Everyone’s
been in this boat at least once or twice, and if you haven’t, well someday all
your riches will be gone and you’ll have to figure out how to have fun by going
for a walk or jumping in a pile of leaves. Ok, I’m kidding. Your riches
probably won’t be gone, but you should still try to enjoy the little things in
life.
Keep
reading, not because this is the best blog in the world, but because you want
to discover some different fun activities to help keep you falling in love. I’ll help you get started.
1. Go to the grocery store together. Don’t
go crazy in the aisles. Have an idea already planned out for a nice warm meal
to cook. Buy the ingredients, a small bottle of wine, and stop at Redbox on
your way home. A lot of grocery stores have Redbox stations right inside or
outside of the store. Who can say no to a movie that costs $1.00? (Actually I
think it’s something like $1.28 now because of taxes, but that’s still less
expensive than an On Demand movie!) Making
dinner together can be so much fun. You’ll tighten your bond while learning
different cooking techniques from each other, and it’ll be exciting to make a
dinner from start to finish! (Try to stick to lots of veggies and organic clean
foods. You knew I was going to say this. Sometimes it gets expensive to buy and
cook organic food, but I’m pretty sure it’s a lot cheaper than going to a
restaurant and not knowing exactly what you’re eating!) When you’re done eating
dinner, pop in the movie, pour yourself a nice glass of wine, and cuddle up on
the couch with your cute little cat on your lap.....If you don’t have a cat that’s
fine, it just made the mental image a little more perfect.
2. Plan to head to a nearby apple orchard
or pumpkin patch. Lots of farms are busy this season with people picking apples
and pumpkins to take home. Get dressed in a cute outfit with a stylish little
jacket (This applies if you’re a girl. If you’re a guy, just put on a Patriots
sweatshirt and some jeans and think about how pretty your girlfriend looks in
her cute jacket and tall boots), and head out the door. Fill up a bag of
apples, pick out the perfect pumpkin, have lots of laughs, take lots of pictures,
and enjoy breathing in the beautiful autumn air. Smile at all the little kids
picking out their pumpkins, and think about what type of delicious desserts you
can make with your bag of apples! When you get back home, open up a cook book
or look online, and start to bake! While your apple creation is baking, go
online and print out a jack-o-lantern stencil, and carve something cool into
your pumpkin! (try http://www.hgtv.com/decorating-basics/beginner-halloween-pumpkin-carving-templates/pictures/index.html
or http://www.myhomeideas.com/holidays/9-jack-o-lantern-templates-10000001850864/)
This whole day didn’t cost you much, and
now you have a tasty treat and an adorable pumpkin for your front steps. Invite
friends over that night for dessert, and offer them your freshly baked
apple-whatever. Sorry, I’m allergic to apples so I won’t be able to eat it, but
I’ll still come to hang out.
3. It’s Sunday morning, and all your
friends are heading to the Patriots game. Tickets are expensive, you have to
pay the rent, and your cell phone bill is already late. I get it. Don’t worry.
Don’t let it get you down. Get out of bed, put your sneakers on, grab your favorite
person by the hand, and go for a brisk walk. Find different trails, walk through
new neighborhoods, and don’t stop holding hands. Work up an appetite. Talk
about the scrumptious healthy snacks you are going to eat while you watch the
game from the luxury of your own living room where you don’t have to pay $8.00
for one beer that you will probably spill half of by the time you get back to
your seat. If you’re a girl and you don’t really care for football, suck it up.
Your boyfriend/husband is probably bummed that he can’t get to a game this season,
so just pretend you’re thrilled to sit there on the couch with him while he
screams at every play. Don’t get annoyed that he’s using your laptop for his
fantasy football even though you want to go on Facebook. Make a sacrifice. At
the end of the game, he will think he’s so lucky that he has a girl who will
sit there and drink beers and watch the game with him. They’re called brownie
points, and you just earned them!
4. Act like a child and an adult at the
same time. Go outside and do some yard work. Stop rolling your eyes at this
one. It can be fun, plus it’s good exercise! Rake some leaves, break a sweat,
then jump around in the big pile you just made! When the leaves get scattered
everywhere, rake them back into a pile, and repeat until you’re tired. Take
some good photos of you and your friends, family, girlfriend or dog all buried in
the leaves. This is fun and absolutely free. Plus, think of the laughs you’ll
have when you push your boyfriend into the pile of leaves he just spent a half
hour raking. He might get annoyed, but remind him how lucky he is that he’s healthy
enough to keep raking and how fortunate he is to have his own yard to rake. He will come to his senses and then probably
push you into the pile too.
5. Go to a corn maze or Halloween
attraction. These usually aren’t extremely pricey, but if you really need to
save, skip going out to eat first. Eat at home, and then go. Get lost in the corn
maze. Get the sh*t scared out of you in a haunted house. Get chased by the
creepy guy with the chainsaw and embarrass yourself when you scream at the top
of your lungs. Then go home and talk about how much fun you had. It’s all about
making memories.
So,
if you find yourself with little in your pockets this weekend, come back to
this list, and I guarantee you will be glad you did. Refer back to my older
post "Sometimes the simple times are the best times..." for a gentle reminder that
sometimes it’s the little things in life that are worth so much.
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Until next time,
Holly :o)
