The last time me and my wife hurried home for an event was 5 years ago. We would stroll through the mall on a Saturday night, and would stop shopping to hurry home and watch “The Practice.” Those were the “good ole’ days” before we commonly became  known as Mommy and Daddy. Now, weekend nights consist of preparing our 3 year old for bed and maybe renting a movie from RedBox. I will usually fall asleep before the previews of the movie.  Life has definitely changed since we received the title, parents.

All of this change has definitely took it’s toll on our lives. Our Saturdays began with cartoons, and deciding who would get to sleep in, while the other one got out of bed to tend to my daughter. The loser would always complain that things weren’t fair.

We quickly realized how we were becoming roommates instead of spouses. I would reminisce on the days of happiness and bliss. I remember coming home from work and just making plans for the weekend. Just driving on Saturdays, and always having fun. Of course, hurrying to get back home on Saturday nights to watch our evening lineup.

We needed that spark again. How could we get back to those days of feeling carefree. Simply just having fun sitting in the room together. The answer came in a small 32 megabyte download. Being the gamer in the house certainly has it’s advantages and dis-advantages. My wife is very supportive of my gaming habits, and allows me to enjoy myself. She’s not a console gamer, but she is a fan of puzzle & trivia games. She loves CrossworDS, Scenet IT….you get the point. I would play 1 vs. 100 while she sat on the couch. It didn’t take long before she was answering the questions and telling me which button to press.  Our  community always partied up when we play 1 vs. 100, so we would help each other out. After a few weekends of chatting with the community we began to pan in advance the start times of the game, so we would be home in time to play with everyone else.  It was deja-Vu.  Our daughter was in bed by 8:30pm, and the rest of the night was ours. Life is good again, and we spend time talking and enjoying each other.  We are back to being happy again.