Romancing The Home

Buy a plant or bush and plant it together to celebrate how great it is just to be married.

Invest in a Cappuccino maker and subscription to a couple of good magazines and plan a night a month where you sit by the fire or on the patio together.

The next starlight evening turn out all the lights and go outside on the patio or lay in the backyard looking at the sky together.

Turn all the lights out in the house and listen to your favorite type of music cuddled up on the couch.

Check out a book from the library on Massage Therapy and practice on each other.

Turn the bathroom into Spa Le Romance. Bubble bath, mood candles, soft music are required.

Invest in a porch or patio swing and use it to sit together and just talk.

Have a candlelight meal. If your children are young have them looked after by friends and then return the favor for them. If the kids are older have them plan a candlelight meal for you and then make themselves scarce.

Plan a conversation night. No T.V. No phone. No kids.

Rent an old movie that you both have seen before perhaps while you were dating, enjoy popcorn and memories.

Get some old photographs out and talk about the memories they create.

Buy some body lotions and fragrance oils and put them to use.

Place a bouquet of flowers and/or a special note of love, affection and appreciation in a place that is unexpected. (i.e. Laundry room, garage.)

Make phone calls to some old friends that you have had some good times with. Share these conversations.