Changing it up

I read an article today on routines and why routines are good for parents, children and families.
Apparently routines are how families organize themselves to get things done, spend time together and have fun. Routines also help children understand what is important to a family.

Ron and I had a disagreement last night. It was triggered by a routine. Since about the time Hannah was six months old, we have been going to Taco Tuesday at a specific restaurant near our home. Ron loves this. He looks forward to this night and barring something VERY important, he wouldn't miss it for the world. His reasons are: It is one night a week I don't have to cook, it is cheap, it is easy, it is consistent, they know me there and know what I want and Hannah is used to it and behaves accordingly. Believe it or not, I competely understand his reason and understand his underlying need for routine. He moors himself to the structure in his life and seeks an unchaotic existence. He had enough chaos in his young life to last a life time and has sought routine and structure ever since. From his fraternity, to his home in Toronto (4 guys and a 'family dinner') home becomes a predictable (and safe) haven from the rest of the world.

My difficulty is reconciling his need for stability with my systemic wanderlust. Because my roots are so deep and my foundation so solid from childhood, I don't have the compelling need to recreate a stable and routine sitation. Instead I seek challenge, and change and a spontaneous existence.

My challenge is figuring out how to provide a stable and routine environment for Ron while still 'changing it up' enough to meet my need for change.