Valentine's Day Date Night

SOOOO......Last night was our date night, a group date night. We got to get together with our Life Groupies (our friends in our LifeGroup at church). I think we have the best group of friends to get to share life with. Although we were missing one couple, due to illness...yuck, we had a great time. We went to Ounce Prime Steakhouse in Addison, and ate yummy steaks, and veggies. Valentine's day is always a good excuse to have a wonderful dinner and splurge a little more than you would normally. Matthew and I had a good night with each other and with some good friends.

Let me tell you a little bit about our friends, so that you can finally put some faces to some names of the people we always talk about. In the group photo on the left is Sam and Melissa, they have been married for 10 years and have 2 children, Lily and Luke. Their son, "Lukie", is Mattie's best friend. Lily will be joining us at GCA next year in the first grade, (just adding to our GCA family, and working on a discount). Then of course it is Matthew and I. Then to the right is Mark and Shelley, they have been married for 2 years and have 5 children, yes, I said 5. I know, you would never guess, right. They have a blended family and have a VERY crowded house on Christmas morning. They are so much fun to hang out with. Then on the very end is Chad and Lisa, they have been married for 2 years and have a son. They are also expecting!!! It will be our little Life Group Baby! How fun to have a little one for us around to get our baby fever out with. Poor Lisa, though, has been battling evening sickness, but I think she is getting over it, ahhhhh, the joys of pregnancy. Amy and Stephen aren't in the picture because they weren't there. Amy got the stomach bug that has been going around and they had to miss, but I am sure that we will do this again sometime. Amy and Stephen have 2 kids, Mikayla and Zach. They are our newest addition to the group and we love getting to know them.

There you go, our date night, out with friends, Happy Valentine's Day!