Date Idea: Fun in the Sun

Laura’s Take: Having a beach day is practically mandatory when you’re living in Florida. As you may already know, one of our favorite things to do is to pack a picnic basket and go enjoy the great outdoors. Having a picnic at the beach is a leisurely way to do that!

You and your sweety can lay by the water, soak up some rays, show off how effective your new exercise program is, and take a refreshing dip, that is, if the water’s fine. There’s an added bonus to this idea, it’s ridiculously affordable! So have fun and remember to bring sunscreen.

Kris’ Take: Florida, the sunshine state. Yep, that’s where we live, and beaches are always around. It’s hard for me to understand that I’m in a state that people dream of going on vacation to. I try really hard to remind myself of that everytime I complain about living here. The beaches are beautiful and sunny days aren’t scarce! I have to say days at the beach are rather nice.

Hot Tamales rates this idea:

3.5 out of 5 Hearts

Date Idea: Bicycle, Bicycle

Laura’s Take: So today Kris and I bought a bike rack for the back of his car. I know we may say this a lot, but we really love being outdoors, so we figured it would be a nice idea to go bike riding. I’m excited about it, especially since Kris and I have been wanting to do this for some time. It’s not only a nice afternoon outside, but it’s also a fun way to exercise with your sweety.

Tomorrow we’ll be going down to one of our favorite local parks and going on a three mile bike hike around the park. Then after our bike ride, we’re planning on sitting down in one of the open areas and having a cute picnic on the grass (with a blanket, of course). It should be a really fun and interesting day. We’ll make sure to let you know how it goes!

Kris’ Take: So yesterday we decided to do our bicycle date idea which consisted of going to our favorite local park, riding our bikes together, and ending the day in a picnic. Here’s our day:

We loaded the bikes up at about noon onto the sweet, new bike rack. I’ll admit that I was a little hesitant because I don’t like trusting nylon straps to hold that much weight. But we arrived safely to our favorite local park. As we arrived Laura wanted to know where the bike trail was and as we approached I pointed it out. It was longer then the originally thought 3 miles. It was six and a half miles. We parked the car and I got the bikes off the back of the car, this was a little easier then putting them on! The day was absolutely gorgeous, the sun was out and there was a very nice breeze blowing. You could hear the sound of the tress and leaves being moved by it. There were many birds in the air. This was a very freeing experience.

We began our ride down the bike path, and there were lots of really friendly people out. It was nice to see so many families, but despite how many families were out, the trail was surprisingly private for most of the ride which allowed for Laura and I to have really lovely conversation. Every mile or so on the side of the bike path there were these small pavilions where you could stop to rest. Laura and I would occasionally stop to drink water. At one point we stopped and sat under the shade of a large pine tree and I took many pictures of some of the birds. We’ll have to post some of these. We were at the 4 1/2 mile mark on the trail and decided we were really hungry so we turned around and headed back.

Once we got back to the car I handed Laura the keys so she could start it up and get the air conditioning going because it was warm out. I loaded the bikes onto the car and we drove over to a picnic area so that we could enjoy the lunches I had packed. I packed roast beef sandwiches, chips, apple sauce, and brownies. All in all, Laura and I had a great day together and I really liked it.

Hot Tamales rates this idea:

3.5 out of 5 Hearts

Sharing Valentine’s Day

Kris’ Take:  We all know that Valentine’s day is a washed up corporate holiday designed to sell chocolate and cards right?  While that can be the underlying truth, the two of you can make it into so much more.  Make it a day that the two of you are able to set aside work, school, chores, and any other responsibilities and focus on your relationship.  It’s so common to go day by day and every once in a while say “I love you.”  Use this day to show him or her that you love them.  Take them to their favorite restaurant, buy them their favorite flowers and chocolate, or go to a beautiful spot where the Sun is setting and have a romantic picnic.  Just because many people feel the holiday is washed up, it doesn’t mean that it has to be.  You don’t need to spend a million dollars to have a nice time and demonstrate your love.  It’ll  be like a one day vacation that I’m sure the two of you really need.  Enjoy your time together, and demonstrate how much you truly do love one another.

Date Idea: Leaving on a jet plane

Kris’ Take: Okay, so we’re not quite leaving, but today Laura and I will most likely be picnicking while airplanes fly over our heads. This is something we’ve wanted to do for a while. Kind of reminiscent of one of my favorite scenes from Wayne’s World where Wayne and Garth sit atop a gremlin and watch planes fly over. I figured this would be a fun spin on a picnic, at the very worst something different. We’ll see if it flops or not, but I think all in all it should be fun. It’ll also be nice because it’ll give us a chance to just enjoy each other’s company.

Laura’s Take: Well I think the airplane picnic was a fun idea… but it got a bit loud everytime a plane landed by us. Not trying to complain, I got so excited when I saw another plane coming in for a landing! It was definitely really exciting and gave us lots time and things to talk about, like what places we wanted to visit and such. It was a neat experience and I’m glad we did something other than the usual picnic at the park. Overall, I’d say the idea was a success.

Hot Tamales rates this idea:

3 out of 5 Hearts