Love Boat Date

On Day 3 of the Christmas Countdown, I decided to "play" Love Boat. You remember that old sitcom from the late 70s/early 80s. And that theme song! You just can't get it out of your mind. Anyways, my invite used part of the song lyrics and told him to join me later for a trip on the Love Boat. Here's my invite:



Later in the day, I gave him an Itinerary Card so he knew a little bit about what to expect and kept him wondering what would be happening later.



Before hand I decorated the bedroom windows with white lights and put wrapping paper on the windows (we don't have curtains up yet from our remodel).



For the photo shoot, I hung a beach towel on the closet door. We set the camera on the tripod and self-timer.



For the show, well that was private. You can use your imagination. ;)

I made dessert up ahead of time. I layered chocolate pudding, crushed oreo cookies, and cool whip together in some crystal glasses. I put cherries in Hubby's but not mine. Easy dessert to make and tastes yummy! (The empty glasses were for drinks.)



Hubby and I enjoyed our trip on the Love Boat. This would be great for Valentine's Day. I've recreated the invite and made a blank Itinerary Card for you to fill in with your activities.




Download Love Boat Cards Here

Do Something Your Spouse Loves

I am not a video game player. When I was younger I loved playing our Atari and arcade games. But now, not so much. Maybe it's the choice of games in the house. Well I decided Date Night would be about the hubby, and we would play X-Box together. So after dinner we sat down to play Call of Duty. I have never played this game before and was at a definite disadvantage. I couldn't quite get the movements down on the controller. Atari had a joystick and a button. Now their are buttons and more buttons that all do different things. Hubby was kind and let me kill him a few times. Of course sometimes he was just standing there and I couldn't shoot him! Hubby thought I was joking about playing X-Box as I've always said no before. I think he enjoyed the time spent doing something he enjoys doing.




So get out there and do something your spouse loves. It may not be your thing, but they will appreciate the effort you are making!

College Date Night

Dan and I both attended Purdue University. One weekend we were looking for something cheap to do. My RA had rented the movie The Accidental Tourist. She offered it up to us to watch. We found this to be one of the strangest movies we had ever watched.



Ever since college, we bring up that movie title all of the time. We couldn't remember what the movie was about just that it was strange! I found the movie on Netflix streaming, so I decided it was time to go back to college for Date Night. I created an invitation and left it on his pillow.



The plans:

*wear our Purdue shirts
*drop the kids off at Youth Group
*pick up Hardee's on the way home (Hardee's was right across from our dorm in college.)
*watch The Accidental Tourist while eating dinner
*eat ice cream sandwiches for dessert (My RA always had these for snacks during floor meetings. She would always have an extra for Dan. )

I made the ice cream sandwiches myself using homemade chocolate chip cookies and vanilla ice cream.

Directions: Make your favorite type of cookie. Let cool. Set ice cream out to soften a bit. Slice the ice cream into slabs - about a half inch to an inch thick. To cut the ice cream in circles I used a small diameter glass. (Find something that is about the same size as the cookies.) Wrap individually in Saran wrap and freeze.



I was trying to make this a surprise, but the ice cream was melting. I had to get help from Dan and the boys to get the sandwiches made, wrapped, and in the freezer before we had an ice cream pond.

We had a great time reliving some college moments. The movie made a little more sense this time around but was still strange.



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Think of a time awhile back in your lives that you can recreate today. Reliving the memories makes for a great Date Night!

Have fun dating your spouse!