AgeRe Goals Blog- Ideal Date With Caregiver
Someday, when my caregiver and I live together, I want us to go on a lot of cute little dates. Ones that won’t cost very much money, and would be very meaningful and cute and well planned out.
It wouldn’t matter if it was a surprise from me to him or him to me, or if we both planned it out together for a special day or something like that. It would always be special no matter what, and I would think about it for days, maybe even weeks or months long after it had happened. But this is the kind of date that i day dream about often, and it would mean a lot to me if we could ever make it actually happen in real life.
Sitting on a hill, with a blanket spread out before us, we could have a little basket as is the classic way to do it, or just a bunch of containers of food as we set them up on the blanket. Things like celery with cheese whiz or peanut butter on them, peanut butter and jam sandwiches or cucumber and mayonnaise sandwiches, juice boxes and apples and fruit snacks and lots of fruit and veggies. All that good stuff. We could have music playing on a small speaker we brought, and every song we had sent to each other over the years, playing one by one.
And while we’re eating we can talk about the things we have been through together, the hard things and the good things, each equally important. We can say the stupidest jokes we can think of, and laugh or maybe even just say “that’s ridiculous” to those stupid jokes. Talking and cuddling and generally just enjoying each other’s company.
The sun could be setting once we finished eating, and we could lay in each other's arms as the stars come out one by one. Sitting there looking at the stars together, kept warm by each other’s body heat, and still whispering quietly to each other.
And when we’re getting sleepy, and a little bit chilly from the cool night air, we can pack everything up, and walk our way back to home while holding hands, smiling with warmth as we walk.
That’s my ideal date. Why don’t you tell me yours?
