How Messy Do You Want to Be?

Tonight your goal should be no (or minimal) dirty dishes. Staying home can sometimes feel like a punishment for date night, but dates at home can also be some of our most memorable. After the kids are in bed, it's time for dinner on the floor. You decide how messy or clean you want this meal to be, but put down a sheet or a plastic drop cloth. If you want to have some good fun, eat/serve a spaghetti dinner right on the drop cloth. Sit on the floor and eat with your hands.



Marriage Reconnect

Sometimes breaking out of our mundane routines and our comfort zones is just what we need to reconnect and unwind. As you go about this evening work on creating a couples bucket list. Your list can be trips, extravagant things, or even simple things like eating dinner off the floor (Check!)

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