That's a place to begin and setting achievable goals is very important My H and I are having to work at making time for "us" too. We have an 18 mo old S and live out in the country...so sitters for us are hard to find....so for us it takes some doing to set a date night, but it's really worth it.
Chacha, Good for you, girlfriend! Way to take the bull by the horns.
May I also suggest doing little things for each other in your home? Jamesjohn wrote an article somewhere on this website that is called "creating marriage rituals" or something like that. It is really good and talks about the importance of having things that you do for and with each other that have no significance to anyone else but you. They can be small and mundane things, like "we always watch Law and Order together" or big things like what you did, "we go out to eat once a month together". The idea is that you share something with him frequently that only has meaning to the two of you.
For my husband and I, we do things like share a beer together at night (we pick it out together at the store, and try something new each week). He opens it and pours it for the both of us and then makes a toast. It's goofy but we do it so often that it has become a part of us reconnecting with each other. Another thing we do is to play cards in bed, though the more kids we have the less we do that one! Another thing we do is take turns cooking each other special meals. That is, instead of going out to eat we buy special food and cook for each other. Now, I do all the cooking anyway, but I like to do this for him. Naturally, I like it even more when he's the chef, as he will be for Valentine's day. The last time we did this, he made fondue and it was quite yummy and romantic, even though the kids were sitting right there dipping into their peanut butter fondue, lol.
The idea, of course, is to make your ordinary lives an opportunity to connect with each other. Small things can do so much to help create a connection and keep it going. My H told me last night that he was giving up alcohol for Lent and I begged him not to! (how's that for a pious wife, LOL) I told him, Aaaaaaghhh, it's one of the only things we do that does not involve the kids in any way, shape, or form--can't you pick something else? Which he did agree to do--please, my H has given up about 3 or 4 things so far, this was overkill in my opinion. But that's another story.
Take care and congrats to you for taking such a positive first step.
My H and I are having to work at making time for "us" too. We have an 18 mo old S and live out in the country...so sitters for us are hard to find....so for us it takes some doing to set a date night, but it's really worth it.