Date Night

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One of my favorite bosses from my past was this man who adored his wife. He was the Controller of the company I worked for at the time and I really respected him because he did not partake in bullsh*t office politics. Not like the CEO who gave me advice like "you are better off befriending so and so because they are next in line for a promotion and you should hitch your wagon to a rising star." This was coming from a highly-educated-man.WTF?! No study this, get good at this, (merit-based stuff) but politicking-bullsh*t advice. (I also suspected that he was having an affair with a young office staffer. *Gross* Dirty-old-man.) 

If this was the tone of the CEO, no wonder there was so much drama in the air. *Whatever* I bounced from that place as soon as it got bought out by another company and we all got bonuses for the time we were there.

Anyhow, going back to the Controller (Mr.C), he would tell his staff that once we all got married (we were all young-yuns in our early twenties) that we needed to have RM with our spouses. RM = Relationship Maintenance, a.k.a date nights. 

He and his wife had two daughters they adored and even when they were little, would get babysitting so that he and the Mrs. could go out by themselves. Each Friday he would be dressed in his Aloha shirt, let us out early, and he and his wife would go dancing or out to dinner or just get dressed up and "go out." This man and his wife were in their 50's with a one year old grandson! How cool is that? 

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Since it is Friday and all, I encourage all you lovebirds out there (wed or unwed) to please practice some relationship maintenance (RM.) Most especially for those of us who have children, sometimes we forget how much we enjoy the company of our significant other without the presence of anyone else. Speaking of which, Gerald and I are kicking off the first of July, a Friday, with a date night later on this evening. Thank you mama for watching the kiddies :)

It doesn't even have to be fancy, bowling can be romantic right? Here's a great deal from Groupon I just found:


http://www.groupon.com/deals/amf-bowling-centers-nat-san-jose-ca?c=all&p=1

That's all for now folks.

Have a charmed & blessed 4th of July weekend all! :) ;D =)