Just because you are married doesn’t mean you can’t have a romantic date night with your “Papah”. They always say that going on dates help keep the “spark” so we need to have a “date night” at least once a week...
For us, hubby and I have been practicing this for quite some time now. Take for example last Friday night when we watched MIB3....Well, given our incompatible work schedule (he’s working midshift while mine’s regular 8-5), he kinda tweaks his working schedule to meet this “dating thing” every Friday night.
Date nights strengthened us as a couple. Consider these benefits:
See!!see....hon oh...tingnan mo ang mga following benefits..keep it up ha!!!
My dear readers, I came across a list if suggested date night ideas and I would like to share it with you. I’ll try to do it .......hmmmm, lets see muna pala....
40 Date Nights ideas: (pwede rin naman tong date day kung di kayo pwede sa night)
1. Read past entries from journals. Look at old photo albums and high school yearbooks. Learn about your spouse's childhood and teen years.
(hmmmm, wala naman akong journal, so di pede yun...naku tattered na rin yung yearbooks namin..I think, photo albums.....can do)
2. Refinish a piece of furniture for your home. (refinish? A date night should be relaxing right? Naku mapapagod naman ako nito)..reconsider (sa retirement nalang to!)
3. Plan a special barbecue, picnic, make your own pizza party .(consider this).
4. Make a list of goals you want to accomplish in one, five, ten or twenty-five years. Create intermediate steps to accomplish them. Post these where they will be effective in nudging you to action. (ahmmm, relax lang diba?naku naman, mag-iisp pa ko nito)
5. Make popcorn. Watch a favorite television show, video, or athletic event. (consider this)
6. Read a book, the scriptures, or the Ensign together. If you prefer, read a book during the month, then discuss it in depth on your date night. (Pwede....)
7. Make cookies and take some to a neighbor's house. Place them on the doorstep, then knock or ring the bell and run to hide. (ahahahhayyy)
8. Play a favorite board game, marbles, or tether ball. (tether ball? Is it the ball ....????never mine!!!
9. Design your dream house or dream yard. Sketch your plans, then share
your ideas. ( we usually do that, especially malapit ng turn over )
10. Go to the park and play on the swings and slippery-slide.(ayayay, parang once i did it, di ko na inulit..na stuck kaya ako sa one of the slides)
11. Sing together, with or without a piano. Harmonize, blend. Sing rounds. This is especially good for a date near Christmas. (seriously???)
12. If you have musical instruments, play a duet. (alright!!!)
13. Create your own recipe for homemade ice cream. Try it out. (ahmmm,can do)
14. Plan an upcoming vacation or a second honeymoon-even if it's only imaginary. (I luv it!!!)
15. Plant a garden or a tree. (a garden???can’t do, cemented yung garage namin)
16. Build a web page together.(erase? I’m not a techie person)
17. Hang out in a hammock together and look for shapes in the clouds. (luv it!!!!, kaya lang parang malamok sa garage..)
18. Watch or listen to an educational program or readers' theater. (aha!, good idea)
19. Check out a library book about constellations, then go look at the stars. (another good idea)
20. Prepare a tribute for each other, gathering letters of appreciation from those who know your spouse. Make it into a 'This Is Your Life' night. (chessy!!!)
21. Plan for the handling of your estate. Draw up wills and get them notarized. (ay, im not ready for that..but seriously, we should allot time for this) kaya lang for a date night? What you think?
22. Dance to old records or to music on the radio. Learn new steps together.
(Ahh, ok!)
23. Wash the car.(picture this: wear short-shorts then accidentally pour yourself with water...)
24. Go to the temple. (this is mind, culture enriching)
25. Fly a kite.(ok)
26. Take a walk in the rain. (haler, ahhmm...malamig ata yun..ubuhin pa man dn ang asawa ko)
27. Teach each other something new, such as a principle of geometry or a bit of foreign language. (ha? date ba to o review class?)
28. Make a big cookie (the size of a cookie tray) for each other. Decorate it to say "I Love You!" (well, i can do it...i still have a pancake box)
29. Have a water fight. (Picture this: running around in front of our house, while there are parked tricycle...me TODA sa amin eh, dyahe)
30. Play croquet.( eto ba yung gansulyi?,crochet?)
31. Read or reread your patriarchal blessings to each other.( we still don’t have it)
32. Work together to finish one of your monumental tasks that you have put
off forever; paint a room, wash windows, or something similar.(hayy, think of it parang nakakapagod)
33. Have a "fix-it" night together to fix all the stuff that you just haven't gotten around to doing.(sigh!#)
34. Go to an old fashion drive in movie. ( erase...wala tayo nito sa Pilipinas)
35. Go through several old boxes of storage together. Get rid of what you don't use. (hay, kapagod naman)
36. Go through family photos and reminisce together. While you are at it make sure names, places, and dates are on them. (sweet...)
37. Wash windows together one on either side of the window. (kapagod pa rin)
38. Write a family letter to relatives about your family and you. Then send it out by mail or e-mail. (FB will do)
39. Make a genealogical web site for both of your families. Post them on the web. Then register them with Family Search on the web. (what is that???genealogy ...parang OB gyne lang ah)
40. Search for your families together at Family Search. Prepare information that Family Search doesn't have, that you do, and submit it. There must be more than one generation. (wellll, this is what we usually do during weekends....)
Bottom line is: Make time for each other.
Thoughts to ponder:
“People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other’s personalities. Who wouldn’t? Anybody can love the most wonderful parts of another person. But that’s not the clever trick. The really clever trick is this: Can you accept the flaws? Can you look at your partner’s faults honestly and say, ‘I can work around that. I can make something out of it.’? Because the good stuff is always going to be there, and it’s always going to pretty and sparkly, but the crap underneath can ruin you.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
· Date nights give us a chance to better communicate and deepen our understanding of one another
· Rekindle that romantic spark
· Strengthen couple’s sense of commitment to one another
· It allows us to enjoy time with another away from the pressing concerns of our daily life.
My dear readers, I came across a list if suggested date night ideas and I would like to share it with you. I’ll try to do it .......hmmmm, lets see muna pala....
40 Date Nights ideas: (pwede rin naman tong date day kung di kayo pwede sa night)
1. Read past entries from journals. Look at old photo albums and high school yearbooks. Learn about your spouse's childhood and teen years.
(hmmmm, wala naman akong journal, so di pede yun...naku tattered na rin yung yearbooks namin..I think, photo albums.....can do)
2. Refinish a piece of furniture for your home. (refinish? A date night should be relaxing right? Naku mapapagod naman ako nito)..reconsider (sa retirement nalang to!)
3. Plan a special barbecue, picnic, make your own pizza party .(consider this).
4. Make a list of goals you want to accomplish in one, five, ten or twenty-five years. Create intermediate steps to accomplish them. Post these where they will be effective in nudging you to action. (ahmmm, relax lang diba?naku naman, mag-iisp pa ko nito)
5. Make popcorn. Watch a favorite television show, video, or athletic event. (consider this)
6. Read a book, the scriptures, or the Ensign together. If you prefer, read a book during the month, then discuss it in depth on your date night. (Pwede....)
7. Make cookies and take some to a neighbor's house. Place them on the doorstep, then knock or ring the bell and run to hide. (ahahahhayyy)
8. Play a favorite board game, marbles, or tether ball. (tether ball? Is it the ball ....????never mine!!!
9. Design your dream house or dream yard. Sketch your plans, then share
your ideas. ( we usually do that, especially malapit ng turn over )
10. Go to the park and play on the swings and slippery-slide.(ayayay, parang once i did it, di ko na inulit..na stuck kaya ako sa one of the slides)
11. Sing together, with or without a piano. Harmonize, blend. Sing rounds. This is especially good for a date near Christmas. (seriously???)
12. If you have musical instruments, play a duet. (alright!!!)
13. Create your own recipe for homemade ice cream. Try it out. (ahmmm,can do)
14. Plan an upcoming vacation or a second honeymoon-even if it's only imaginary. (I luv it!!!)
15. Plant a garden or a tree. (a garden???can’t do, cemented yung garage namin)
16. Build a web page together.(erase? I’m not a techie person)
17. Hang out in a hammock together and look for shapes in the clouds. (luv it!!!!, kaya lang parang malamok sa garage..)
18. Watch or listen to an educational program or readers' theater. (aha!, good idea)
19. Check out a library book about constellations, then go look at the stars. (another good idea)
20. Prepare a tribute for each other, gathering letters of appreciation from those who know your spouse. Make it into a 'This Is Your Life' night. (chessy!!!)
21. Plan for the handling of your estate. Draw up wills and get them notarized. (ay, im not ready for that..but seriously, we should allot time for this) kaya lang for a date night? What you think?
22. Dance to old records or to music on the radio. Learn new steps together.
(Ahh, ok!)
23. Wash the car.(picture this: wear short-shorts then accidentally pour yourself with water...)
24. Go to the temple. (this is mind, culture enriching)
25. Fly a kite.(ok)
26. Take a walk in the rain. (haler, ahhmm...malamig ata yun..ubuhin pa man dn ang asawa ko)
27. Teach each other something new, such as a principle of geometry or a bit of foreign language. (ha? date ba to o review class?)
28. Make a big cookie (the size of a cookie tray) for each other. Decorate it to say "I Love You!" (well, i can do it...i still have a pancake box)
29. Have a water fight. (Picture this: running around in front of our house, while there are parked tricycle...me TODA sa amin eh, dyahe)
30. Play croquet.( eto ba yung gansulyi?,crochet?)
31. Read or reread your patriarchal blessings to each other.( we still don’t have it)
32. Work together to finish one of your monumental tasks that you have put
off forever; paint a room, wash windows, or something similar.(hayy, think of it parang nakakapagod)
33. Have a "fix-it" night together to fix all the stuff that you just haven't gotten around to doing.(sigh!#)
34. Go to an old fashion drive in movie. ( erase...wala tayo nito sa Pilipinas)
35. Go through several old boxes of storage together. Get rid of what you don't use. (hay, kapagod naman)
36. Go through family photos and reminisce together. While you are at it make sure names, places, and dates are on them. (sweet...)
37. Wash windows together one on either side of the window. (kapagod pa rin)
38. Write a family letter to relatives about your family and you. Then send it out by mail or e-mail. (FB will do)
39. Make a genealogical web site for both of your families. Post them on the web. Then register them with Family Search on the web. (what is that???genealogy ...parang OB gyne lang ah)
40. Search for your families together at Family Search. Prepare information that Family Search doesn't have, that you do, and submit it. There must be more than one generation. (wellll, this is what we usually do during weekends....)
Bottom line is: Make time for each other.
Thoughts to ponder:
“People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other’s personalities. Who wouldn’t? Anybody can love the most wonderful parts of another person. But that’s not the clever trick. The really clever trick is this: Can you accept the flaws? Can you look at your partner’s faults honestly and say, ‘I can work around that. I can make something out of it.’? Because the good stuff is always going to be there, and it’s always going to pretty and sparkly, but the crap underneath can ruin you.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
