Do something you usually do anyways - but do it TOGETHER.
Materials Needed:
Grocery List
Car
Directions:
Go Grocery shopping together.
Go to a new store - it'll add mystery.
Add some ingredients to your list that you don't usually find such as: whipped cream, strawberries, honey etc.
Tip:
Go home and find a creative plate to use to make your ewwy-gooey-creations!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
The OK Affair #18
It's that time of year again. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Although we haven't had any snow where yet, the Christmas lights are going up!
Materials Needed:
Car
Camera
Popcorn
Directions:
Make some microwave popcorn,
Grab your camera,
Get in your car at night,
Drive around the neighbourhood and take pictures of the most ridiculous, most overdone, prettiest etc.
Post them for your friends to rate.
Tip:
I think just the holiday spirit shall put you in the mood!
Materials Needed:
Car
Camera
Popcorn
Directions:
Make some microwave popcorn,
Grab your camera,
Get in your car at night,
Drive around the neighbourhood and take pictures of the most ridiculous, most overdone, prettiest etc.
Post them for your friends to rate.
Tip:
I think just the holiday spirit shall put you in the mood!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The OK Affair #17
This date stems off of one my husband and I just enjoyed. It's a common one but so much fun and relatively cheap!Materials Needed:
A car to drive
$5-20
Camera
Directions:
Look up a local pumpkin patch or if you don't have one around you, an apple orchard.
Go & have fun
Take pictures
Find a Pumpkin
Start a Tradition if you want (ours is to find the ugliest pumpkin and take a picture)
Buy 1 Buy 2 - whatever floats your boat!
Taste some cidar, donuts or whatever they offer.Tip:
Take it home and carve it, you'll get all messy and need to take a shower!!
Monday, October 19, 2009
The OK Affair #16
This one is best saved for a restless indoor rainy or cold day... of which we have plenty coming up!
Materials Needed:
Lots of Pillows or
a Matress on the floor!
A Glass of Water waiting
Directions:
The 1st goal is to kiss the other person.
The 2nd goal is to not let them kiss you.
1 - 2 - 3 Wrestle!!!!
Tip: Now you're already hot and sweaty, and one of you won buy kissing the other... and you're already on a matress.
Materials Needed:
Lots of Pillows or
a Matress on the floor!
A Glass of Water waiting
Directions:
The 1st goal is to kiss the other person.
The 2nd goal is to not let them kiss you.
1 - 2 - 3 Wrestle!!!!
Tip: Now you're already hot and sweaty, and one of you won buy kissing the other... and you're already on a matress.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The OK Affair #15
No time to go on a date... you can still spoil your mate! You can still remind them of your love all day. This is a great thing to do if you leave the house first, and or are going away for a couple days.....
Materials Needed:
Directions:
Write little notes and leave them in places where your spouse visits everyday... ie. the bathroom - her drawer, in the cupboard where the coffee is, in the underware drawer, in her favourite slippers, on the dash of his car, Write it in crayon, spray it with your scent. etc.
Ideas: answer these questions.
Why you love them? What is it about them that drives you crazy? Do you imagine being with them on a deserted beach? Remember that time....? Are you giddy all the time? Can you feel butterflies in your stomach whenever you think of them? Do you feel consumed by restless energy unless you're together? Do you just want to say thanks? If I was an item I would be "???" because you ..... or write simple thoughts - Keep my seat on the couch warm, I'm thinking about you right now, I like your elbows, we still have whipped cream, I want you-I need you - Oh Baby-Oh Baby, I promise to...I want to feel your breath on my neck.
or lyrics - Have I Told You Lately, that I love you? I want to get freaky with you, I want to Get it on!
Other Ideas: Trace it out on their bathroom mirror with your finger so that it's visible when they get out of the shower. Do they like Frisbee? Write your love letter out on one! Have it made into a romantic puzzle and let them assemble it. Mail them a letter - actual snail-mail! Use Side-walk Chalk!
Tip: You're spouse will be thinking about you constantly so as soon as you're home......
Free
Materials Needed:
- paper
- pen, crayon, chalk etc.
- perfume/calogne (optional)
Directions:
Write little notes and leave them in places where your spouse visits everyday... ie. the bathroom - her drawer, in the cupboard where the coffee is, in the underware drawer, in her favourite slippers, on the dash of his car, Write it in crayon, spray it with your scent. etc.
Ideas: answer these questions.
Why you love them? What is it about them that drives you crazy? Do you imagine being with them on a deserted beach? Remember that time....? Are you giddy all the time? Can you feel butterflies in your stomach whenever you think of them? Do you feel consumed by restless energy unless you're together? Do you just want to say thanks? If I was an item I would be "???" because you ..... or write simple thoughts - Keep my seat on the couch warm, I'm thinking about you right now, I like your elbows, we still have whipped cream, I want you-I need you - Oh Baby-Oh Baby, I promise to...I want to feel your breath on my neck.
or lyrics - Have I Told You Lately, that I love you? I want to get freaky with you, I want to Get it on!
Other Ideas: Trace it out on their bathroom mirror with your finger so that it's visible when they get out of the shower. Do they like Frisbee? Write your love letter out on one! Have it made into a romantic puzzle and let them assemble it. Mail them a letter - actual snail-mail! Use Side-walk Chalk!
Tip: You're spouse will be thinking about you constantly so as soon as you're home......
Free
The OK Affair 14
This one was inspired by my first practice of String Ensemble last night.
Materials Needed:
Your ears
Directions:
Look up a local school - elementary, highschool, or college/university. Search for a music performance such as band, orchestra, or a musical. These are usually free or a low cost. It supports the school, its new and different entertainment, and speaking from someone who has seen a very small audience for a lot of work - it makes the performers feel great to have people in the crowd!
Tip: Go home and make your own music!
Free-$
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Advice: Forever and Ever
Being as though I am my fathers' daughter and like to read up on how to have the best marriage ever - I thought I'd like to pass on the things I learn.
From the book Sheet Music by Dr. Kevin Leman:
(My mis-conception of marriage). Love for the first few years is all the phrase "the honeymoon stage" is cracked up to be: tingles-passion-and-can't-keep-your-hands- off-each-other type stuff. Then after that wares off it has to be a decision to stay committed to each other and that it's a choice everyday to "love".
(Dr. Leman's point of view) Feelings come and go, but the only way they remain is if they are watered and nurtured with thoughts. You have a choice to give your self to this person fully or, for whatever reason, to hold yourself back. (pg. 180) Abstinence doesn't make the loins grow hotter, it just begets more abstinence. Sex on the other hand, begets more sex. Studies show that lovemaking elevates the levels of brain chemicals associate with desire. So the best way to increase your yearning for sex is to have it. (pg. 184) If you're not having sex 2-3 times a week you're too busy. (pg. 186)
(My translation of what he's saying). Its not just a choice, it's a lifestyle... it takes an effort to do things together, to keep the romance alive, but it isn't going to die, it doesn't go away and just leave a choice. It's possible to still be honeymooners after 60 years together. You just have to act like honeymooners..... don't ever leave that stage. If you kept a journal of your honeymoon, read what you wrote about the things you did, the way you acted, the things you told each other.... if you're not yet married - make sure you write that stuff down so you can look back.
I hope you enjoy reading the tidbits of advice that I'm going to share throughout this blog.
From the book Sheet Music by Dr. Kevin Leman:
(My mis-conception of marriage). Love for the first few years is all the phrase "the honeymoon stage" is cracked up to be: tingles-passion-and-can't-keep-your-hands- off-each-other type stuff. Then after that wares off it has to be a decision to stay committed to each other and that it's a choice everyday to "love".
(Dr. Leman's point of view) Feelings come and go, but the only way they remain is if they are watered and nurtured with thoughts. You have a choice to give your self to this person fully or, for whatever reason, to hold yourself back. (pg. 180) Abstinence doesn't make the loins grow hotter, it just begets more abstinence. Sex on the other hand, begets more sex. Studies show that lovemaking elevates the levels of brain chemicals associate with desire. So the best way to increase your yearning for sex is to have it. (pg. 184) If you're not having sex 2-3 times a week you're too busy. (pg. 186)
(My translation of what he's saying). Its not just a choice, it's a lifestyle... it takes an effort to do things together, to keep the romance alive, but it isn't going to die, it doesn't go away and just leave a choice. It's possible to still be honeymooners after 60 years together. You just have to act like honeymooners..... don't ever leave that stage. If you kept a journal of your honeymoon, read what you wrote about the things you did, the way you acted, the things you told each other.... if you're not yet married - make sure you write that stuff down so you can look back.
I hope you enjoy reading the tidbits of advice that I'm going to share throughout this blog.
the Ok Affair #13
Ok if you're reading this and you're not married this is specifically for married couples only!
Materials Needed:
Materials Needed:
- food.
- drinks.
- plates.
- silverware.
- candles
Directions:
- If there are kids in the picture... send them to a friends house.
- Light the candles on the table.
- Eat dinner together.
- Naked.
Tip: If you need tips on this one, you have more problems than I can help with.
I'm going to call this "Free" because you have to eat anyways....
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Labels
Here is the 411 on the Labels. The labels help you find the "OK affair" that is perfect for that day.
I'm labeling them by:
I'm labeling them by:
- Seasons: Some "OK affair's" are specific to a season and some are all seasons. If it is all seasons, I list in the labels all 4 seasons.
- Cost: Free, $ - 10 or less, $$ - 10-25, $$$ - 25-100, $$$$ - 100+ or Profit (means you make money)
- Category: fun, romantic, useful (getting something accomplished that you wanted to do anyways - but together), etc.
- Location: Home, Driving (means you have to go somewhere), Indoor or outdoor.
- Weather: Rainy day or snowy etc.
- Brownie Points: This option means it is something that one sex will enjoy more than the other, so if you are in the dog house or just want to spoil your spouse click on this label.
The OK Affair #12
This one is most girls dream, so guys if you are in the doghouse or looking for brownie points this is what you should do.
Materials Needed:
1. A note saying when, and what to wear
2. Music
3. Flowers (you could even pick them out of the garden?)
4. Low Lighting/Candles
Directions:
Leave a note for your woman, telling her to wear her favourite little black dress or something similar. Tell her to be ready at ??pm. While she's getting ready, light candles on the stove and the kitchen table or dim the lights. Bring the CD playing into the kitchen, and when she comes downstairs or into the kitchen, present her with flowers, and dance with her.
Tip: Dancing leads to showering!!
Free or $
Materials Needed:
1. A note saying when, and what to wear
2. Music
3. Flowers (you could even pick them out of the garden?)
4. Low Lighting/Candles
Directions:
Leave a note for your woman, telling her to wear her favourite little black dress or something similar. Tell her to be ready at ??pm. While she's getting ready, light candles on the stove and the kitchen table or dim the lights. Bring the CD playing into the kitchen, and when she comes downstairs or into the kitchen, present her with flowers, and dance with her.
Tip: Dancing leads to showering!!
Free or $
The OK affair #11
Go to the local High Schools Football game on a Friday night. Sit in the bleachers, talk with the spectators, if it is cool bring hot chocolate. Even if you don't know any of the players, its a free event that should be quite entertaining. You could also make new friends this way.
Materials Needed:
1. Blanket
2. Hot Chocolate
Tip: Reminisce about your high school days, talk about how you felt about yourself during those awkward/fun years and you'll fall in love with a whole new person. (Unless of course you are HS Sweethearts).
Free
Materials Needed:
1. Blanket
2. Hot Chocolate
Tip: Reminisce about your high school days, talk about how you felt about yourself during those awkward/fun years and you'll fall in love with a whole new person. (Unless of course you are HS Sweethearts).
Free
Thursday, August 27, 2009
the Ok Affair #10
If it's a really hot day, this is the perfect one.
Materials Needed:
1. table
2. sign
3. markers
4. lemons
5. sugar
6. water
7. ice cubes
8. plastic cups
9. spare change
You guessed it, set up a lemonade stand and meet your neighbours.
Extra Credit: Celebrate your profits with other fruits and syrups and sticky gooey things.
Profit
Materials Needed:
1. table
2. sign
3. markers
4. lemons
5. sugar
6. water
7. ice cubes
8. plastic cups
9. spare change
You guessed it, set up a lemonade stand and meet your neighbours.
Extra Credit: Celebrate your profits with other fruits and syrups and sticky gooey things.
Profit
the Ok Affair #9
On a beautiful afternoon, don't stay inside to do the things you do anyways.
Materials Needed:
1. Bread
2. Peanut Butter
3. Jam
4. Juice
5. Blanket or Mat
6. Basket or cooler
7. A kite or Frisbee or baseball
Make a picnic lunch, and go to a nearby park. Eat your food listening to the children playing or to the ducks quacking down the river. Then play a little Frisbee, catch or go fly a kite.
Extra Credit: Play full contact sports. Make sure to throw you're whole body on top of your spouse.
$
Materials Needed:
1. Bread
2. Peanut Butter
3. Jam
4. Juice
5. Blanket or Mat
6. Basket or cooler
7. A kite or Frisbee or baseball
Make a picnic lunch, and go to a nearby park. Eat your food listening to the children playing or to the ducks quacking down the river. Then play a little Frisbee, catch or go fly a kite.
Extra Credit: Play full contact sports. Make sure to throw you're whole body on top of your spouse.
$
the Ok Affair #8
This is another free one.
Materials needed:
1. an alarm clock
2. an open sky
3. a blanket
This is simple, set the alarm for the middle of the night or early morning on a day that can both sleep in. Wake up together and take a blanket outside, sit on the trunk of your car or some place dry and watch the sun rise or look at the pretty stars.
Extra Credit: Return to bed and snuggle reminiscing about the wonders that you saw.
Free
Materials needed:
1. an alarm clock
2. an open sky
3. a blanket
This is simple, set the alarm for the middle of the night or early morning on a day that can both sleep in. Wake up together and take a blanket outside, sit on the trunk of your car or some place dry and watch the sun rise or look at the pretty stars.
Extra Credit: Return to bed and snuggle reminiscing about the wonders that you saw.
Free
the Ok Affair #7
This one is perfect for a rainy day. It's Free.
Go for a run together. If you're not into running, jog together. If you're not into jogging, walk together.
Extra Credit: You might be cold when you get home so you'll need to warm up. There are a few ways that you can do this.
Free
Go for a run together. If you're not into running, jog together. If you're not into jogging, walk together.
Extra Credit: You might be cold when you get home so you'll need to warm up. There are a few ways that you can do this.
Free
the Ok Affair #6
Here's another on-going date that takes place in the car.
Materials Needed:
1. A book to read
2. A place to go
The book needs to be something that you both want to read. Read to each other. It could be the Chronicles of Narnia, it could be the most recent book on Oprah's book club, it could be a Classic like Les Miserables.
Extra Credit: If you're reading a book like Sheet Music make sure that you're either on your way home, or on your way to a hotel.
$
Materials Needed:
1. A book to read
2. A place to go
The book needs to be something that you both want to read. Read to each other. It could be the Chronicles of Narnia, it could be the most recent book on Oprah's book club, it could be a Classic like Les Miserables.
Extra Credit: If you're reading a book like Sheet Music make sure that you're either on your way home, or on your way to a hotel.
$
the Ok Affair #5
This date can be done any time, but its only for those living in the Midwest of the USA.
Materials Needed: Bag or Box of empty pop cans/bottles.
1. Race to see who can make the most money while returning the pop cans/bottles.
2. Take the money you made from the returns and the winner buys ice cream at a near by parlour.
Extra Credit: With the return money, buy some chocolate syrup!
Profit
Materials Needed: Bag or Box of empty pop cans/bottles.
1. Race to see who can make the most money while returning the pop cans/bottles.
2. Take the money you made from the returns and the winner buys ice cream at a near by parlour.
Extra Credit: With the return money, buy some chocolate syrup!
Profit
the Ok Affair #4
This is more on an on-going date. It helps if you begin on a road trip.
Materials Needed: A paper and a writing utensil.
1. Begin writing down all the States that you see on licence plates. The chances of you finding all of them are slim. So keep the paper in your car and and whenever you see a plate that you still don't have call the other spouse. You can't count it unless you both see it or you reached the other person by phone.
Extra Credit: After finding all of the 50 States - celebrate!
Free
Materials Needed: A paper and a writing utensil.
1. Begin writing down all the States that you see on licence plates. The chances of you finding all of them are slim. So keep the paper in your car and and whenever you see a plate that you still don't have call the other spouse. You can't count it unless you both see it or you reached the other person by phone.
Extra Credit: After finding all of the 50 States - celebrate!
Free
The Ok Affair #3
OK I know it's August but this is the perfect time to do this:
Go Christmas Present Shopping.
It's pretty self explanatory, but you can plan what you're going to get for the people in your lives, or you can just go to the mall and shop around. This will relieve so much stress around the holidays - you'll be able to enjoy the season wish less stress. If you're into on-line shopping this is a perfect activity for rainy afternoons.
Here are some sites to help get your mind spinning:
1. http://www.gifts.com/ideas/him
2. http://www.gifts.com/ideas/her
3. http://talkshowfavoritethings2009.com/
4. http://www.christmasgifts.net/
5. http://www.findgift.com/
Extra Credit: Buy a bow and wrapping paper and wrap up the "most special gift of all." Then unwrap it!
$$$$
Go Christmas Present Shopping.
It's pretty self explanatory, but you can plan what you're going to get for the people in your lives, or you can just go to the mall and shop around. This will relieve so much stress around the holidays - you'll be able to enjoy the season wish less stress. If you're into on-line shopping this is a perfect activity for rainy afternoons.
Here are some sites to help get your mind spinning:
1. http://www.gifts.com/ideas/him
2. http://www.gifts.com/ideas/her
3. http://talkshowfavoritethings2009.com/
4. http://www.christmasgifts.net/
5. http://www.findgift.com/
Extra Credit: Buy a bow and wrapping paper and wrap up the "most special gift of all." Then unwrap it!
$$$$
The OK Affair #2
This one involves being crafty. This is also a great way to add a "new" piece of furniture to your home!
Materials Needed: 1. An item from your house 2. Water & Cloth 3. Sand Paper 4. Paint
Directions:
1. Find something in your house that is older or boring. (Or go to garage sales)
For example: a coffee table, a bookshelf, a bread box, a door.
2. Wash it down - sand it if necessary
2. Take it outside, lay down old newspapers.
3. Spray or Brush. (repeat this step if necessary)
4. If you want to get really creative you can use wall paper, or con-tact paper, or modge podge. You can paint designs freestyle or with stencils.
Extra Credit: You may need to take a shower together afterwards to wash all the paint off.
$
Materials Needed: 1. An item from your house 2. Water & Cloth 3. Sand Paper 4. Paint
Directions:
1. Find something in your house that is older or boring. (Or go to garage sales)
For example: a coffee table, a bookshelf, a bread box, a door.
2. Wash it down - sand it if necessary
2. Take it outside, lay down old newspapers.
3. Spray or Brush. (repeat this step if necessary)
4. If you want to get really creative you can use wall paper, or con-tact paper, or modge podge. You can paint designs freestyle or with stencils.
Extra Credit: You may need to take a shower together afterwards to wash all the paint off.
$
The OK Affair #1
Definition::
Affair: a romantic or passionate attachment typically of limited duration.
I'm not going to claim to be a marriage expert, but my mind runs wild with crazy fun date ideas for my husband and I. Since our time together is limited - little dates of romantic or passionate attachments are necessary to keep us close.
The first is simple and can be done at any time. It takes little preparation.
Directions:
1. Find a secluded area near your home where you can park your car near a big oak tree, a little lake side, an open field.
2. Create a Romantic CD of your favourite songs to dance to. Slip it into the glove compartment of your car.
3. One evening as you're driving home together, take a detour to the secret location, open your car doors and dance together under the stars.
Extra Credit: He might think of this as foreplay. She loves to dance with you (even if she can't dance)!
Free
Affair: a romantic or passionate attachment typically of limited duration.
I'm not going to claim to be a marriage expert, but my mind runs wild with crazy fun date ideas for my husband and I. Since our time together is limited - little dates of romantic or passionate attachments are necessary to keep us close.
The first is simple and can be done at any time. It takes little preparation.
Directions:
1. Find a secluded area near your home where you can park your car near a big oak tree, a little lake side, an open field.
2. Create a Romantic CD of your favourite songs to dance to. Slip it into the glove compartment of your car.
3. One evening as you're driving home together, take a detour to the secret location, open your car doors and dance together under the stars.
Extra Credit: He might think of this as foreplay. She loves to dance with you (even if she can't dance)!
Free
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