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Category Archives: Date Night Ideas
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Top O The Mornin’ To You! May you always have Walls for the winds, A roof for the rain, Tea beside the fire, Laughter to cheer you, Those you love near you, And all your heart might desire! This week … Continue reading
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Project 52: Cool Picnic
This week was Tom’s turn to plan our date. I was so excited as I left the house for a hair appointment due to his hints at our special evening. How fun to be away for the afternoon anticipating our … Continue reading
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Mark Your Calendar
How grateful I am to God for the Marriage Covenant. It sees us through good days and bad days – for better or worse; The worse can be defined by circumstances or sometimes simply by the way we “feel”. I … Continue reading
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Spontaneous Rendezvous
We had a rental vehicle that needed to be returned by 5p on Monday. I drove the car to the rental agency, which happened to be located in the lobby of a beautiful hotel. Tom agreed to meet me there … Continue reading
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Project 52: Out of Africa with the Taulbees
Our travels this month took us on an African Safari in Kenya! Half of the evening was going to take place at home, so I decided enlist the help of my 2 and 3 year old boys in preparing for … Continue reading
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I don’t know about you – but Tom and I really enjoyed our “kiss x 2” this weekend! Since we both read the blog we each had to make sure we surprised the other with a great kiss! I remembered … Continue reading
Project 52: Alphabet Memories
This past weekend we were heading home from a wonderful week away. We had about 10 hours of driving together with not much to talk about since we’d spent 10 days together alone. We had talked about everything that mattered … Continue reading
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We just returned from a wonderfully refreshing, albeit, FREEZING time away! Tom grew up in upstate New York and has seen his share of snow. I, on the other hand, was born and raised in Florida. Snow is something sprayed … Continue reading
Project 52: Favorite Things
This week we’re away to celebrate our anniversary. For our Project 52 Date we decided to have a day of all our favorite things. For Tom that was easy – being outdoors in the cold and snow, going for a … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day
We don’t normally post on the weekend, but since we’re away on vacation in the mountains, and it’s really cold and snowing outside, we have the time and decided to offer a few last minute ideas for those who may … Continue reading
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Project 52: My Favorite Valentine
This week we are preparing to go away for our 31st anniversary – woo hoo! I can hardly wait. As a result we decided to postpone our date night this week to get ready for lots of date nights. Valentine’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Jim Brickman, Love of My Life
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Project 52: Meet Jeff and Vicki Taulbee
The first Wednesday of each month this year we are going to have a guest writer. Many of you know Jeff and Vicki Taulbee. They are dear friends, and when we learned that Vicki gave Jeff the gift of 12 … Continue reading
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It’s hard to believe it’s February! My favorite month of the year! 🙂 Tom and I will celebrate our 31st anniversary on the 24th, and we usually go away the second week to North Carolina just for us. We love … Continue reading
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Project 52: National Pie Day
French Silk Pie You probably didn’t know it, but this past Saturday was National Pie Day. It’s become quite the annual event in our family, since we love pie! We love it so much we usually celebrate birthdays with a … Continue reading
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Tagged French Silk Pie, National Pie Day, Phantom of the Opera
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Mark Your Calendar
Let’s hear it for MONDAY!!! Tom and I have held Monday nights as our regular date night for as long as I can remember. The advantages we’ve found are: places are less crowded, it’s something to help us actually look … Continue reading
Project 52: Word Game
This week I took an idea from Simply Modern Moms and set up First Words Game. I printed the cards, cut them out, stacked them neatly in two piles – one for Tom and one for me. We sat in … Continue reading
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No Greater Love
How strong would you say your marriage is? Are you equipped to face the unexpected challenges that are bound to come? How can anyone be prepared? Only by trusting in a Sovereign God who knows us and our spouse better … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, D.R.A.B., Date Night Ideas, Growing Strong Marriages, Movie Dates
Tagged Movies, No Greater Love
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Project 52: Feeling Sick
Our first date with the Project 52 Challenge didn’t start out so well, since I had a cold. But we still managed to make a wonderful memory in spite of it all. Since it was the coldest weather we’ve experienced … Continue reading
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Project 52: Date Nights
Welcome to our new challenge for this year! It’s 52 weeks of purposeful date nights with your spouse. We found this idea on another blog, titled Simply Modern Mom where the rules are defined simply: at least one hour a … Continue reading
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Baby It’s Cold Outside
Today we offer you practical ideas for date nights when it’s freezing outside! In Florida this doesn’t happen very often, but this entire week the temperature won’t rise above the 50’s. For we thin-blooded Floridians, baby, it’s cold outside! So … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold Weather Dates, Winter Date Ideas
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