Date Night

Last Friday night my husband and I went out on a date. We don't get to go out often without the kids because we have a hard time finding babysitters. So, I guess we are a little bit out of practice on the whole dating thing ...

My husband does not like to plan ahead -- he likes to keep his options open. That's fine most of the time, but we discovered that it makes for a long wait if we want to eat somewhere nice at 6:30 on a Friday evening. We ended up driving around town for half an hour before settling on Steak 'n Shake. After that, we drove by the movie theater, but decided that we weren't interested in seeing any of the movies that were showing. We ended up at a Borders bookstore. (Not that I minded -- a bookstore is one of my favorite places to go on a date. I guess I'm kind-of boring that way.) It felt really good to sit and relax and read with my husband for a while.

At Borders I got to see and hold a Sony Reader. They had two in stock, and I was ready to take one home with me. (I can be somewhat impulsive, so it's a good thing my husband was there to balance me out.) Over the weekend I spent some time drooling over looking at the Sony Reader and comparing it to the Kindle. From the reviews I read over the weekend, it appears that people seem to prefer the Kindle over the Sony Reader, and there are more titles available for the Kindle. I am pretty sure I would like either one. Now if I can just convince my husband to buy one for me!