photo source: Flickr by Adriana Giglio
Ok, so I couldn’t post that last entry without telling all of you this. We don’t do Valentine’s Day(nope, not even a card!) at our house. My husband knows he rocks my world everyday! We do little things for each other throughout the day, week, month, and year to say I love you.
It’s the simple things like leaving a note on the counter, putting a surprise in his lunch, sending a quick email or phone call just to say ‘I Love You’, backrubs, making sure the house(or children) isn’t utter chaos when he walks in the door, cooking his favorite dinner, giving me a break from cooking and grabbing ‘take-out’ on the way home from work, or telling me to take a break and come back in a couple hours. We’ve also had various ‘Coupon Booklets’ over the past few years that make things interesting and sometimes spice things up! It’s fun to sneak a note into his wallet or put a reminder on his phone. When my husband travels I’ll occasionally send a note for each day…sometimes leading up to a great surprise at the end of the week! You don’t have to spend any money to make your husband or wife feel special.
Think about what he or she likes and do it! What would make them feel loved? Ladies, do you know your husband’s love language? Men, do you know your wife’s love language? Do she like gifts, does he need to feel respected, is it quality time for both of you, or maybe it’s doing an act of service for one another. Spend sometime ‘getting to know each other’ and what makes the other feel special!
Most of all say I Love You!
I’m feeling super spoiled this year. We’ll be on the beach in Florida-really my husband had no idea it was Valentine’s Day-he just knew he had Monday off and could squeeze in a quick, much needed get-away in with his wife!! That brings up another point. It’s so important to have alone time as a couple. We are the worst when it comes to dates because we don’t have any family in Denver. We’ve resorted to mini date nights in our basement Friday nights when the kids are in bed(and sometimes it means watching the Avs play because it’s about compromise, other times it’s playing a board game or just catching up and laughing together). I think it’s vital to every marriage to put each other first and nurture your relationship. You’ll always be in the same house-those little ones will leave someday. Keep your marriage first-you can do it cheap too!(A future Watch Me Wednesday is planned for Cheap Date Nights!)
By the way, I’ll report afterwards what the trip cost us total. We’re literally only having to pay for food and entertainment while we’re there!
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