We need to wake up every day and think "How can I make my partner happy today?" "What wee thing can I do to bring a smile to his face!"
Think back with me for a moment, to the time when you first met. How did you feel? (Go on you can tell me, say it loud, it will do you good to get it out!) Exactly! - you wanted to bring joy to them, you wanted to make surprises for them - you wanted them to know they were special to you. We have to keep this going in our marriages, no matter how long we have been married, no matter how many kids we have! So with this ladies (or men as the case may be) I bring to you date idea number 4 and 5 - April and May. Enjoy!
A simple idea for the month of April. With the month of April comes April showers. Why not have a romantic walk in the rain. Cuddle up together under an umbrella and enjoy a walk around the area were you live.
(My neighbours now think I am a nutter - here I am standing out in the rain posing and just as they all arrive home from work! talk about bad timing!)I personally prefer to walk without an umbrella and come home soaked to dry off in front of the fire with a warm cup of soup!
May´s idea takes a little bit of planning.May is such a BEAUTIFUL month. This month you will surprise you partner with a letter. This letter will contain an invitation to go on a date. It will tell your partner that she/he needs to be ready to be picked at a certain time.
No other details will be contained in the letter. The letter will arrive on the day that the date is to be held.
An hour or so before you need to pick up your date go and get ready yourself. Then leave the house (remember you are married and living under the same roof – you leaving the house and coming back will make this date seem more authentic.) Use the time to go buy a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates for your date. At the appropriate time arrive to pick up your partner. DO NOT WALK STRAIGHT INTO YOUR HOUSE – RING THE DOOR BELL!! When your partner answers give her/him the flowers or chocolate. Compliment them on how well they look. Now the evening can begin.
In the car you will have prepared 3 envelopes. In each envelope you will have the name of a restaurant. Let your partner open each envelope and see the 3 choices. He or she will then pick the restaurant that they would like to eat in that evening.Remember to compliment your date through out the evening. Your aim is to make her (him) feel like they are the most precious, wonderful, loved person in the world.
While at the restaurant take out another envelope. In this envelope you will have 3 slips of paper.
For example:On the 1st slip of paper you could have written: “A FILM NIGHT” with a clip from the local newspaper showing all the films showing in the cinema that evening.
On the 2nd slip of paper you could have written: “NIGHT AT THE ICE BOWL”. This means going ice skating or 10 pin bowling.
On the 3rd slip of paper you could have written: “NATURE NIGHT” This means going for a walk on the beach, or in the forest, or around a lake etc.
Give the 3 slips of paper to your date and let them decide which one they would like to do.These are only suggestions – you know your partner best, so decide 3 things that he or she would find fun to do and write these on the slips of paper.
End the evening by driving the most scenic route home.
This is one of my idea´s that Kristian actually enjoyed!! An alternative to this is to make it a whole day thing. If you have a wedding anniversary this is a good idea. It takes a little more planning but it is well worth it.
You, behind your partners back arrange a day off work for them, (tell their boss to keep it a secret) - then in the morning when they get up to get ready for work you have, in the bathroom, a note that tells them that you love them and that you have hidden a little surprise under their pillow and that they need to go and get it NOW.
Under their pillow you have hidden a home made "gift" card that gives them the day off work to spend with you.
Then tell them they can go back to bed and sleep a while but need to be ready for you to pick them up at 10am. Meanwhile you get the kids out, go pick up a subway, some diet cokes and some nice desserts for a picnic.
At 10 am pick up your partner and drive to the coast. Spend the morning there and have your picnic on the beach. Then just follow the date idea for May from here - only give the envelope with the 3 slips of paper first, so you can go see a film etc in the afternoon, and then the "dinner envelopes" at the end of the afternoon. If you want to be really good to your partner then arrange for them to have the next day free from work as well, just to be at home and relax.)
While at the restaurant take out another envelope. In this envelope you will have 3 slips of paper.
For example:On the 1st slip of paper you could have written: “A FILM NIGHT” with a clip from the local newspaper showing all the films showing in the cinema that evening.
On the 2nd slip of paper you could have written: “NIGHT AT THE ICE BOWL”. This means going ice skating or 10 pin bowling.
On the 3rd slip of paper you could have written: “NATURE NIGHT” This means going for a walk on the beach, or in the forest, or around a lake etc.
Give the 3 slips of paper to your date and let them decide which one they would like to do.These are only suggestions – you know your partner best, so decide 3 things that he or she would find fun to do and write these on the slips of paper.
End the evening by driving the most scenic route home.
This is one of my idea´s that Kristian actually enjoyed!! An alternative to this is to make it a whole day thing. If you have a wedding anniversary this is a good idea. It takes a little more planning but it is well worth it.
You, behind your partners back arrange a day off work for them, (tell their boss to keep it a secret) - then in the morning when they get up to get ready for work you have, in the bathroom, a note that tells them that you love them and that you have hidden a little surprise under their pillow and that they need to go and get it NOW.
Under their pillow you have hidden a home made "gift" card that gives them the day off work to spend with you.
Then tell them they can go back to bed and sleep a while but need to be ready for you to pick them up at 10am. Meanwhile you get the kids out, go pick up a subway, some diet cokes and some nice desserts for a picnic.
At 10 am pick up your partner and drive to the coast. Spend the morning there and have your picnic on the beach. Then just follow the date idea for May from here - only give the envelope with the 3 slips of paper first, so you can go see a film etc in the afternoon, and then the "dinner envelopes" at the end of the afternoon. If you want to be really good to your partner then arrange for them to have the next day free from work as well, just to be at home and relax.)
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