I mostly stood by for moral support, and gave it some "homey touches" (such as a snuggly blanket for movie watching, a serving platter for the nachos, and my step stool to hold up one side of the fort.)
Anyway... we (Michael) built a fort and then we assembled some top-notch nachos. Our method: tortilla chips, refried beans, green chiles, salsa, tomatoes (on my side) and lots and lots of cheese. Baked at 400 degrees till ooey gooey.
Our movie choice of the night was Big to represent getting in touch with our childhood selves. It was so much fun and we ate ALL of the nachos.
And hardly even felt guilty about it :)
What I love most about nights like this is how we can take some very simple tools and put together a really memorable night. Michael is so good at date-planning. I'm sometimes embarassed that despite thinking myself a romantic, I am sort of a dud with date planning. Not Michael. Plus, he makes everything come together and always reminds me how fun it is to be spontaneous (something I'm not very good at).
I most definitely have a crush on him.
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so... was there anything spiritual about this fort building and nacho munching? I mean, it was technically a Family Home Evening wasn't it???
Silly me, I forgot to mention that we had a gospel-centered discussion while the nachos baked. Really.
Yes, in fact we talked about how the Lord answers our questions with the scriptures. We also brain stormed some questions we could meditate on during conference. I really recommend it.
Looks like a very fun FHE. Good job, you guys, starting the tradition (along with following the prophets) of FHE. I remember those days of just the two of us. Now a days, ours consist of a five minute FHE on some simple gospel principle as to hold the attention spans of a two-year-old and an 11-month old. Even so they're still great and I love Monday nights. Actually, this week's didn't go so smoothly. Emily was less than cooperative as we were trying to get started. I was frustrated and we had to sing all the verses of "He Is Risen" because just one verse hadn't dispelled the spirit of contention yet. Nice, huh! We try though.
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