Great Dates Globe

This year is the 14th Annual Round Mountain 5k Sunrise Challenge. Running as a couple can be so therapeutic, as you are challenging yourself, but also given an opportunity to push yourself to help your partner. I am more of a runner than my husband, but he has longer legs than I do....he's 6'4''. When we run together, typically he feels as though he is holding back to stay with me, but that changes after the endurance part comes to it and he is worn out before I am set on quitting. How ever you and your spouse work through such challenges, get outside and push yourself  on the sunrise challenge morning. It will soon be too hot to be out running. Head over to the Facebook Event Page  to get the details and try it out. It is a great way to support the community and get your Saturday started early and very productively. Marriage Reconnect "More than 80 percent of the time, it's the wife who brings up sticky marital issues, while the husband tries to avoid...

At Old Dominion Mine Park you can find a Disc Golf course right across from the Playground. Make use of this great space and throw some Frisbees!  Just try not to send them soaring to the  highway below! Marriage Reconnect A great way to strengthen any relationship is to learn something together. If you can throw a Frisbee, or even if you can't (your spouse can teach you!) Check out some details on how to play Disc Golf.   A simple tutorial on the different discs used in the sport Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to chat with each other about anything. Dates are about making connections and when married it is often about reconnecting. Enjoy this laid back time to share things that have been going on in your lives. 

It all started with mining and it really is still all about mining. Head to the Historic Old Dominion Mine Park to get some fresh air and take a self-guided tour of old mine property. Go hand in hand on this date and enjoy the view off the side of the hill. Seeing the pictures on the information boards throughout the park really made me think about what life was like back in the Old West. Standing on the very ground where work was bustling and being able to see and touch a lot of the actual equipment that was used for years. Marriage Reconnect After you do all the exploring and learning about mining and the old Globe life, change focus to your own work life. Are you on track to where you want to be?  Talk about the dreams and goals you both have and look back on how far you have come while married. Times when we have discussed how we got to where we are, we have been humbled and also seen how our relationship has developed along the way. Day in and day out work i...

Swimming can be some of the best summer fun in Arizona. Leave the kids behind with friends or a babysitter and head to the local pool as a couple. When married and as parents it can be hard to relax when around water, so here's a chance to just have fun. Have swim competitions, coolest jump off the diving board, really anything you can think of. The Miami Hostetler Pool is a great place to get in some swim time and enjoy the sun! When you are all done with the fun in the sun, go right down the street to Soda Pops for some ice cream and old fashioned soda! Marriage Reconnect Do you see your spouse as a safe place? Can you talk to them about things that worry you and bother you? Open up and be in a judgement free zone. It is such a great thing to be able to be completely vulnerable within marriage. Lift each other up and encourage. Just listen and only offer advice if it is asked for. 

Taking the guns out to sight in or just to work on your aim is a great date for you and your spouse. Get another couple to double with you for this one and get on teams. It could be girls against boys or team up with your honey. This is one of those activities that is just about getting out, doing something different, and having opportunities to talk and laugh!  It is what you make of it!

Experience something new with this unique hike. Have you heard of fire towers? Throughout the summer months there are locations on the highest hills throughout the forest where a person keeps watch for any fires. You can visit and they may even give you a small tour of their equipment, books, and tell you any of the history of the area. Read here about a historic tower in Grand Canyon National Park. My husband visited McFadden Peak  Lookout by happenstance when he was out with his boy scout troop.  It was staffed and the lookout gal, there for the summer, gave them a tour and showed them how she would pin point a fire and notify the necessary people, if there were a fire spotted. Marriage Reconnect The reason for fire towers is to be able to get an eye on a fire as soon as it starts...to put it out fast, with the least amount of damage.  We should keep an eye out for fires within our marriages. Dr. John Gottman says that we should work on solving ...

Camp or hike and enjoy some mountain air! Take a little couples retreat out of the heat. How awesome would it be to take your honey up into the pines for a relaxing getaway? There is a great hike up to the electrical towers with great views. Pioneer Pass is a great camping area nestled right into the shady pines. Marriage Reconnect Camping and/or hiking often takes us back to the basics.  "Many  things  are good, many are important, but only a  few  are  essential ."—D. Todd Christofferson.  What are essential ingredients to making your marriage last and making your marriage full of love?  If you choose for this date to be a camp out, enjoy sitting up late around the campfire with your spouse. Spend this time with your spouse..time is essential.

Throughout my time in Globe I have noticed varying foot bridges and stairs in the old town area, over washes and up hill sides. Well, follow the directions at this link so that you can trek the "trails" that were once used for daily travel to and from work, school, and other activities in the old mining town of Globe.  This is a chance to look at your surroundings in a different way and from a different view..don't forget to hold hands! Marriage Reconnect Talk about and analyze your physical touch with your spouse. It is so important to be physically connected in our day to day coming and goings. Do you kiss each other throughout the day? Do you hug before one of you leaves the house? Set a goal that will increase your physical touch and see what difference it can make in your love connection.

So, I had heard that there was a skate park in Globe, but wondered where it was. I looked it up and it is supposed to be at the Community Center Park, but after going there a few times I just couldn't figure out where. Well I have found it! I drove through an open gate that said "Unauthorized Vehicles Prohibited Do Not Enter" and I wound around back onto pavement and around and took a turn here and there and I found the skate park along with some basketball courts and tennis court. As I was leaving I decided to take a different, fully paved road down and out so that I could find a more "approved" way of entering this area of the park. Turns out it is by using the road before the actually community center entrance. Also, If you are not so lazy you can simply walk up past some of the baseball fields and make your way up to the upper, upper area of this awesome park. Bring bikes, maybe a skateboard and have a skate park date with your spouse. See if you ca...

   Yeah I'm Into fitness...Fittin' dis whole pizza in my mouth! That joke just never gets old! This day date is all about challenging each other. If you dish a challenge, you have to take the challenge. You and your spouse are on the same team. So, head to the Globe track and start walking and/or running some laps. After each lap take turns dishing out a fitness challenge. Challenge Ideas: 5 push-ups long jump---2 jumps each 10 sit-ups 30 seconds of high -knees  10 squats lay down--20 leg lifts Marriage Reconnect When our bodies are busy, our minds are free to wander. As your mind wanders from topic to topic, talk it out. How often during a regular week do you just TALK with your spouse? Talk and Listen while you move your bodies. As time passes and laps are made, topics will more easily come to mind than when in passing you ask how the other is doing. If you must, go grab some pizza when you are done...because you may still be thinking...

Oh, you didn't know there was a place to bowl in the Globe area? Well, there isn't really in the traditional sense, but this date gets you outside and doing something a little different. Some prep work is needed.  Need: A bowling ball (or 2)----these can be found at pretty much any thrift store Glow sticks 10 similar sized containers filled with water (water bottles, old soda bottles, Gatorade bottles....) great shoes (really this could just be a great addition----everyone where their "best bowling shoes") Little Caesars pizza Head to the Community Center Park or anywhere else with a stretch of flat concrete that can act as your bowling lane. Put a glow stick in each bottle and then use the rest of the glow sticks to line the sides of the "alley".  The rest is really up to you......can you even hit any of the "pins"?  Of course you will have to take turns setting up pins and bowling.  Enjoy your pizza! Marriage Reconnect ...

There is so much rich history in Arizona, but to be noted, right here in the Globe area. Take a drive over to Roosevelt and explore the ruins at Tonto National Monument.   The view from the lower cliff dwelling is amazing as it overlooks Roosevelt Lake and the beautiful Arizona desert landscape. Check out the website to decide when to visit. There are often special event days at the park with free entry and other unique activities and/or presentations. Marriage Reconnect Build on the power of positivity. Throughout this date both of you share things you are grateful for in regards to the other or really anything in life. This can bring back great memories and help you and your spouse recognize the joy there is all around you.

STEM Fest comes around every year at the end of April. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. This would be a unique date to take your spouse on. This is a great way to get out in the community on a Saturday and have fun! There is seriously something fun for all ages.  Once you're finished up here, head to Miami and stop in at Soda Pops--Old Fashioned Soda Fountain. The old time feel here is something to relish in! Marriage Reconnect Try something new--maybe enter the 5K Run together and cheer each other on--whoever is more of a runner/athlete than the other...hold back if you need to and stick with your cute partner. It will be fun to accomplish something together.

One of the best dates my husband and I have done was simply to go for a run at night. We parked at a random place in town and went for a run in an area we hadn't been in before. It was fun to be out at night, exploring in a different way. After our run (also, we may or may not have walked some too.....but we stretched our abilities!), we landed ourselves on one of the walking sky bridges that extend across Ash St. Before your date, decide on what kind of picnic dinner you want to do. Going along with the theme of the date...stretching/improving, you could follow what we did, by having different fresh veggies chopped up and bring a container of ranch. You could also bring wraps or just deli meat and cheese. A healthful night! Marriage Reconnect Share with your spouse your craziest/biggest, serious/funny goals and dreams. How can your spouse help you reach your goals? Remember before you were married and the world seemed wide open before you and you were excited ab...