Some of you might be asking why do this for just that long and only go that far away. Well, it's not really about travelling and seeing anything new (obviously); although we did enjoy seeing our destination as tourists even though it's in our home county. And it's not really about time, again obviously. It was about being together, alone, and just being us, not mom and dad, or teacher and police officer, just a man and a woman in love for a lifetime.
How do we do this? Well, we did get lucky and got our room at the resort for free from a friend but we have done this even when it cost us a bit of cash. But if cash is an issue, here are a few options and ideas.
1. Look for coupons online. Check sites that post special deals like ideeli and livingsocial. You sign up for emails and they have some great deals. Be sure to read the fine print on the deals but lots of people have great success with these sites. You can even find deals for dinner out and fun attractions and events, movies, amusement park tix, etc. to go with your night at the hotel.
But if even with the coupons it's still not in the budget.... (We've been there!)
2. Find a babysitter. Use grandparents and aunts and uncles! Or farm the kids out to sleep-overs with buddies and plan an evening at home for just the two of you. Our chicks that are still at home are old enough (18 and 19) to stay by themselves and they did. Oh, the joys of having older kids! You could fix a special dinner for hubby or order out with the money you save by staying at home or you could go out for dinner and return home later. Whatever you choose to do make sure it's just the two of you.
3. Trade babysitting with another couple. This works especially well if the other couples' children are close in age to your own but they don't have to be. Sometimes it's good for kids to be around older kids. They think it's cool. And, of course, for older children they can be a great help with little ones so you might just be doing the other couple a bit of a favor by having your 10-15 year old stay with them if they have babies to younger school age kids.
What to do on your date? Well, we did the standard dinner out and a movie because hubby really wanted to see a new flick that just came out a bit ago. We did change it up a bit when we went back to the resort, we checked in on a little club that had live entertainment. There was a torch singer that was was really good. I had seen her before and knew what we would be hearing so I knew he would enjoy her performance. But again you can be as cheap or as elaborate or creative as you want.
You could....
1. rent a movie at the little red vending machine
2. order one on cable if you have that capability
3. go fishing
4. go hiking
5. go golfing
6. go bowling
7. go to a museum
8. go for a bike ride
9. go to a festival
10.go to a game, baseball, basketball, football, whatever
11.play miniature golf
12. lazer tag
13.go paint-balling
..... the possibilities are really endless!
Active dates are probably better because there's more time for conversation. If you want to be really creative or at least fool your hubby into thinking that you're really creative, go to www.thedatingdivas.com. These gals have tons of really creative, cute, fun, and cheap date night ideas. I am truly amazed by these women. But I will admit that sometimes I look at their ideas and know that my husband would roll on the floor laughing at some of them but while the tears were rolling down his face from the hilarity I know he would appreciate the thought and effort that had gone into the planning and preparation of some of these fun dates. Check them out. They really are divas!
1. Look for coupons online. Check sites that post special deals like ideeli and livingsocial. You sign up for emails and they have some great deals. Be sure to read the fine print on the deals but lots of people have great success with these sites. You can even find deals for dinner out and fun attractions and events, movies, amusement park tix, etc. to go with your night at the hotel.
But if even with the coupons it's still not in the budget.... (We've been there!)
2. Find a babysitter. Use grandparents and aunts and uncles! Or farm the kids out to sleep-overs with buddies and plan an evening at home for just the two of you. Our chicks that are still at home are old enough (18 and 19) to stay by themselves and they did. Oh, the joys of having older kids! You could fix a special dinner for hubby or order out with the money you save by staying at home or you could go out for dinner and return home later. Whatever you choose to do make sure it's just the two of you.
3. Trade babysitting with another couple. This works especially well if the other couples' children are close in age to your own but they don't have to be. Sometimes it's good for kids to be around older kids. They think it's cool. And, of course, for older children they can be a great help with little ones so you might just be doing the other couple a bit of a favor by having your 10-15 year old stay with them if they have babies to younger school age kids.
What to do on your date? Well, we did the standard dinner out and a movie because hubby really wanted to see a new flick that just came out a bit ago. We did change it up a bit when we went back to the resort, we checked in on a little club that had live entertainment. There was a torch singer that was was really good. I had seen her before and knew what we would be hearing so I knew he would enjoy her performance. But again you can be as cheap or as elaborate or creative as you want.
You could....
1. rent a movie at the little red vending machine
2. order one on cable if you have that capability
3. go fishing
4. go hiking
5. go golfing
6. go bowling
7. go to a museum
8. go for a bike ride
9. go to a festival
10.go to a game, baseball, basketball, football, whatever
11.play miniature golf
12. lazer tag
13.go paint-balling
..... the possibilities are really endless!
Active dates are probably better because there's more time for conversation. If you want to be really creative or at least fool your hubby into thinking that you're really creative, go to www.thedatingdivas.com. These gals have tons of really creative, cute, fun, and cheap date night ideas. I am truly amazed by these women. But I will admit that sometimes I look at their ideas and know that my husband would roll on the floor laughing at some of them but while the tears were rolling down his face from the hilarity I know he would appreciate the thought and effort that had gone into the planning and preparation of some of these fun dates. Check them out. They really are divas!
The main thing is ... don't take the kids! No kids allowed! at all! not for dinner or the movie or the activity or staying the night with you!!! They will live. In fact, they will be assured that their parents still love each other and that is a precious and important assurance for kids these days.
Leave a comment for me if you have a great idea for a date night or fun get-away idea for just the two of you. Or you can just leave a comment for any reason. I would love to hear from you!
Leave a comment for me if you have a great idea for a date night or fun get-away idea for just the two of you. Or you can just leave a comment for any reason. I would love to hear from you!
Wishing you wedded bliss!
For the Lover of my soul and yours,
Laurie Jo
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