Ding! Ding! Ding! Round Two of my brand new blog begins now.
I feel that I must defend the fact that I have not posted again until now. I felt that I had to leave my original post up for a long period of time... You know, to establish my fan base.
Thanks for coming back. This week's post will be particularly satisfying for my married/engaged/dating readers. If you do not fall into one of these categories, go grab a pint of Ben and Jerry's, turn on Dr. Phil, and catch us next time.
Great Weekend Date Ideas
Wait! Don't close this window! These are better than those other great date ideas you've heard a million times. They are great because they emanate from the mind/heart of the sweetest person I know: The Great Date Guru... The Ruler of the Romantic Rendezvous... The Sultan of Sentimental Summits... My Husband, Jared!
(*sidebar: I decided that if Jared ever decided to become a magician, a purveyor of the supernatural arts, if you will, he should be called THE GREAT HUSBANDO!!! *end of sidebar).
Please enjoy and employ these date night ideas, courtesy of my favorite person in the world.
Be a tourist in your own city. Find a local tourist spot that you’ve never been to, don your Hawaiian print shirt and Bermuda shorts, strap on your fanny pack (or “bumbag” for my international readers), grab a camera and go! Granted, this is a little easier for we who live in Washington, D.C., but every area of the country/world has a hip and interesting little tourist spot to hit. It’s amazing how many great places are at your fingertips that you’ve probably never even visited! Try a National Monument/Forest/Park or a historic house (bonus points from the wife if they have Afternoon Tea, for which you make an advance appointment).
Have a rainy day picnic indoors. Spread your gingham table cloth over that Berber carpet and picnic in the living room! Use paper plates and plastic utensils, just as if you were outside… only you don’t have to suffer the bugs and squirrels competing for your Panini.
Check the last minute airfare deals and hop a flight to that location. We haven’t actually done this one yet… except for an impromptu weekend visit to Boston, which was very fun. Oh, and our last minute 1-year anniversary getaway to Jamaica… also awesome. Ok, I guess we have done this one! Southwest, Spirit, and JetBlue are particularly good for cheap tickets. Just recently, Spirit had tickets to Guatemala for $8.00!!! Sure, they get you on the taxes, but it is still a good deal. If Guatemala is your thing. Then again, whose thing isn’t Guatemala? This is getting out of hand. Anyway, you can plan your trip for the day if you choose a regional location, or make it a whole weekend trip. Be spontaneous!
Go to an Arcade and be a kid! Surprisingly, this is one of my favorite things we’ve done. We were shopping at Potomac Mills and walked by an arcade filled with Middle Schoolers. SkeeBall was calling Jared’s name and he challenged me to a game. Not being one to back down from a challenge, I dropped my shopping bags and bought some tokens. Before I knew it, we blew 3 hours playing SkeeBall, Air Hockey, and some Jurassic Park shoot-the-dinosaurs-before-they-eat-you game. We won over 100 tickets, which bought us two Sour Apple Airheads and a witch finger.
I feel that I must defend the fact that I have not posted again until now. I felt that I had to leave my original post up for a long period of time... You know, to establish my fan base.
Thanks for coming back. This week's post will be particularly satisfying for my married/engaged/dating readers. If you do not fall into one of these categories, go grab a pint of Ben and Jerry's, turn on Dr. Phil, and catch us next time.
Great Weekend Date Ideas
Wait! Don't close this window! These are better than those other great date ideas you've heard a million times. They are great because they emanate from the mind/heart of the sweetest person I know: The Great Date Guru... The Ruler of the Romantic Rendezvous... The Sultan of Sentimental Summits... My Husband, Jared!
(*sidebar: I decided that if Jared ever decided to become a magician, a purveyor of the supernatural arts, if you will, he should be called THE GREAT HUSBANDO!!! *end of sidebar).
Please enjoy and employ these date night ideas, courtesy of my favorite person in the world.
Be a tourist in your own city. Find a local tourist spot that you’ve never been to, don your Hawaiian print shirt and Bermuda shorts, strap on your fanny pack (or “bumbag” for my international readers), grab a camera and go! Granted, this is a little easier for we who live in Washington, D.C., but every area of the country/world has a hip and interesting little tourist spot to hit. It’s amazing how many great places are at your fingertips that you’ve probably never even visited! Try a National Monument/Forest/Park or a historic house (bonus points from the wife if they have Afternoon Tea, for which you make an advance appointment).
Have a rainy day picnic indoors. Spread your gingham table cloth over that Berber carpet and picnic in the living room! Use paper plates and plastic utensils, just as if you were outside… only you don’t have to suffer the bugs and squirrels competing for your Panini.
Check the last minute airfare deals and hop a flight to that location. We haven’t actually done this one yet… except for an impromptu weekend visit to Boston, which was very fun. Oh, and our last minute 1-year anniversary getaway to Jamaica… also awesome. Ok, I guess we have done this one! Southwest, Spirit, and JetBlue are particularly good for cheap tickets. Just recently, Spirit had tickets to Guatemala for $8.00!!! Sure, they get you on the taxes, but it is still a good deal. If Guatemala is your thing. Then again, whose thing isn’t Guatemala? This is getting out of hand. Anyway, you can plan your trip for the day if you choose a regional location, or make it a whole weekend trip. Be spontaneous!
Go to an Arcade and be a kid! Surprisingly, this is one of my favorite things we’ve done. We were shopping at Potomac Mills and walked by an arcade filled with Middle Schoolers. SkeeBall was calling Jared’s name and he challenged me to a game. Not being one to back down from a challenge, I dropped my shopping bags and bought some tokens. Before I knew it, we blew 3 hours playing SkeeBall, Air Hockey, and some Jurassic Park shoot-the-dinosaurs-before-they-eat-you game. We won over 100 tickets, which bought us two Sour Apple Airheads and a witch finger.
Well worth the $15.00.
Now get out there, lovebirds, and do something fun and different!
Now get out there, lovebirds, and do something fun and different!
4 comments:
I'm going to have to check on those last minute airfares! Sounds like a good idea. Thanks for your great date ideas.
sounds like fun. I recently bought Dates on a Dime. One idea was going to a home improvement store to talk about your dream house plans.
I have to be honest.
I would not stop skee-balling until I had earned a full hand worth of witch fingers. Having only one is such a letdown.
Don't forget that we also got 2 Tootsie Rolls for our Skeeball victories. The Airhead and Witch finger were well worth it...but the Tootsie Rolls put if over the top! :)
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