The best at home date night that we ever had was during a very tough week. My husband is in grad school, and we both have full-time jobs that cause us to sometimes have night and weekend hours. That particular week, we were so busy we were passing each other like boats in the night: sometimes I'd be asleep by the time he got home, and I left for work way before he was awake, etc. So we were emotionally a bit strung out. So, the following Monday, he normally had a whole evening of night class. So I was in the kitchen preparing to heat up a can of soup for dinner. I heard a knock on the door and he was standing there at the front door with a bouquet of flowers, a big bag of carry-out sushi, and a bottle of wine. He said he had called his professors and told them that he simply needed a night with his wife. So I burst into tears, and we had dinner, we slowdanced in our living room, and snuggled on the couch and watched tv together till we, *ahem* went to bed. ;) It was just how thoughtful he was, and how he recognized our need to take a breather and be alone. It was just the best evening. :)

My personal favorite at-home date was only a couple of weeks ago. I was leaving for a trip the next morning and still had to clean the house and pack, leaving little time for cooking. I blew off a work happy hour and surprised him by bringing home food from our favorite Greek restaurant (I was probably the first person to order food to-go there, but oh well!) and a bottle of good cabernet. We threw on our PJs, watched Jeopardy!, and played Scrabble. And yeah, we took things to the bedroom - to SLEEP! It was awesome :o)

Our best at-home date was when we had first moved in to our new home. We had just gotten married, so we didn't have very much. Our heat was broken, so we lay in front of the fire on our blow-up mattress and ordered pizza. We made up songs with my husband's guitar about being poor and in love...and wishing the pizza guy gave us more pepperonis. We still love talking about this date night--how organic love can be.

The best at-home date we ever had was on a rainy day. I had been stressed out from classes and the rain really wasn't helping. My husband (at the time we were dating) told me to come over to his place to hang out and relax for a bit. When I got there, he had set up an indoor picnic! He had some candles lit, a blanket on the ground, and had fruit, sandwiches, chips...everything we needed! I couldn't believe it. I had wanted to have a picnic with him for so long, and I almost started to cry. After we ate he pulled me close to him and we watched the rain outside, just enjoying some time together. It is by far one of my favorite memories with him!

I think the best at home date we ever had actually happened in our old apartment we were having a hard time with trying to get PG and two very important people on in my husbands family were dying. So I decided to make my husbands favorite meals. I used all our fancy stuff and without him even knowing this was happening he brought home wonderful amazing flowers from our florist who did our wedding so it was all of our wedding flowers it was perfect. We had a great talk, a nice bottle of wine and watched a really good movie and we tried to just be within that moment and not think about anything else. About two months after that we lost the two people that were dying in his family and after 2 years of going through IUI's and then IVF's and then on our 3rd IVF I found out I was having twins. Which was kind of weird because that night we talked about someday we will be blessed and he said yes and we will have twins and we did. They are amazing and we talk about that at home date quite often.

The best at home date night happened on our first night in our new apartment. He had just returned from an over year long deployment in Iraq and we were just enjoying being together. We ordered pizza, drank some wine and sat by the fire. After dinner and some cuddling, we roasted some marshmallows and we just laughed and talked, and of course I cried happy tears to have him back. After dessert, we danced and he held me so tight. We spent the rest of our amazing night in our bedroom and I fell asleep curled up next to him. It was such a wonderful welcome home for both of us.

This is easy. The best at home date I've ever had was about six years ago. We had been dating for about two months. We had said to each other the entire time that we weren't looking for anything serious, but it was obvious that we were both falling head over heels for each other. My family had planned a vacation in Nashville, TN for a week in a half. My date and I were missing each other so much that we were calling each other each night on the phone to say our sweet "goodnights". Upon coming back to Colorado from my family vacation, I met up with him at his house. What he did for me was unforgettable. He tracked down all of my girlfriends and brought every single candle they owned into his bedroom in the basement of his house, set up a dining table with roses and music also. When I walked down into his room in basement, I was shocked. He had cooked me an extravagant five course dinner. His friend, who is a chef, helped him with recipes and made sure he cooked everything perfectly for me that night. He put so much effort into making it the perfect night for both of us. It was at that moment that I realized how special our relationship was. It was then that we both knew we were falling in love. And now, all these years later, we are getting married this May.

The best at home date that we ever had was never actually intended to be a date. I had just had surgery on my "lady area" a few days before and was recovering at our home and asleep. When I woke up I found that he had made me breakfast in bed - with a bagel, cream cheese, cereal, orange juice, milk, water, jello, pudding, waffles - basically every single breakfast item we had had in the house, in case I was "very" hungry. Since I couldn't move around much, he helped me shower, washed and brushed my hair, massaged my wounded area, lit candles, and put on every gooey romantic movie he could find and just held me the entire day. I never even knew that kind of love existed until I met him. :)

My husband and I are missionaries and we don't have a car, so all of our dates are at home! One of my favorites is when we made egg rolls and we started dancing around in the kitchen wearing our pajamas. We had so much fun going wild with the music and the food was great! Who says you have to get dressed up to have a good time?

Due to our busy work schedules and our new mortgage in Southern California, my husband I have not had a night alone in awhile, nor can we afford a big night out. We needed some alone time, so we cleared the calendar last Friday night. He came home with flowers, we made homemade mac'n'cheese, lit a living room full of candles, and caught up on last Tu.'s 3 hours of "Lost." It was a relaxing, romantic, fun evening together snuggled on the couch.

A few months ago, my hubby and I were going through a rough emotional patch. He is doing school full-time and still going to work full-time. I however, got laid off. I was job-hunting, selling things on ebay, trying to make ends meet, and just plain missing him. I was so destructive and down on myself for being unable to find work, that I had to go to in-patient therapy for help. One night, I was making dinner before my mister came home from school, when he walked in early with a single, long-stem rose in hand! He grabbed an apron, kissed the back of my hand and cooked egg rolls with me. We spent the rest of the night playing wii games together, reading aloud to each other out of an old Dean Koontz book and messing up the covers. It was the best date night ever!

The best at-home date I ever had was the night he proposed to me. We had to-go food from our favorite restaurant, it was snowing outside, and we watched funny movies all night long. It was romantic because it was completely us.

My best "at home" date night was when we were in undergrad still having a long distance relationship. He sent me flowers in the mail, and then unexpectedly showed up to suprise me with food. We lived 4 hours away from each other at the time.

My best at home date was just a few weeks ago. My husband built a roaring fire while I made a Freshetta Pizza and salad for dinner. We ate in the living room while we watched a movie. After dinner we just snuggled on the couch all night.

Last Valentine's Day was our first one together. We decided we really wanted to avoid the crowds and stay in. So I made baked ziti and purchased a bottle of wine. On my bed, he set up a card and flowers on this cute little monkey. Only light was from the candles we had everywhere. He made a mix cd of songs. We had a fire going and we layed a bunch of pillows and blankets on the floor by the fire. We layed by the fire talking and drinking and "enjoying" each other till early morning when we fell asleep. It was our best date by far! Even though we had a few minor catostrophes. We managed to have the stuffed monkey he got me go up in flames! And my husband loves corsets, which I had no idea how to put on, so I was in the bedroom for awhile trying to come out with that on for him! A simple night in turned into one of the most memorable dates we have had.

one night in our bedroom i come down stairs and music was playing and i saw my man wearin a nice fitting buttoned down see thru (white) top and he was wearin black boxer briefs.. fancy lookin ones that made his buns look great. and he was just dancing with me and talking like antonio banderes... and just being all sexy and romancing me and feeding me chocolates.../massaging my whole body! i had FUN that night! (that to me was a sexy lil date) a "late nite type of date." oo wee was i in heaven that night! :-)