in it the first time. Now that I've met some of you IRL, I ran the idea by DH and he was a lot more open to it than I expected. I read some on your husband descriptions to him and he responded with " Yeah, I could get along with that guy," with only a few exceptions

About my DH: He's 35, he is really into all sports (and by that I mean watching, reading and talking about sports, not so much playing.) He's a huge fan of all Chicago teams. If I had to stereotype him, he's kinda nerdy, kinda hipster. Prefers vodka to beer. Could eat pizza for every meal. He can talk to just about anyone, but usually prefers to stay home.

If he likes the bears, our DHs might have a little rivalry. Mine is a huge packers fan, lol

Uh oh... Unfortunately, the Bears suck so bad recently, DH knows better than to do any shit talking about the Packers.