My sister babysat one evening, which is pretty adventurous because that means she fed, cleaned, and put all four kids to bed. That’s not an easy feat you know. Ben and I snuck out to try a local restaurant I was curious about. We really don’t make time for dates as often as we should. My parents, the free babysitters (and siblings) live 30 minutes away, so if we took them there, then went on a date, picked them up and came home, it would too late (for us) and the work that goes on to get the kids out and back in the house is more than we prefer. It is just much easier for someone to come to the house to watch all four girls , but we haven’t figured out many people who could or are brave enough to do that just yet. Or maybe we just aren’t that trusting. Thus the result is a date night once in awhile.
Now our choice of restaurant ended up being pretty good. The appetizer started out “eh”, but they redeemed themselves with the meal, service, but most especially the peppers! You see, I had a chipotle aioli sauce with mine, but when the owner/chef asked how it was, I told him I could use more kick, so he brought out the habanero sauce. That was good, but my ears weren’t on fire and knew I could do more kick. Then he brought out the ghost peppers and well, Ben and I were pretty happy customers. The spicy sauces had such good flavor along with good kick, that it sealed the deal to come back and try more. This was our first time trying the infamous super hot ghost peppers and it was good. It definitely gives a heat that continues to grow and we love a lot of heat in our food.
Now as far as winning some ray-bans… the sponsor that sent over these glasses are giving away ray-bans to the blog that has the most comments about them. If we win, they would give one to me, one to one of my blog friends, and to one of you! Not sure I need more glasses, but I wouldn’t mind trying them out, but I thought this would be a cool chance for one of you if you were itching to get a pair. Just tell me what pair of ray-bans are totally calling out to you! Can see the full list here and just let me know which one is your fave in the comments. The contest ends September 17, 2012, so make sure to get your two cents in before then.
on me: skirt, c/o ModCloth. shirt, target. necklace, shop miguez. shoes, c/o lotta. on ben: shirt, vintage. jeans, diesel. shoes, nike.
a date night sounds wonderful and your green skirt is to die for!
i’m loving the black & havana ray-ban meteors! perfect, everyday sunglasses!
I want Ray-Bans! I also have four kids and my youngest is only 7 weeks old. I’m tired. I should win. LIGHT HAVANAS in PINK. Thanks, bye!
lol!
Ooohh, I really like the Folding Wayfarer Light Havana Crystal Ray-Bans!
I love the Caribbean Light Havana. What a great giveaway!
date nights are so fun!!!!!
ive never owned a pair of pricey sunglasses! i like the gradiant gray for me/my daughter but id prob get my man a pair, the 3426 in gunmetal! those are sweet!
Happy Date Night! I’m with you guys — food just can’t be spicy enough for me π
Fun giveaway…my faves are the square Tortoiseshell frames (Ray-Ban 4068) and classic Aviators (Ray-Ban 4180).
Love these:
RAY-BAN
3267 Gunmetal 004/13
Β£117.00
Had my current Ray Bans for 8+ years and love them!
I love the Ray-Ban 3025 Aviator Silver Mirror shades!
i love date nights. keeps the spice alive in our marriage. π
my faves are the Ray-Ban 3025 Aviator Arista shades in gold!
I’ve been daydeaming about a pair of Aviators…
love the RAY-BAN
3016 Clubmaster Tortoise
I just love the RAY-BAN (4168 107614) Black and Havana, I’m sure I have the perfect outfit to go with those π
I already have Ray-Ban Wayferrer and they and I are perfect fit!
Love the classic wayfarer black!
You two are ridiculously adorable! Crushing on the Rayban Laramie Striped Havanas!! Good luck!
The minty green Ray-Ban 4171’s are total perfection.
Good luck!
Love the 4163 Coral Ray Bans. what a fun giveaway! Who doesnβt want a pair of Ray Bans!?!
I love the wayfarer tortoise! I have some knock-off Target ones that are fab!
man your date night dinner sounds so yummy. My hubby and I love all things spicy! I’m kinda lovin the clubmaster tortoise and the green ray-bans:)
Caribbean Light Havanas! Oooo cute!
I would totally rock the Ray-Ban 2140 Wayfarer (Matte Grey 886/51). A girl can dream…
The Black Clubmasters! I had pair of sunglasses in this style when I was in elementary school. I thought I was the coolest kid on the block.
I love the 3449 golds!
Ghost Peppers! You are so brave!! I love the Ray-Ban yellow aviators. If I could have (afford) aviators in every color I would!
i know what you mean about babysitters. i love the Ray-Ban CATS 1000. i lost my prescription sunglasses one day while i was dropping off my eldest to kinder. these would be a fabulous replacement.
My sister recently babysat and we did a double date with some friends. It was great! I don’t buy nice glasses because my kids tend to destroy them but if I won these: RAY-BAN 2132 Wayfarer Matte Black……..I’d keep em safe!!
YAY for date night!!! You all are such a cute couple (and family!)! π
I love the Ray-Ban Wayfarer Tortoise Polarised for sunny days spent on the Californian coastline!
My husband has a pair of ray-ban glasses, but he needs another check-up and replacement. Maybe soon. Anyway I hope you win the pair!! Also, that is excellent that you get such a wonderful time on a date. I don’t do date nights rarely at all but they are great to have!
Oh, I like the Ray-Ban 4166 Tortoise 710 62mm by the way. I’m a sucker for tortoise glasses.
I love the Ray-Ban 3025 Aviator Gold 001/3E Small 55mm and have been eyeing them for Years. Gold with pink lens! Truly living La Vie En Rose! <3
I loveeee ray-bans. I bought myself a pair when I graduated from high school and ever since then I’ve found myself coveting more. I really want a pair of their gunmetal aviators but I am also fond of those retro mint green glasses!
I love the Clubmaster Tortise! I’m a $10 or under sunnies kinda gal, so these would be fab!
I would love a pair of the aviators!
I’m so in love with that green skirt of yours!
And equally in love with Wayfarers black.
here is my favorite:
http://www.sunglasses-shop.co.uk/ray-ban/3026-large-aviator/gold-l2846/12328.aspx
The Large Aviator Gold.
Thanks!
Ray-Ban Folding Wayfarer
Light Havana Crystal 710 Medium 50mm
I used to own a pair of these exact frames, given to me for Christmas by my father. He was so earnest in presenting me with his gift, something he went out, selected, purchased and wrapped (comically) on his own. It was a complete surprise to me (and my mother, who usually handles the gifts they give.) I loved them for years; they traveled to Europe, went sailing, bike-riding, moved with me across country twice…I always felt elegant and as though I had a bit of my Dad with me everywhere I went. On our honeymoon, my lovely and usually quite responsible husband set them down on a table at the Lucky Otter restaurant in Raleigh, NC while we were road-tripping around the South. He would typically beg me to borrow them when we drove long distances; he always wanted to be as cool as me, clearly.
Long story longer, we enjoyed an amazing meal at the Lucky Otter. But my beloved glasses? Snatched off one of the tables by either a server with very long dreads and a guilty look on her face or a tatted-up bearded gentleman who hopped on a Vespa and sped off, with suspiciously similar frames on. I was very upset but not truly in the mood to ruin the honeymoon. So I’ve forged ahead. I’ve been making do with vintage yard sale finds and the occasional Target pair of sunnies but none can compare to my Wayfarers. I would love to replace my pair to alleviate a bit of my husband’s misplaced guilt. Thanks so much!
ahh nothing could beat the classic wayfarer blacks for me, i would love a pair! reminds me of a gorgeous, cultured, sophisticated women traveling through europe;)
ooooooooooh, the light havanas are super cute!!!
my hubby and i really should have a date night soon – thanks for the reminder =)
The Ray-Ban 4068! What a fun giveaway!
i adore the classic ray-bans in brown.
ghost chiles! I could never do it! you’re brave!
and I love every and any pair of ray-ban’s clubmasters. amazing! http://www.sunglasses-shop.co.uk/ray-ban/clubmaster.aspx
you guys look so cute on your date night!!! as much as i love seeing pictures of your adorable adorable kids its always fun to see pictures of the happy parents!
OMG! Ghost Peppers! Those are killers! I once had some ghost pepper sauce on me leg and I felt the sting. It’s sooooo super spicy hot!!! I had it w/ chicken wings….. My niece killed four in like 5 mins! My dad eats thai chili pepper plain w/ salt… we gave him the ghost pepper wings and he nearly cried!!! It’s something for all spicy hot pepper lovers to try: ghost pepper!!! π π Glad you two were able to get out. Sisters are thee best!!
the sauces sound amazing! aah i love spicy food but can’t handle it (i know, right?!).
the Grey Blue Gradient glasses have to be my favourite! π
Love the CAT 1000, tortoise shell, they are pretty rad. I love reading your blog, I have 5 kids and I like to see how you do it all with style, super cool! Xo
Would love the small aviators in gunmetal to give to my husband! He would by one happy, happy man:)
tortoise shell wayfarers. like you, i rely on the $10 or less ones, since sunglasses never seem to last. but i would make the wayfarers last!
You two look so cute. I love your skirt. Green is my favorite color! I love 4075 Black Ray-bans…
Yay for date nights and free babysitters!! Your sis is an angel for taking on all four girls! I wonder if she will take Chase and Zoe?! And SUPER YAY for Ray-bans!! I just scratched mine up and need to buy a new pair. It would be so nice to actually win some!!
your skirt is adorable and so is your blog. wayfarer black!
Aviator gunmetal are adorable!
i really love the classics: http://www.sunglasses-shop.co.uk/ray-ban/2140-wayfarer/black-901/5822.aspx
I love your green skirt too, super cute, just like the tortoise shell Ray-bans.
Got to love the wayfarer!
Ooh what a fun giveaway.
I love the Ray-Ban Meteor (Black and Havana 107614). They are fab and I’ve been eyeing them for a while, but just can’t quite bring myself to spend the loot. I don’t have a fab story about a pair I used to have, or the memories Ray-Bans have brought me over the years. But I would love a pair to make new memories and have new adventures with!
I LOVE these glasses:
http://www.sunglasses-shop.co.uk/ray-ban/3016-clubmaster/black-on-red-110371/34403.aspx
And I love your blog! I read all the posts but I don’t know that I’ve commented before. Your kids are so sweet π
my man and I would both die for a pair of Wayfarers..
Your date outfit is so cute!!! I LOVE the Clubmaster. Been wanted a cool pair of vintage looking sunglasses. π
It’s funny, when you posted about your new sunglasses I was dying to know who made them! I love the ones you have but have always been partial to Wayfarers which are unfortunately out of my mama-of-almost-three price range. I was just pining over them today! Good luck!
I absolutely have been vying for a pair of Clubmaster (beige/orange) forever!
I would have to say the classic gold aviators:):) Can’t go wrong!
I love the wayfarers
Aviators !! I have wanted a pair for so long.
YAY for date nights! I’m sure it is nice to get a little alone time every now and then.
I love the black 4181. And I love date nights. So much!
The Wayfarer in red are calling my name!
Good ol’ aviators!!!!!!
Aviators! Good luck, sweet lady!
I love the Polarisied Gunmetal Aviators! They’re so pretty!
You two are adorable! Super important to have date nights just for the two of you.
Also, most definitely love the Ray-Ban Meteor Black and Havana 107614!
i love your green skirt. π almost as much as the green pants you love so much! and i’d have to say the black wayfarers are always in style.
in love: http://www.sunglasses-shop.co.uk/ray-ban/4141/black-601/20457.aspx
thanks for this. π
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i would love a pair of aviators! thank you π
I’ve been in love with 2140 wayfarers for forever, they’re just so classic and lovely! being a student, however, they are a bit too expensive for me at the moment. would love a pair!
that’s it! I’m in looove… π with these ones π Ray-Ban CATS 1000 Light Havana 710/51, they are fab!
they’re so classy and feminine… I’m dreaming π
You two are just adorable. I’m somewhat relieved to see someone else say that it’s too much to take their child somewhere else to be watched. I have a handful of family members ~ 1 hour away, and as a single mom who *tries* to get out every now and then, it’s definitely too much for me to take Naja to their house then drive another hour to wherever I’m going, to come back and pick her up and get her in the bed. It’s just too much for me. Anywho – date night sounds like fun, thanks for sharing π
I like 3427. π
I love the 3044 Small Aviator Gold ones! One word: CLASSIC. Ok, maybe two words: TOP GUN. Nothing screams Top Gun more than Aviators. And Tom Cruise in 1986.
I love your hair! It’s so pretty. My husband and I got Ray Ban Wayfarers for our wedding gifts to each other and love them… so classic. This time around, I’d definitely rock some small gold aviators. You can NEVER go wrong with Ray Bans!
I love the 3449 Gold. The look a lot like aviators, but I love the warm colored lenses. I have an aviator addiction.
I adore your blog, personal style, and most of all, your kids! I follow your life from way out here in the Philippines. This amazing giveaway isn’t so bad either π I’ve DREAMED of Ray-Bans for so long! A perfect 31st birthday gift would be the 3449 Gold π
Cats looks lovely. Really needing sunglasses!!
love the photos of you two : ) i would love to win the 8307gunmetal sunglasses for my boyfriend! it would be a perfect gift : ) http://www.sunglasses-shop.co.uk/ray-ban/8307/gunmetal-004n8-polarised/4421.aspx
Such a cute photo of you and your husband! That green skirt really pops too. I would definitely get the Ray-Ban 2140 Wayfarer (Light Tortoise) sunglasses. My husband has a pair of black Wayfarers and I’m always stealing them even though they don’t fit me!
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I love ray bans! they are all I wear π
Black Wayfarers. Classic and timeless!
You and your husband are such a cute couple :)! And I love these! Ray-Ban 4150 Black 601/58 Polarised. It’d be amazing if I won them. Thanks for having such fun giveaways!
I had one then I lost mine. But I finally found my favorite! But I think it’ll be nice for my boyfriend to get one! His glasses are falling apart! 2132 Wayfarer Black 901 with polarized or mirrored will looks good on him! π
and I can’t stand that much heat! :o! I’m sure my bf can’t either, and he’s Thai! :p
I love your skirt!! So beautiful.
As for the Ray Bans, I really like the 4174 Havana’s. Great giveaway!!
Oooooo I love the Ray-Ban 4164 Tortoise ones… soooooo cute. And you two are the most adorable couple.And your babies are so stink in cute too!!
I’m not huge fan of spicy things, but my boyfriend is. We just got a bunch of dried ghost peppers and we he just ordered seeds for Trinidad Moruga Scorpion peppers (yes, it’s a little out of control).
As far as the sunglasses, I’m a Wayfarer girl, I’d like to keep it simple with the 2132 Wayfarer Matte Black 622
Those sauces sounded great! Thank you for the opportunity to win the glasses. My favorites are the 4105 style!
These look cute! –Ray-Ban 2132 Wayfarer
I can’t deny the classic Wayfarer (2140). They look good on everyone and with everything!
I am a classic gal. Wayfarers and Aviators all the way!!!
Love the Gray/Blue gradient wayfarers and the mint green retro ones too! Happy Date Night guys, you are too cute! (And Happy Birthday Glow!!)
Any of the wayfarers! Those are the best ones. π
O I remember again why I don’t own a pair of sunnies, I simply can’t choose!
I had a red pair many years ago and one of my kidos stepped on them and I have been unable to replace them.. I would SCREAM if I won a free RED pair and be the happiest sunny girl out there! (well actually we both would be Ruby!)
for my hubby i like these :2132 Black 2132 875 and for moi, i like the Cat 1000s in light tortoise. So fun! Thanks.
I love the women’s cats 5000 in black.
i love the 4171s in lilac (http://www.sunglasses-shop.co.uk/ray-ban/4171/lilac-87068/33699.aspx) eep. <3
Oh, I’d love to spend the afternoon trying them ALL on but I really love the purple 4164. : )
simply j’adore the CATS 5000 Light Havana (in brown)!
it’s my first time checking out your blog and i’m enjoying reading through your posts … life is fun isn’t it?!
thanks for extending the giveaway to all π
xo
Um… Ruby… I’ll have some Ray Bans! They are my absolute favorite I love the classic aviators. I had mine for a couple of years but lost them somewhere on a trip to Colorado. Don’t know if this is too late but I’d love the RB3044 L0207 π
love the CATS 5000 Light Havana sunglasses!
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