I Surprised Him With a Cooking Class… Then I Refused to Cook | Vlogmas Day 4

I planned the cutest date night for me and Big O… a surprise cooking class. 🥹🍝

In my head, we were about to be that couple – laughing, whisking, feeding each other bites. And then the instructor said the words that shut my whole spirit down:

“You’ll be kneading the dough with your bare hands and sharing ingredients with the couple next to you.”

My inner germaphobe said: absolutely not.
So guess who sat there with her wine and watched her husband cook like it was the Food Network? 🙋🏾‍♀️

We still had a good time, we laughed, we drank, Big O threw down in that kitchen… but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little bummed that I couldn’t get past it.

In this vlog you’ll see:
• Our date night and his reaction to the surprise
• The moment I realized this cooking class was NOT germaphobe friendly
• Big O making the meal while I provide moral support and commentary 😂
• Us still choosing joy and connection, even when the night didn’t go as planned

If you’re a fellow germaphobe or just someone who has hard no’s you can’t push past, this one is for you. 🫶🏾

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I’m Melani, founder of the We Do Not Care (WDNC) Club™. I talk about midlife, marriage, motherhood, perimenopause, and all the messy parts of real life we’re not pretending about anymore.