our first date of christmas!

was a surf and turf date night in.

we cooked, we laughed and we ate. 

and it was delicious.

cheers to our 12 upcoming dates of Christmas.

thanks for an awesome first date! 

on our eighth date of christmas...

... we went to uptown diner in minneapolis for brunch.
eggs benedict for me + cajun breakfast for joe.

on our seventh date of christmas...

... we had milkshakes, burgers and fries at The Convention Grill.
it was a little date + my birthday dinner.
and it was delicious.

on our sixth date of christmas...

...we drove around neighboring areas and looked at christmas lights!

we actually stumbled upon this date as we were headed for another so we decided to make a quick trip back a different night and really take some time to admire all the pretty houses. we drove around a few neighborhoods, got a little lost but we found our way back.

if and when we get a house, i want it to be the most festive house on the block.

image via 

on our fifth date of christmas...

... we built a gingerbread house.

 

my side was the clear winner

J + N

on our fourth date of christmas...

... we slept in, woke up late,
and had donuts & coffee.
it was the perfect way to start a lazy Sunday.

*i have a slight feeling that we're not going to be able to finish all twelve dates before the end of the month. maybe. we'll see (smile)

on our third date of christmas...

.. we went on a sushi date! at wakame.

i spent some time looking for new places for sushi (since wakame is our normal go-to) but alas, it was raining and wakame is close to our apt so we opted to go there. we chatted over a few drinks and tried some new rolls and we even found our new favorite! we joked about what to do for my birthday and J showed off his sweet chopstick skills.

yeah, he's basically a ninja.

on our first date of christmas...

... we made lasagna, drank wine & caught up.

i stumbled upon this idea here and thought that this was a sweet way to celebrate december, the holidays and christmas. so cheers to twelve dates of christmas, twelve dates to celebrate the holidays and twelve dates to spend with my love.