Parenting Advice 101 - Parents Need More Than a Date Night, They Need Adventure - Parenting advice can come in all shapes and sized but the best parenting tip available is to take care of the marriage. Focus on the family the majority of the time but take time to enjoy each other as a couple. Don't just plan a 'night out without the kids', plan an adventure. More: continued here Other Review
Ok, as new parents, getting out without baby can sometimes be a tough accomplishment. Traditionally, going out involves a babysitter, or a relative watching your newest family member, but, that can get expensive, or be hard to pull off often enough. Is there another option?
Parent Goes Out, Then Parent Goes Out
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were photographed in their casual best outside the Eden Roc Hotel in Cap d’Antibes between Cannes and Nice today. They were said to be heading for dinner from the hotel where they’ve been staying while at the film festival. Angelina wore a striking handkerchief print dress while Brad was in a...
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie get in some alone time together, romantically holding hands as they leave their hotel in Cannes, France on Monday. Brad and Angie will be having twins later this summer, rumored to be fraternal twin girls. Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! 10+ pictures inside of Brad and Angelina’s date night out in Cannes…...
After a romantic weekend in Miami to a concert in Orlando Tuesday night, it was time for America's hottest new couple to hit a new city yesterday. John was spotted going solo in Soho during the day, but when night fell, the twosome headed to the Waverly Inn where they were sure to be spotted even though they left the restaurant separately....
Katie came over to stay with Jack tonight so Kyle and I could get out for a little while, sans baby. We planned to have dinner at Outback (because we have gift cards), but the wait was ridiculously long there so we ended up at Applebee's (where we do not have gift cards). Afterwards, we went to see "Baby Mama." It was cute . . . and funny. Cute and funny. I think if I had seen the s
On one of our quite rare date nights together with our daughter at a relative’s place, my hubby and I did something ultra rare for us and went to a movie together. Normally, that doesn’t factor into our budget or busy schedule but it did this time. Or shall I say we made it work [...]
If you don’t already have one, it might seem strange to schedule a romantic night with someone you spend so much time with anyway but almost every couple will tell you that they have a date night themselves. The purpose of a date night is not just for fun but it also brings you back [...]
With her basketball playing husband in town as his San Antonio Spurs get ready to take on the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, Eva Longoria has good reason to be excited. The Desperate Housewives actress was in tremendous spirits as she was spotted out yesterday afternoon, getting done up at pal Ken Paves’ salon in anticipation of...
Originally posted Monday March 24, 2008 08:40 AM EDTDavid and Victoria Beckham looked like newlyweds when they tucked into a table at Los Angeles's STK with fellow Brit Kate Beckinsale and her husband, Len Wiseman, for a double date Friday night."Posh was giggling and laughing the whole time," says a fellow diner. "They looked totally normal, not really paying attention to anyone else but just focused on catching up and enjoying each other."Adds another restaurant patron: "David is still really attentive to her. Her had his arm around the back of her chair and would whisper in her ear. She was beaming, the fire is still there, you can just tell."On Easter Sunday, Victoria was spotted (sans her hot hubby) checking out the exhibits at the Getty Center Museum in Los Angeles with their three s
Today is going to be a date Night! Ok, not REALLY, but almost. But it's the Anniversary of The Best Date Ever!Bourne Ulmimatum is out on DVD today and I'm having a movie night with the sexiest man alive! No, I didn't mean Matt Damon, even though according to People magazine he's the sexiest. I meant my own Matt, if he ever makes it home from work through all this snow. I'm so looking forward tonight, even though it's just a movie and some sinfully good home made nachos and my husband watching the movie with me. We don't have "date nights" often and actually get out of the house just two of us, so you gotta make something special - just of watching the Bourne!We never really dated much, and half of the first year together we were on the different continents (rest of it we lived together) so two years ago Matt decided to surprise me with A Real Date. He even asked his parents to fly all the way from Texas to Cleveland, Ohio where we lived to babysit! We went to a U2 concert, which
I can't decide if it's the lack of planning or really just the lack of time that caused us to re-schedule the date night that I posted about. It was supposed to happen last Friday but on Thursday we realized that we can't go Friday for two reasons: 1) G has Taekwondo from 5 to 7 and it's important that he goes because they are preparing for a tournament, and it's important that Hubby goes to the Taekwondo class with him. 2) We have a Tween Family Party happening in our house on Saturday (that was yesterday) and we need to "prep" the house. We'll re-schedule - maybe for this coming Saturday night.The party was a success and I'll post some photos later. After the party, Hubby and I watched 2 of our most favorite love stories on DVD: Sleepless in Seattle and Nottinghill.Jamie, I hope you and your sweetheart had a wonderful date :)
Yesterday morning at breakfast I told my husband "You need to take me out on a date". Hubby replied "I do, don't I? Where and when would you like to go?"Ten years ago, this conversation wouldn't have transpired in our household. I would have been too proud to ask my husband to take me out on a date. In my mind I would be thinking "If he really loves me, HE would ask me out for a date, HE would be planning a date. If I ask him that means I force him to take me out and it's not coming from his heart." Then I would "brew" and my husband would not have the slightest idea what he did wrong. That was before. Not anymore.The truth is, even if I am the one who initiated the "date" by asking him to take me out, that date could be meaningful. And that date surely would help add zest to our marriage. Through the years I have finally learned that if I want something to happen, i should make a way for it to happen, and if I need something, I should ask. That should not be a big deal (but it
Zach is a goober. He really is. I knew dozens of guys like him in high school - and underneath it all? Zach, like they were, is a really nice guy. He genuinely cares about his fellow housemates, and is just… kinda socially awkward. I feel for the guy, I do!
Tonight was his ‘date night’ with Jessica. He’s been wanting to cook for one of the girls, and Jessica stood up and said “ok, me!” He baked salmon and pasta, and even set up the backyard with a table for two. Jessica got dressed up, so did he, and they had a nice (if… awkward at times) dinner, talking stuff, and game, and eating a yummy looking dinner with beer out of champagne glasses.
Said Eric: She may be going to dinner with Zach, but she’s coming home to me!
Said Zach: There will be no sex. I have on my chastity belt - Dustin holds the key.
After dinner? Beer Pong - with everyone back in their rightful pairings. Erissica vs. Zachiele. All is right in the BB World.
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So I finally fell down some steps in the city - a day after my coworker Victoria fell up some stairs in Bryant Park during her lunch break. My fall looked so bad that Terrence spun around and came jogging back to me with a look of horror on his face. He didn't even laugh. Well, we laughed later as he recalled how he had heard me slipping as I tried to break my fall, then had turned just in time to see me slide down the steps on my knees holding my ice cream in the air like a drunk determined not to spill a glass of whiskey. I was going to fall, but - damnit - I was not going to drop my ice cream in Central Park!So enough about that ...After I got off work yesterday, Terrence was waiting for me on the steps of the New York Public Library, and I snuck a quick camera phone photo as I approached. I call it "My Boyfriend on Some Steps."Walking along Fifth Avenue, I was able to coax him into posing for the below photograph and asked a passerby to take a picture of us with my camera phone.As
So J tells E he should ask me out on a date...the following is the play-by-play I'm giving to Kelli on IM as they talk.Cynthia Merrill: j trying to set me and e up on a dateCynthia Merrill: she's telling him car dealers aren't romanticCynthia Merrill: she's suggesting he get me chocolatesKelli: So she knows all about romance, eh?Kelli: Good girl!Cynthia Merrill: he has to take me to a dinerCynthia Merrill: not a food courtCynthia Merrill: perkins is not romanticCynthia Merrill: cause he had "messy sloppy food" there last nightCynthia Merrill: he got sausage gravyCynthia Merrill: ice cream is romanticKelli: I agreeCynthia Merrill: oh and he has to feed me a cherryKelli: :sorry, mind wandering:Cynthia Merrill: she saysKelli: :reeling my mind back in:;:::::Cynthia Merrill: "put the cherry in her mouth and tell her to shut it"Kelli: WTH has she been watching? Cynthia Merrill: i'm in tearsCynthia Merrill: e says so i take her out and shove ice cream in her mouth?Cynthia Merrill: J sa
One of the things that works to keep relationships alive is spending quality time with each other. In this day of the information age, it is becoming increasingly difficult to carve out the necessary time to nurture our relationships. What with long work hours, helping kids with their homework, transporting them around to their extracurricular activities, getting dinner, cleaning up and going through the bedtime routine, what time is left?Unless you orchestrate the time for your relationship, other less important things will crowd in and take what precious little time you do have. Pick a night that will be "date night" with your partner and make a game out of being as creative as you can be. Try to see how many things you can do without spending money.To get you started, I've come up with some suggestions to help you for the next year. What follows are 52 ideas for how to spend creative time together without spending money. Feel free to add or modify any of the items on the list to su
I've written about this before, how much I always used to look forward to fridays. Back in the old days, the BBT days (Before Brain Tumor). We tried NOT to go out on fridays. I always really looked forward to the end of the week, spending time with my guy. I still looked forward to fridays, even when Lou was sick and our world was so different. There's something about fridays. And, I've written about this, too, that now, fridays are hard. Now they signal the start of the weekend, long days that must be filled. Yes, I fill them, I've learned to. Tonight I saw dear friends for dinner and had a great time. I'm so glad they called! I left the restaurant feeling good, and the weather was very mild, so I decided to walk awhile. On my way home, I passed a few bars and restaurants. Inside, couples on dates, twosomes, foursomes. Date night. I wanted to stop and ask them if they knew how lucky they were. I oftentimes want to stop couples and ask them that question. Of co
Friday night we had a sitter stay at the house so the hubby and I could go out to eat and watch a movie. Dinner was pretty good. My steak would have been better if the first five bites wouldn't have been full of gristle and fat. The only saving grace really was the cheese and slices of portabella mushrooms smothered across the top of it. Ken's dinner was much better. Very tender and very
If you haven't read any of Ted Dekker's (Christian fiction) books.... you are SO missing out!!! He is definitely my all time favorite author!!!So. Imagine my excitement when I heard one of his books is in theaters - and another(co authored with Frank Peretti) coming to theaters in September!!!AWESOME.Tonight Tim and I are off to dinner and the movie Thr3e!!So Exciting!!http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h305/tmndsrhjhn_photos/6.jpg
