DATE NIGHT FUN ◽ MARRIAGE
Date night looks different for every couple. Some enjoy staying at home, with a bucket of popcorn and a movie. Others like to have events and planned occasions (my favorite.) Still others rarely get a chance to have a date at all. Over the past 12 years, I’ve published five date night ideas a month and haven’t run out of ideas yet. I think it’s because there is so much fun to be had with others…if it’s your spouse, or your friend, or a group of friends. Get inspired…and enjoy.
Paint and Sip – Yes, there are place where you can pay to do this. But you can do it at home, or open the back of your car in a country field, and do it there! Take sketch pads and charcoal pencils, and some sort of cool drink. I love frozen cokes from McDonald’s. Maybe a hay bale might be fun to sketch, or just a tree and a landscape, as you’re still and chill.
Listen and Learn – Is there some skill you’ve wanted to both learn? Maybe how to grill steaks? Or make a raised garden? Maybe how to speak Spanish? Take a drive and find a pretty overlook, then turn on your video and learn together. Take notes. Then discuss what you learned afterwards, and do something that goes with what you learned. Go shopping for plants, or steaks, or head to the library to rent books in Spanish. Do it. Just a chill and cheap date (sans shopping, that is…)
I Scream, You Scream – Go out for ice cream! It’s summer, after all. Make ice cream your dinner, so that your guilt won’t keep you from enjoying it. It won’t hurt you once in a while to enjoy this cold stuff! Pick a new spot, or visit a couple! Just look at people and enjoy every bite. It could be at a mall, or a food trailer, or at a fancy ice cream shop. Literally…chill.
Farm and Fun – Grab a tote bag and head to your local farmers market, or to several. You can set a budget if you’re afraid of overspending. Considering grabbing your breakfast there, too. There might even be live music, if you’re lucky. Nuts, coffee, honey and pasta are a few of our faves. Take your time. Be sure to carry a cooler in your car in case you buy something cold. Take your time and make this date last all morning long…the thrill of this chill date.
Munchies and Music – Is there a coffee house that has live music, or music in the park in June? Go shopping for your favorite snacks and pack a cooler if you’re headed for music outside. Or…order little snacks or pastries at the coffee shop, as you listen to an aspiring singer. Such a chill date full of promise, of a good time.
Consider making a list for summer of lots of ideas for “chill” dates and go down the list, and enjoy each idea until summer’s end!