We're a working class couple with two kids and a third every other weekend. We've tried to have date night before but due to lack of money, lack of baby-sitters and being just plain lazy, it always disintegrated into watching X-Files re-runs and going to bed early. We tried looking online for ideas but either came up blank or found the same tired cliches (how many Italian meals do these web sites think we can eat?). So here we are; tired, lonely, bored and frustrated. First step, re-committing to setting aside a few hours on a designated night just for ourselves. Second step, find something to do together, with a few rules thrown in. Third step, remember that this is not just about something to do, it's a gift of time to our partner. We thought we'd track what works for us, what doesn't work for us and share what we learn about being parents, having jobs, having no money and still finding time for each-other. After all, we got married because we're madly in love and like being together.



Pickled Punks

With Halloween right around the corner, spending a date night trying out a freakishly weird craft seemed appropriate.


The following description has been shamelessly copied and pasted from Wikipdia:


Pickled punks is the carny term for human fetuses preserved in jars of formaldehyde and used as sideshow attractions. Most pickled punks display some sort of anatomical abnormality, such as conjoined twins or polycephaly; however, the deformities present are as varied as the nature of human inflictions. Faked pickled punks, made from rubber or wax, are known as "bouncers" for their tendency to bounce when dropped on the floor.




She came downstairs to find the date night area set up with glass jars, fake human organs and plastic baby doll parts.  A little hot glue, some twine and bag of rubber cockroaches were thrown in the mix too.  Romance EVERYWHERE!


Normally we don't use movies during Date Night, but having the cult classic Freaks on in the background seemed appropriate and a bit inspiring.


Our night was spent laughing, catching up on our week and trying to out-gross our parnter's creation.


Her best work featured baby parts felted together and preserved in a solution of cockroaches and coffee.


His best work was a jar displaying conjoined baby heads preserved ala Frankenstein stitches in murky water.
He also tutored her through making her first shrunken head.  It's still drying out a bit... 
 Whether it be October or February, we give this Date Night idea 2 Bloody Thumbs Up!
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You know what? I think the best times together are the weird ones that only you two will understand... Something you'll laugh about down the road and nobody else will "get". ;)

October 7, 2011 at 11:11 AM
bpbproadrunner said...

Okay, I thought I was the weirdest person on the SHS, but I can see now that I was horribly wrong.

I bow down in awe of your---gosh is there even a polite word for that?

:)

October 8, 2011 at 4:38 PM

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