Cupcakes

When your husband/son/brother (any male you know) was a kid did he go to bed with his favorite toy? Or maybe piece of sports equipment? Hubby's family has told me that he would go to bed with his basketball. 

It's cute when they're boys. 

Not so cute as married men. 

Hubby works at a tennis club and is working on becoming a professional tennis player. And because of that, he feels the need to constantly practice. 

Even at home. 

Even at night.

Even in bed. 

I kid you not. This guy has come to bed with his tennis racket and played "air tennis". 

He's not allowed to do that anymore.

Anyway, we had a great date tonight!

We went to this adorable little cupcake shop in Newton, MA.

(Image sources: here here and here)

It was seriously darling! I want to decorate Sweet B's room like this place now. 

Striped pink walls. Black and white tile floor, and multicolored light fixtures.

There were lots of cupcakes to choose from and even frozen yogurt. 

Hubby got banana and I ordered a baby chocolate. 

So glad we found this little gem! 

Date night for less than $5 - SCORE!

Happy Dating!

Argument Crowns

I hate to admit it, but Hubby and I have had arguments in our marriage. 

Not a lot. 

Not very often.

But it does happen every once in awhile. 

And let me just explain a few things about these "discussions". 

Hubby is a fabulous debater. He was on the debate team in high school as a matter of fact and even went to state. His debating skills helped in his decision to become a lawyer too. Since he argues like one already he figured, why not?

Ok not really but it seems like it sometimes. 

And then there's me. 

Your typical female. 

You know how it goes. He says something and I reply with, "what you really meant by that was..." I have also been known to pull the "you just think I'm fat" card. 

Ridiculous I know. 

"Disagreements" can do that to you I guess. 

During one of these "talks" Hubby was being particularly clever in his pre-lawyer skills and interrupting a lot. I was being especially feminine and being over sensitive. At one point I even said in a moment of frustration "You are the interruption king!"

And that got me thinking....

I went into the next room and came back with this little creation.

(Please excuse the fact that I can't spell "Interruption" correctly)

We both had a good laugh. 

I had to make myself one of course.

Completely with glitter, flowers, and pearls.

Totally old school here. Construction paper, glue sticks and scotch tape. 

Ever since then, the rule has been that we must wear our crowns during an argument. 

And you know what?

They don't last very long.

These crowns of ours really help us realize how silly we can be.

(The Interruption King and The Over Sensitive Queen)

We usually end up laughing. 

What bad habit do you have?

Try making crowns for you and your spouse. 

I swear they help!

And send me your pics!

I want to see your creations!

Happy Dating!

(The Over Sensitive Queen)

3rd Anniversary

On Saturday June 23, Hubby and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary. 

3 wonderful years.

We were married in the Salt Lake City Temple for time and all eternity.

It was a beautiful, cloudless day. 

Everything was perfect.

To celebrate, we went to our favorite local ice cream shop. I got chocolate and butter pecan on a homemade chocolate dipped waffle cone. Hubby got cantaloup and banana. 

I don't know about you guys, but if I am going to get a dessert....I am going to get a dessert. 

None of this fruit nonsense. 

Sheesh.

After we put Sweet B to bed (with a sitter), we went to a beautiful spot on the river to watch the sunset. There is a tree swing that sits right off the bank with a gorgeous view. It was wonderful to spend the evening together listening to the river and watching the fire-flys surround us on the swing.

We laughed, made faces, and cursed our cheap camera that can't seem to capture anything we want it to. 

Darn it. 

Just image a gorgeous river, speckled with glowing fire-flys. 

Then imagine a big beautiful tree with a couple sitting on a swing.

And I will imagine that my waist is the size that it was 3 years ago. 

Ahem...

Happy Anniversary Hubby!

Thanks for the happiest years of my life!

Happy Dating!

S'mores Night

Have I mentioned the fact that I have awesome neighbors?

Because I do. 

True story. 

The other night as we were getting in to bed we noticed our lovely neighbors building a fire outside.

That can only mean one thing:

S'mores!

 Who doesn't love a s'mores night? It was kind of a spur-of-moment thing and one by one fellow neighbors trickled out of their apartments to join the fun. 

 It was a fantastic way to end the evening. There is nothing like gathering around a fire roasting marshmellows while watching fire-flys fill the night sky. 

Aaahhhh.....I just love Virginia. 

And my neighbors...

And date nights...

Happy Dating!

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Romance Spotlight: Rachel

Hello everyone and welcome to another ROMANCE SPOTLIGHT! Rachel from The Random Writings of Rachel is here to share what she and her hubby did for their first anniversary. I hope you take a minute to read all about it and be sure to stop by her blog and say hi!

Take it away Rachel!

Hi! I’m Rachel and I’ve been married a year and a half to my love, Angel. 

 My husband and I decided shortly after we got married that we’d take turns planning anniversary celebrations. I volunteered to take the first year. We were both in college when we first met (he was a senior and I was a freshman back then), and I was still in college, and, in fact, even had one class on the day we celebrated our 1^st anniversary, so I decided to give our anniversary celebration a “Back to School” theme. I also wanted to go traditional with the anniversary present (1^st anniversary is paper), so I bought a journal for us to share, to write to each other in. 

My husband didn’t have to work, and drove me to school on the day of our date. Before I left for class, I left him with a Test and a Reading Assignment. The Test was compiled of a whole bunch of “How well do you know your spouse?” type questions. The Reading Assignment was found in the new journal, it was a letter from me to him. He chose to add a Writing Assignment too, and wrote me a letter while he was waiting for me to get out of class. 

When my class was done, I was happy to find out that my test and assignments had gone over well, and he was excited to find out what we’d be doing next. I told him that we were going out to eat at the only restaurant we ever ate at while he was in college: Taco Bell. Where we are, Taco Bell is the cheapest place to eat out, and during my first year of college, it was the go-to place when Angel and I and our friends wanted some food. After he graduated and started working, we could afford restaurants on a slightly higher level of sophistication than Taco Bell, but I wanted to take him back there so we could remember the fun days of being in college together. At Taco Bell, we went over the test Angel had taken (I had taken one earlier), and I found, to my dismay, that he had a higher score than I did—he knew more right answers about me than I knew about him! I learned that I have to work on my research skills.

After that, we went out for “recess”—to an arcade where you can play games for quarters. Another college student-budget friendly activity! We just happened to hit the jackpot on one game and ended up getting enough tickets to redeem them for a stuffed bumblebee, which now sits proudly on a shelf in our bedroom, forever a reminder of our 1^st anniversary.

 It was simple and inexpensive, but also fun, and now I can’t wait to see what Angel does for our 2^nd anniversary!

Thanks so much Rachel! Loved it!

Hope you stop by again for another ROMANCE SPOTLIGHT!

Happy Dating!

Flour Fight Group Date

I am so exited to share this group date with you guys! It was seriously THE BEST!

We had a Flour Fight!

That's right. We threw flour at each other. And it was probably the most fun I have had on a group date. 

Ever.

Everyone brought a bag of flour and put them in a pile in the grass. Then we all raced to the pile and grabbed whatever bag you could get your hands on. 

As much fun as this was, I gotta say it feels like death when it gets in you ears. And then there was some bright lady who brought powdered sugar instead of flour. (Glad it wasn't me...ahem)

Never use powdered sugar. 

That's all I'm going to say about that.

Even the kids got involved in this one. Everyone had a blast!

I highly recommend this for a group date. I can't say it enough: It was so fun!

It's relatively cheap too. Just use the flour in your house or whatever you have on hand. Whipped cream, baby powder but whatever you do don't use powdered sugar!

You have been warned.

Try it! Grab some flour and have a go!

Happy Dating!

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Chalk Night

When was the last time you drew with chalk? 

And I don't mean your kids.

YOU.

Me? It's been awhile.

So....I decided to pull them out and leave some love notes for my Hubby. 

 I was surprised at how easily entertained I was. 

I love chalk!

I thought it would be fun for Hubby to come home to a different kind of "welcome".

I wrote on everything. The sidewalk, the stairs, the railing and even our parking spot.

No missing these love notes!

Try it!

Chalk costs close to nothing and if you already have some, this is totally FREE!

 Leave a sweet message for your Hubby or make a date night of it!

Have a "chalk-off" or something. Get creative!

Happy Dating!

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Candy Store

One time Hubby and I went on a date to this awesome candy store. I mean awesome. 

I wish I would have taken more pictures. There was more candy than I could imagine. (Most of which I had never seen or hear of)

But to be perfectly honest, I'm not a candy person. Just not that in to it. 

Chocolate on the other hand? LOVE IT!

So while this store was absolutely brilliant, our visit was more for Hubby than me. 

He was completely giddy and got a few pounds of candy. POUNDS! 

Sheesh.

And since visiting a candy store is every 9 year olds dream, he couldn't help but act like a 9 year old as he ate his goodies on the way home. 

Good times, good times. 

When was the last time YOU went to a candy store? Ever been there on a date? Try it!

Happy Dating!

P.S. Don't forget to enter my giveaway for a Olive Garden gift card!

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Tailgate at Home

When I drove into our apartment complex the other night, this is what I saw...

Too cute right?

If this doesn't scream creative, fun, at home date, I don't know what does. 

It was just the two of them. Grilling on the back of their truck and watching a movie on a lap top while waiting. They were clearly enjoying themselves and it just made me happy seeing them.

Thanks for the inspirations guys! 

We will have to try this sometime. And you should too!

Happy Dating!

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Cards

We had our neighbors over for a game of cards tonight. It was really fun!  We put our kids to bed and then made a double date out of it. 

Do you have any cards? If so, then this date is FREE! You can play at home, and during nap time! 

There are TONS of card games out there too. Uno, Rook, phase 10, spoons etc. Grab a deck and start playing!

Happy Dating!

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