23 February, 2012

We Are Young Thursdays


A few weeks ago, Levi and I started a weekly tradition called "We Are Young Thursdays." The idea is to do something on Thursday night that makes us feel young and spontaneous... planned spontaneity! ;)

Our first week, we met up with a couple friends at a wine bar, sipped champagne, made friends with strangers, went out for a late-night snack after the bar closed, and stayed out really late. It was awesome and exactly what I needed! The next week, we went back to the wine bar. This time I smuggled in our own cheese plate, consisting of roquefort, red wine jelly, and dark chocolate raspberry hearts. I even stuffed an entire baguette into my purse. We shared. It was fun.

Last week, we decided we absolutely could NOT go back to the wine bar a third week in a row. Getting stuck in a rut would have been a slap in the face to the essence of We Are Young Thursdays. So instead we went to the movies, which I thought sounded kind of boring and not exciting at all. We ended up having SOOOO much fun. We saw One for the Money because I found a coupon to purchase tickets for like $5. It was absolutely, 100% horrible. So bad. We went to the 10:00 showing, and there was only one other couple in the theatre with us. They left about a quarter of the way through. We stuck it out and made it more bearable by making fun of the movie and talking through the whole thing. We got out around 11:45 and decided to go to the midnight showing of The Secret World of Arrietty. We neverrrrr go to movies this late, and we never see two in a row. It was awesome! We loaded up on snacks before the second movie just to feel extra young (and kinda irresponsible). I'm so glad I went along with Levi's seemingly boring plan of going to the movies. He was right. We had fun.

I love this new weekly tradition and look forward to Thursdays every week. I really need adventure and spontaneity in my life (I'm an "Energizer" according to this awesome personality test) and having a night where we focus on that is making us both more adventurous during the rest of the week.

P.S. No pictures for this post because We Are Young Thursdays aren't about capturing the moment; they're about living in the moment. ;)

14 comments:

  1. Sorry to hear the movie was bad-I read the book and enjoyed it so I was looking forward to eventually watching the movie (even if through Redbox much much later!)...I like the idea of We Are Young Thursdays! I think my husband and I need to incorporate something like this too!

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  2. Sounds like a blast! That personality test is great. I'm an energizer as well although I don't feel like I have a lot of energy right now. I'm considering retaking a bit later in the day.

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  3. I love this idea! I think it is easy to get stuck in a routine and so important to make each other get out and live in the moment or experience new things. I'd love to keep hearing about your date ideas. In the winter in Kentucky, it's challenging to find new things to do at night. Our dates have been a little ... unusual. One time we just drove across town to the 24 hour doughnut shop, another time we attended a free seminar about owls and other raptors. Haha!

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  4. This sounds like such a good idea and one that I need to integrate into my life. I need to remember I am young--doing something spontaneous is not exactly my strength I always get nervous, not sure why, but definitely a habit I need to break.

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  5. cute idea! PS- I also sneak food into places, no shame no shame!

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  6. I found your blog from the Violet and I LOVE IT! You are such a great writer and I love your honesty and zest for life! I can totally relate to everything you write about. My husband and I used to live in Huntington Beach, and it's so fun that I know all of the places you go and write about! Loved the personality test... I'm an Energizer too!

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  7. Late night movies on a school night?! That's awesome! And I'm glad you enjoyed "The Secret World of Arriety"; I've been debating that one. But I love Hiyao Miyazaki's work so ZI will probably see it.

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  8. this is so great! my boyfriend and i have also reserved Thursday night as "Date Night" -- it's been so nice thus far to have a reserved night for just the two of us - sans cell phone! keep the ideas coming!

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  9. What a lovely idea, one we can all take inspiration from. That personality test is fun, I too am an energizer. Much more fun than other kinds of quiz, thanks! ps. I hope you're feeling better x

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  10. So glad we could be a part of one of these adventures for y'all! Let's please do it again soon. :)

    Also, I think that this is a simply wonderful idea in general.

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  11. Such a great idea! It's good to be spontaneous once in awhile. And on a weeknight, no less? Good for you.

    Thanks for linking to that personality test, too. I'm a "harmonizer." Perfect fit for this Libra.

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  12. i love this idea! the movie night is my favorite--totally something me and my boyfriend would do!

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