biking campus

Our first date night back in Asia (best to jump right in to this commitment - we have a date night swap with our neighbors and watched their children 8 days after arrival... pay off came a week later when we headed out on our date!)

Friends once advised that we aim to go out on a date within a month of baby's birth (of course baby came with us, unless we kept it really short, but the principal stands: make time to get out and away from the particular demands of home).  I think the same principal applies to an international move: aim for a date night within the first month.  

We look hot and sweaty because we were hot and sweaty!  Hair in a ponytail and red marks on my forehead from the bike helmet.  I'm classy like that :)

We biked to a new restaurant and then rode all over a huge university campus, ended up at a riverside park, then back to a different restaurant for dessert, and finally home.  

I'm always pleasantly surprised how fast we can travel by bike.  Matt is practically as comfortable on two wheels as he is on his own two feet.  He can navigate just about anything!  I'm not nearly as savvy, but he is patient and it's a fun activity for us to enjoy together.  

Grateful for this date, and so many other blessings from our first weeks.