January 28, 2011

Date Night at Home with Macaroni Grill {Giveaway}

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Congratulations to Kelly who won a date night at home from Macaroni Grill and Wanchai Ferry.

I recently posted about how to spend time alone with your husband in a houseful of children and one of my suggestions was to put the kids to bed early and enjoy a date night at home. Well last night, thanks to Macaroni Grill, Wanchai Ferry and My BlogSpark, Mark and I enjoyed a wonderful date date-night-in.

We put the children to bed and made dinner together.

It was delightful to relax, chat, refill the toilet paper in the kid’s bathroom,

(You didn’t really think that with 10 kids in the house we could get through the whole evening without a single interruption, did you?) and cook together. It was nice to have the kitchen quiet, semi-dark and (mostly) to ourselves.  After we finished, we ate a delicious, hot and special meal. Everything was great.

Did you know that Macaroni Grill and Wanchai Ferry offer scrumptious boxed entrees? Simple, fast and delicious, they make date night a snap.

Last night we had Creamy Basil Parmesan Chicken from Macaroni Grill. We added chicken, butter and milk and in less than 20 minutes we had a scrumptious entree that tastes as wonderful as it sounds.

You can win your own date-night-in compliments of Macaroni Grill and Wanchai Ferry through My BlogSpark. You will receive one boxed entree from Macaroni Grill and one boxed entree from Wanchai Ferry in addition to a $25 Visa gift card for anything else you need to create a special night at home.

To enter:

  • Leave a comment on this post telling me why you’d like to win.

Additional entries: (Please leave a separate comment for each additional entry.)

  • Post about this giveaway on Facebook
  • Follow Raising Olives on Facebook
  • Tweet about this giveaway. You may copy and paste this text:   Win a prize pack for a date night IN from @macaronigrill leave a comment here http://raisingolives.com/?p=9801 #myblogspark

Giveaway will end on February 3. {edited to change the end date because I don’t want the giveaway to end before I post about it  [rolls eyes]}

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155 Responses to Date Night at Home with Macaroni Grill {Giveaway}
  1. Coby
    January 29, 2011 | 2:54 pm

    This sounds wonderful! Hubby and I have 3 kids (4 year old twins and a 1 year old) and he is a teacher working on his master’s degree. We try to be very diligent with our money, so we don’t eat out, and the hardest part about him working on his degree is not spending as much time together. THAT’S why I’d like to win! ;-)

  2. Coby
    January 29, 2011 | 2:55 pm

    I follow Raising Olives on Facebook!

  3. Rebecca Barry
    January 29, 2011 | 8:27 pm

    Oooooh! I’d love to win this! My husband and I haven’t had a date in…. hmmm, I’m not sure the last time we had a date! :) Our anniversary is coming up, I think I’ll start planning a date-night-in! Thanks for the idea, and the chance to win!

  4. Rebecca Barry
    January 29, 2011 | 8:28 pm

    and I just signed up to follow you on facebook!

  5. Cindy Jones
    January 29, 2011 | 9:43 pm

    This would be wonderful. We have 4 kids (10, 7, and 4 year old twins) and we hardly ever get a date night.

  6. Cindy Jones
    January 29, 2011 | 9:44 pm

    I follow Raising Olives on Facebook..

  7. marci h
    January 30, 2011 | 11:19 am

    i would like to win so i can make this great meal for hubby–i know he would love this :)

    marci h
    tristatecruisers at yahoo dot com

  8. marci h
    January 30, 2011 | 11:20 am

    a fan on FB :)

    marci h
    tristatecruisers at yahoo dot com

  9. Jamie Howard
    January 30, 2011 | 12:20 pm

    That sounds fantastic!! I know my husband and I would love a date night in and I’d probably share the other meal with friends of ours that recently had their third baby and could use some reconnecting time! Thanks for the opportunity!

  10. Judy
    January 30, 2011 | 1:07 pm

    I would like to win because I just had our 7th child last month and right now it isn’t always easy to get out of the house for a date. I love the idea of making dinner together.

  11. Linda
    January 30, 2011 | 3:52 pm

    I’d love to win, because I love my husband! Can just see us having a blast making dinner together on a date-night in. Thank you for the opportunity!

  12. megan
    January 30, 2011 | 3:54 pm

    I would love to win because with an 8, 5, almost 3 year old and a 7 month old nursing baby, WE NEED A DATE.

  13. Karyn Hostetter
    January 30, 2011 | 4:47 pm

    This would be great for my husband and I because we love to have date nights. It’s always great to sit and talk with no kids and without much fuss to a meal.

  14. Shawn
    January 30, 2011 | 8:11 pm

    I really enjoy the meals by Wanchai Ferry and Macaroni Grill and this sounds like a wonderful prize.

    shawn113(at)hotmail(dot)com

  15. Amy Moffitt
    January 30, 2011 | 8:14 pm

    Uh-yes-with the recent birth of baby #7 my husband & I are in desperate want of time together. I’d love to have a kickstart to making more time for eachother:)

  16. crystal
    January 30, 2011 | 8:27 pm

    I would love to win because the last few months my life has been upside-down. In the last two months we have had our 5th child. I had to have surgery from a bad infection. In a few weeks m y 2 year old is having surgery.If my husband and I had a date night it would be a blessings.

  17. Rebekah S.
    January 30, 2011 | 9:15 pm

    I’d really enjoy to win because we have three children under five. We need some easy “date night in” options and this is one!

  18. Rebekah S.
    January 30, 2011 | 9:15 pm

    Following Raising Olives on FB.

  19. Rebekah S.
    January 30, 2011 | 9:16 pm

    Shared this giveaway on FB!

  20. Kimberly
    January 30, 2011 | 9:49 pm

    The idea of date night sounds heavenly. I have never heard of Macaroni Grill, and we like to try new things.

  21. Kimberly Foster
    January 30, 2011 | 10:00 pm

    We have 6 kids and never, never get to get out. He works a lot and preaches for a mission, so he is really busy! We go on our Anniversary sometimes! This would be so great to just pick it up and have it here, and make a plan to date here at home!

  22. Katie Johnson
    January 30, 2011 | 11:03 pm

    We have 5 children, 5 and under. We would really enjoy having a date night at home!

  23. Cindy
    January 31, 2011 | 6:56 am

    I’d like to win because there’s money in that prize pack. Gotta fund my trip to the type-a parent conference somehow! :0)

  24. Cindy
    January 31, 2011 | 6:57 am

    FB fan: Cindy Dyer

  26. Ashley
    January 31, 2011 | 11:37 am

    We have a 9 month old baby (as well as a 4 year old) and since I’m nursing (the baby, not the 4 year old) we try to limit the amount of time I’m away from him. A date night in would be the perfect solution for having a special night together but still being able to feed the baby when needed.

  27. Dinah
    January 31, 2011 | 11:57 am

    It would be great to win this; I think it would provide the motivation we need to stay at home and spend time with each other for a night!

  28. Angela
    January 31, 2011 | 6:24 pm

    I would like to win this so I can treat my husband to a dinner date at home! I have some health problems that prevent me from serving him as much as I’d like, and he has been serving me a lot instead! This would be such a fun treat for us both! Thank you for offering a great giveaway!

  29. Serenity Summers
    January 31, 2011 | 8:10 pm

    Would LOVE to win this! When we get a chance for an “at home date night” we like to cook together. BUT, by the time we cook something form scratch, eat and clean up its SUPER late. We will be trying these yummy entrees!!!

  30. Wendi
    January 31, 2011 | 11:28 pm

    So glad that you two were able to have some special time together. Making it work is what it is all about. It is not easy with young kids to get out on a date night and the cost of a babysitter takes care of the money for dinner. This would be so much fun to win and pair it with a free Redbox, or Blockbuster, code for a free movie afterwards. Thanks for the opportunity. Happy Valentines Day.

  31. Emily
    February 1, 2011 | 8:32 am

    I would love to enter the give-away. Most families living on one income would be thrilled and blessed to win any sort of gift card. It would be really nice to have free night out wit my husband. :)
    Thank you for the opportunity!

  32. Emily
    February 1, 2011 | 8:35 am

    *oops* (above)
    I mean prize pack IN! :)

  33. tracey
    February 1, 2011 | 8:55 am

    My husband and I rarely get a night to ourselves. We don’t have the money to go out on a date night very often. It would be wonderful to have a date night at home. My older kids have offered to make sure the younger ones don’t interupt us.

  34. Kelly Maine
    February 1, 2011 | 9:08 am

    I would love to win because 1. Eating out is expensive; 2. I have 9 kids and could use a sweet time “alone” with my wonderful husband; and 3. We have had very little time together – hockey trips every weekend (3 different cities for 4 different boys this past weekend)! :)

  35. c.s.
    February 1, 2011 | 3:31 pm

    I would like to win the macaroni gift card because our anniversary is actually on the 22nd and this year we are taking Dave Ramsey and his financial peace plan very seriously…which means no extras :) It would be nice to be able to “order out” and bring it home and enjoy a meal someone else cooked for us while we play Phase 10 and have a great romantic evening together!
    Dave would be proud!

  36. c.s.
    February 1, 2011 | 3:32 pm

    I “liked” you on facebook!

  37. Deirdre
    February 1, 2011 | 8:34 pm

    I would like to win because:
    -I like to eat yummy food
    -This would be a yummy meal that I would have minimal planning for
    - It would save us lots of $$ since things are tight due to giving lots of $$ to the midwife so she will deliver our unborn baby
    -last, but not least, my husband and I need all the dates we can get!

  38. Deirdre
    February 1, 2011 | 8:35 pm

    I posted on FB about the giveaway

  39. Deirdre
    February 1, 2011 | 8:36 pm

    I follow Raising Olives on FB!

  40. marisa
    February 1, 2011 | 9:23 pm

    I ‘d love to try these products!

  41. marisa
    February 1, 2011 | 9:23 pm

    facebook follower

  42. Rachel Beita
    February 1, 2011 | 10:58 pm

    This is a great date idea! I would love to do this as we are on a very tight budget and do not often get out for date night.

  43. Tiffany
    February 2, 2011 | 7:18 am

    I follow on FaceBook!!

  44. Tiffany
    February 2, 2011 | 7:19 am

    I love dates with my wonderful husband! We have 5 children. We are living on a tight budget since he is self employed and had about 4 months of no work! God is good though and he is busy now.

  45. Tiffany
    February 2, 2011 | 7:20 am

    posted on fb

  46. Meghan V.
    February 2, 2011 | 11:42 am

    How nice. My hubby doesn’t really like going out to eat anyway so a quick wonderful meal would be great to win.

  47. Amber
    February 2, 2011 | 1:10 pm

    This is a great idea! My husband and I have a 4 year old, a 2 year old, and a 6 week old, and our families live 5 hours away, so date nights are non-existent for us right now. It would be so nice to have a special night at home. Maybe I’ll come up with something like that for Valentine’s Day:)

  48. Mari
    February 2, 2011 | 4:51 pm

    I’d love to win so I could share a meal with my dh while watching our favorite tv shows.

  49. Mari
    February 2, 2011 | 4:53 pm

    I like you on fb (Mari Doug)

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