Sample a variety of cafe's

Sample a variety of cafe's. Instead of just staying at one restaurant, have dinner at one place and dessert at another. Try to find places within walking distance, this way you can enjoy the scenery.

Going to a Concert

A couple of our friends (husband and wife) the other day invited us to a concert, they had some free tickets---it was a great date for my husband and I. We were able to spend time with our friends as well as have a date.

If you are not as fortunate as we were to get to go to a professional concert for free, but you and your spouse like live music there are all types of inexpensive live music in every ones community, even the high school or middle school. The local news paper should list all the concerts in your area.

Library Trip

There are so many great things at the library; DVD's, VHS, Audio Books, Books of all kinds, magazines, newspapers, CD's, computers, and classes.

Take a trip to the local library together and choose something to read, listen, or to watch together. Choosing can be as fun if not more fun as reading, listening, or watching whatever you choose together.

Love, Like Rain

Recently I read the book The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. In the book Mitch Albom writes about love;

"Love, like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with soaking love. But sometimes, under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to it's roots, keeping itself alive."

Videos at Home

Turn all the phones off, yes even the cell phones.

Rent a video, pop some popcorn, get some favorite candy, cookies, or treats and watch the movie.

Girls allow your husband to pick the movie some times. Even if it’s not interesting sounding to you watch it. When you watch it to see what your husband is interested in. Try to appreciate why your husband likes this kind of movie….you may learn a lot about him.

After the movie if he’s up to it ask him some well thought out and sincere questions, i.e. so when did you see that movie for the first time? What part of the movie did you like the best? When your husband is answering listen. Listen to how he is talking about the movie and get excited with him as he does. Share the experience with him.

Honey Do List

Work together on the Honey Do List. The other night we had to change a couple of electrical plugs in our house. I could have just let my husband do that task, but I choose to help out…granted I only held the light.

I never knew he had any electrical skills. I learned something new about my husband, and he loved me being impressed with him.

Make Dinner Together

Making dinner together can be so fun. Remember if you assign your husband a task to do, let him do it his way---I made a big blooper on this one girls, first time we made dinner together, I gave my hubby an assignment. I noticed that he was doing it differently than I expected so I went over and took the plate and utensil away from him, right out of his hands (I was an only child). Oops, he was not a happy camper and he told me how he felt about that….oh I felt so bad….but remember to learn from your experiences and not to beat yourself up, just move on and don’t do it again.

When we cook together now and I give him an assignment I let him do it any way he wants…..I mean really what matters here the most---a pretty cut carrot or a happy and helpful husband. Now a lot of times my hubby asks me if there is a specific way that I would like the task to be done J so often though it really doesn’t matter does it.