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Great Date Stories

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CHANCE AND BLAKELY STEPEHNSON
8/4/2009 10:25:59 AM
THANK YOU KEIGHTLEY SO MUCH FOR SHARING THE GREAT DATE WITH ME. THANK YOU TO AUBURN CHURCH WORKERS FOR KEEPING OUR TWO YEAR OLD TUCKER WHILE MY HUSBAND, CHANCE, AND I ENJOYED A NIGHT OUT TOGETHER. ON THE WAY HOME TUCKER INFORMED US OF ALL THE FUN HE HAD AND TOLD US HE WANTED TO GO BACK SOMETIME. CHANCE AND I HAD A GREAT TIME AT AMSTERDAM WITH LETTING OUR WAITER PICK OUT OUR FOOD. THAT WAS REALLY FUN BECAUSE WE BOTH GOT SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY LIKED BUT WE WOULD HAVE NEVER ORDERED IT BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR “USUAL” TURKEY WRAPS EVERY TIME WE GO. WE EXPLAINED TO OUR WAITER WHAT WE WERE DOING AND HE WAS WONDERFUL. THE BEST PART WAS HE ASKED US HOW WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHICH MADE IT SO EASY TO INVITE HIM TO CHURCH. IN COLLEGE, CHANCE AND I STARTED GOING TO FBCO SO SINCE THAT IS WHERE WE GO TO CHURCH WE INVITED HIM TO OUR CHURCH BUT TOLD HIM HE WAS ALSO WELCOME AT AUBURN CHURCH AS EVERYTHING I HAVE HEARD AND EXPERIENCED IS FABULOUS THERE. IT WAS SO AMAZING TO SEE GOD AT WORK ON OUR DATE. WE ALSO ENJOYED ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS AND LAUGHING AT OURSELVES ON SOME OF THE ANSWERS. SINCE WE VISITED THE ARBORETUM ON AUBURN’S CAMPUS A LOT IN COLLEGE, CHANCE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO TALK SOME MORE. WE THEN HEADED TO WINN-DIXIE TO PICK OUT OUR DESSERTS FOR EACH OTHER. WE ALREADY HAVE OUR NAMES CARVED IN A TREE SO NEXT TIME WE ARE THERE WE ARE GOING TO ADD THE DATE FOR OUR GREAT DATE TO THE TREE. WE HAD A FABULOUS TIME!! THANK YOU WONDERFUL PEOPLE AT AUBURN CHURCH FOR ALLOWING MY HUSBAND AND ME TO HAVE GREAT QUALITY TIME TOGETHER AND NOT HAVING TO PLAN OUT EVERY DETAIL. THANK YOU ALSO FOR TAKING SUCH EXCELLENT CARE OF MY LITTLE BOY. WE WILL SEE YOU IN AUGUST!! ~BLAKELY STEPHENSON


RACHEL AND GEORGE SIMS
7/22/2009 8:19:12 PM
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING MY HUSBAND AND I TO HAVE A NIGHT OUT TOGETHER. I KNOW THAT ANNA AND MAX HAD A GOOD TIME WITH YOU! WE STARTED OUR NIGHT OUT AT RED LOBSTER AND ENJOYED THE QUESTIONS YOU HAD SET OUT FOR US TO ASK EACH OTHER. THEN WE WENT BOWLING, WHERE GEORGE PLAYED A GREAT GAME. HE BEAT ME MY A COUPLE OF POINTS. THEN WE WENT TO KROGER TO FIND A SNACK FOR EACH OTHER. WE BOTH PICKED OUT FROZEN TREATS FOR EACH OTHER. GEORGE GOT ME M&M ICE CREAM BAR AND I GOT HIM SOME CARAMEL ICE CREAM. WE THEN WENT AND ENJOYED OUR ICE CREAM AT THE DUG OUT AT FELTON LITTLE PARK. IT WAS SO NICE TO GET TO SPEND SOME QUEIT TIME WITH HIM. WE VERY MUCH ENJOYED OUR NIGHT OUT! I AM WORKING DURING THE DATE NIGHT IN AUGUST, BUT WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT FUTURE DATES AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN COME! RACHEL AND GEORGE SIMS


MANDI AND DOSS BUCKALEW
7/20/2009 9:56:58 AM
SO, WE HEADED OUT, AS DIRECTED, TO FIND A PLACE TO EAT. WE HAD CHOSEN THE LESS EXPENSIVE DINNER OPTION AND DECIDED THAT WAFFLE HOUSE WAS THE PLACE TO GO. ON THE WAY, WE HIT ONE RED LIGHT. I ADMIT IT, WE DIDN`T WAIT FOR THE HONK. BUT WE DID KISS... AND THAT`S MORE ACTION THAN WE USUALLY SEE AT RED LIGHTS, SO I`LL TAKE IT. IMPORTANT WAFFLE HOUSE TIP: IF YOU GIVE YOUR WAITRESS YOUR BUDGET AND ASK HER TO SURPRISE YOU, YOU GET WAY BETTER FOOD. THAT CUTE LITTLE GIRL WENT AND ASKED THE OTHER WAITRESSES AND THE COOK WHAT SHE SHOULD GET FOR US. THE RESULT? THEY SEEMED TO FEEL LIKE OUR MEAL WAS THEIR MEAL AND THEY TOOK REALLY GOOD CARE OF US. SEE PICTURE #1 :) AT THE HOUSE, WE ANSWERED OUR QUESTIONS AND FOUND OUT THAT WE DON`T AGREE ON MOST OF THOSE. BUT THAT`S GOOD. IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY REDUNDANT FOR BOTH OF US TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THINGS. WE DID, HOWEVER, AGREE THAT WE WOULD RATHER BE TOO COLD. SO WE CRANKED UP THE AIR AND HEADED TO... BIG LOTS. SEE, THE HUSBAND WAS LOOKING FOR SOME DUAL-LAYER DVDS AND WE WERE HOPING TO SCORE A DEAL ON THEM AT BIG LOTS. SO WE WALKED OFF OUR CHOCOLATE CHIP WAFFLES AND HASH BROWNS IN THE STORE. NO DVDS BUT WE DID FIND SOME PRETTY CD CASES TO USE IN THE GOODY BAGS FOR OUR SON`S UPCOMING 3RD BIRTHDAY. NEXT WAS THE DESSERT CHALLENGE. WE WENT TO THE AUBURN KROGER AND SPLIT UP. I FOUND HIM SOME SOUR APPLE COTTON CANDY AND HE GOT ME A TAKE 5 CANDY BAR. HE DID WAY BETTER AT FINDING ME A NEW DESSERT THAN I DID AT FINDING ONE FOR HIM. SO I GAVE HIM HALF MY CANDY BAR. IT MUST BE TRUE LOVE IF I SHARED MY CHOCOLATE. BACK TO THE CHURCH FOR THE KIDS AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME. THE KIDS, IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, HAD A GREAT TIME. THEY WERE GOOD AND TIRED WHEN WE GOT HOME. WE HAVEN`T CARVED OUR INITIALS IN THE TREE YET... BUT WE WILL. A GOOD DATE. WE`LL DO IT AGAIN :)


AMANDA AND BRAD ESTES
7/20/2009 9:20:52 AM
GREAT DATE #1 THE GREAT DATE WAS FABULOUS. WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT EACH OTHER, EVEN AFTER 5 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVEN`T TAKEN PLACE IN A WHILE. IT GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECONNECT TOGETHER! NURTURING OUR ROMANCE IS SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE MORE OF A PRIORITY IN OUR MARRIAGE. WORKING IN CRAZY PET NAMES AND BEING PATTED ON THE GLUTEUS MAXIMUS WAS A FUN HIGHLIGHT TO OUR EVENING!! WHEN WE GOT HOME, WE DANCED TO JOSH GROBAN`S "WHEN YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME" IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS SONG WAS SANG AT OUR WEDDING. PRETTY COOL! WE HAVEN`T HAD THIS MUCH FUN IN YEARS. WE`RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT GREAT DATE...WONDER WHAT IS IN STORE FOR US NEXT MONTH! BRAD & AMANDA ESTES