My husband and I will be celebrating our 20th next month and I want to do something S. and romantic but inexpensive. He has been laid off for over 1 1/2yr. and will be staring a new job this week which will have us crossing paths and we won't be able to have much time to spend together probably until weekends. Any ideas/suggestions?
09/14/10 - 20th Anniversary TOMORROW! Man time flies and it doesn't even seem like it's been that long. We had a chance to celebrate this past weekend. I ordered some Chinese food, set up a coffee table with jumbo pillows on the floor, rose petals, candle light and chocolate mouse. I attached some balloons to our wedding photo album for a center piece on the table. Set the mood with soft music and we enjoyed a nice evening together.
a day at the beach.. with a great lunch.. pack an awesome lunch.. if the beach is to far.. how about the mountains... or a state park... pack some fried chicken, veggies and dip, cheeses and fruit.. maybe even a bottle of wine.. then just chill out...
Pack a picnic and head to...your bedroom? Light some candles. Have a spa evening at home. (Make sure you've shipped kids off to a sitter)
It doesn't sound "grand", but I think that you can never go wrong with a night away from home, out of your usual surroundings--dinner and a hotel. Take a bottle of Champagne or sparkling wine (cheaper than getting a glass in the restaurant) to your room.
Find a hotel that's within walking distance of your favorite restaurant (if you don't want the hotel restaurant). If you can, go early and set the room up with rose petals. (I know where you can get a big bag of them for really cheap.) If you buy the least expensive thing at Bath and Body Works, you can still get some nice samples. Maybe you buy a candle and get some body fragrances as samples. Set the Champagne to chill in your room. When you and your husband get there together, you can drink a toast to your anniversary and to his new job! Then, you go to dinner...and return.
I've actually done that a few times (for us and for others), and it does not get old. I don't know what "inexpensive" means to you, so I hope that this is not over budget. I know how that goes.
Happy anniversary to you, and congratulations on the new gig!!!
My significant other and I have a hard time find our US time as well - and making a date with two households and conflicting schedules with me working full time and trying to get back into school and him being a cop and working overtime when he can and both of us being single fulltime parents...
Our times are usually really simple and cheap whenever possible - our homeown has movies in the park over the summertime or even concerts - we usually try to catch them whenever possible and the kids all happen to want to stay somewhere else for the night - grandparents, friends etc... - we grab a blanket a small picnic basket and pick up some drinks and and enjoy the night under the stars - then we go for a swim in the river near by (birthday suits if possible for the fun of it) but only when we are alone and wont offend someone else... we end up at my house in front of the fireplace on the floor, watching movies, listening to movies, candles burning, talking about things we havent discussed and probably should have, laughing over the stupidity of some of it - crying over the unknown seriousness of others - but by morning we have a rebirth almost to our relationship and didnt break our pocket book.
If your area doesnt have the concerts and movies in the park - make it happen and take a portable DVD player and movie or two you both would enjoy to set the right mmod and some music as well.....
Use what you have readily available within your reach, within your house already - dont go shopping for too much.... but do as much as possible without him knowing - and write a S. note for him to express your feelings of how deep your still love him after all these years and how your faith remains strong in him and in your relationship.
Good luck in your S. day!
