well, since the anniversary is a special day & we celebrated ours two days after Reddick was born, I'm a little slow at posting about it.
this year...we did nothing! we may have kissed. we may have watched a video & i fell asleep. i did write Zach a super sweet note. he made me breakfast in bed...because it was mother's day too. this is probably not at all helpful. :)
here are a couple of our favorite lower budget anniversary celebrations we've had. hold on to your hats!...or your glasses. apples for non anniversary celebrators at the end. :)
i asked Zach what his favorite anniversary date was & he jokingly responded with the anniversary when I was 5 months pregnant & he took me camping with a leaky air mattress & there was still snow... that makes the top of the list for most unromantic anniversary date ever. we still laugh so hard at that one though!
another year we shipped the kids out. We used gift cards we'd collected to a variety of restaurants, called ahead & placed our orders & then picked them all up & came back to our house for a quiet dinner. this was actually quite fun. we also enjoyed having our house to ourselves! you can turn up the music as loud as you want when the kids aren't home. this was actually Zach's favorite.
my favorite was when we stayed in SLC at the Marriott hotel. we went to the Salt Lake Temple for a session, went back to the hotel & dropped off our things & then walked to dinner. I LOVED walking around down town & not being in a hurry. i also love staying at a hotel every now and again.
last year right before our anniversary we were on a trip just me & zach. we decided we didn't need to do anything on our anniversary so we didn't schedule a sitter & planned to stay home. that day, i couldn't help but be super bummed that we weren't celebrating on our special day. i found out i'm more sentimental & in need of quality time than i thought. we couldn't find a last minute sitter so we packed up the kiddos & went to dinner & for a walk in the park. we did have a good time but we vowed we would always celebrate on the date from here on out.
because of that vow, when we didn't celebrate our anniversary after Reddick was born...you know, by actually leaving the house; I decided that I would surprise Zach with a post anniversary date. we have two dates to work with. our wedding date & our reception date. i am still getting my head on straight & my abs back together so i haven't done it yet. i thought the other day that i would do it 6 months after & not feel bad about it.
i would go back to our honeymoon spot in a second...which i'm hoping for our 10 year anni.
some date ideas i would suggest: revisit a favorite date or spot from when you were dating. recreating special moments or memories can be super cute.
or try something new! that could be renting a motorcycle & going on a road trip or fly fishing (wear waders, they're good looking) in the morning, have a picnic lunch, go home, get cleaned up & go dancing. -no dances near by? have your own. eat cake & drink punch. :)
send them on a treasure hunt for their gift or for their dinner, or do a scavenger hunt together.
i hope these are helpful! What have you done to celebrate? Please share!!
Alright, here are the apples for the week!
* playing tag team? make sure the time you tag is a positive one. smile. say thank you. kiss. check in quick with a how did ____ (insert something specific) go? slap their bum & tell them they're a hottie.
* not going to see much of each other? send a card or cheesy picture to their office or wherever they are or will be. have lunch or a treat delivered to them.
* seeing a lot of each other? ask them if they want to work on a project with you. turn off the T.V. for a night. ask random getting to know you questions. "what do you remember from scout camp or girls camp?" , "name one person who has made a solid impact on your life that you would like to meet", "if you were given a million dollars & five days to spend it, what would you do?"
* go to bed early together.
* plaster the mirror, shower door, or steering wheel with love notes.
* just watch for anything good & admire them for it.
Have a great week! I'm planning on it! :)
this year...we did nothing! we may have kissed. we may have watched a video & i fell asleep. i did write Zach a super sweet note. he made me breakfast in bed...because it was mother's day too. this is probably not at all helpful. :)
here are a couple of our favorite lower budget anniversary celebrations we've had. hold on to your hats!...or your glasses. apples for non anniversary celebrators at the end. :)
i asked Zach what his favorite anniversary date was & he jokingly responded with the anniversary when I was 5 months pregnant & he took me camping with a leaky air mattress & there was still snow... that makes the top of the list for most unromantic anniversary date ever. we still laugh so hard at that one though!
another year we shipped the kids out. We used gift cards we'd collected to a variety of restaurants, called ahead & placed our orders & then picked them all up & came back to our house for a quiet dinner. this was actually quite fun. we also enjoyed having our house to ourselves! you can turn up the music as loud as you want when the kids aren't home. this was actually Zach's favorite.
my favorite was when we stayed in SLC at the Marriott hotel. we went to the Salt Lake Temple for a session, went back to the hotel & dropped off our things & then walked to dinner. I LOVED walking around down town & not being in a hurry. i also love staying at a hotel every now and again.
last year right before our anniversary we were on a trip just me & zach. we decided we didn't need to do anything on our anniversary so we didn't schedule a sitter & planned to stay home. that day, i couldn't help but be super bummed that we weren't celebrating on our special day. i found out i'm more sentimental & in need of quality time than i thought. we couldn't find a last minute sitter so we packed up the kiddos & went to dinner & for a walk in the park. we did have a good time but we vowed we would always celebrate on the date from here on out.
because of that vow, when we didn't celebrate our anniversary after Reddick was born...you know, by actually leaving the house; I decided that I would surprise Zach with a post anniversary date. we have two dates to work with. our wedding date & our reception date. i am still getting my head on straight & my abs back together so i haven't done it yet. i thought the other day that i would do it 6 months after & not feel bad about it.
i would go back to our honeymoon spot in a second...which i'm hoping for our 10 year anni.
some date ideas i would suggest: revisit a favorite date or spot from when you were dating. recreating special moments or memories can be super cute.
or try something new! that could be renting a motorcycle & going on a road trip or fly fishing (wear waders, they're good looking) in the morning, have a picnic lunch, go home, get cleaned up & go dancing. -no dances near by? have your own. eat cake & drink punch. :)
send them on a treasure hunt for their gift or for their dinner, or do a scavenger hunt together.
i hope these are helpful! What have you done to celebrate? Please share!!
Alright, here are the apples for the week!
* playing tag team? make sure the time you tag is a positive one. smile. say thank you. kiss. check in quick with a how did ____ (insert something specific) go? slap their bum & tell them they're a hottie.
* not going to see much of each other? send a card or cheesy picture to their office or wherever they are or will be. have lunch or a treat delivered to them.
* seeing a lot of each other? ask them if they want to work on a project with you. turn off the T.V. for a night. ask random getting to know you questions. "what do you remember from scout camp or girls camp?" , "name one person who has made a solid impact on your life that you would like to meet", "if you were given a million dollars & five days to spend it, what would you do?"
* go to bed early together.
* plaster the mirror, shower door, or steering wheel with love notes.
* just watch for anything good & admire them for it.
Have a great week! I'm planning on it! :)
2 comments:
eek! camping on snow on a leaky air mattress while pregnant. that is a winner!! we need to do better with our anniversary. it is a week after Christmas and we are usually so burned out we just try to make it out to dinner alone. :) our big 10 year is next though so i am going to secretly plan something big. i'll let you know when i figure that out.
Thanks for the ideas. Our anniversary is right before Christmas so we'll have to see where life has us and see what we can come up with. I think some ALONE time is definitely needed in the plans.
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