RoMANce

Okay ladies.... I am not sure about you, but my husband is about as romantic as a candle that is burning out (no offense babe!)... so on those special days, birthday, holiday, ANNIVERSARY I try to think outside of the box and do something that will knock him off his feet! Some of you may be saying "that isnt your job, he should be doing that for you," and while I agree to some extent I have learned that it isnt about who does it, but rather that it is done! For valentines day I prepared a wonderful dinner for him, spread note cards throughout the house (50, for 50 reasons why I love him) with rose petals all over the floor, leading up to candles, a comfy bed with rose petals and his favorite movie picked out. Here are some pictures....

Now the only problem is I got so creative for valentines day that topping it will be hard... I mean when he walked in I even had our wedding song, God bless the broken road playing. BUT I think I have some great ideas for our anniversary! So since its our 3rd, I planned everything in 3's (it helps that 3 is my favorite number too!) :) I got 3 balloons... on each I will tie a different favorite memory.... 3 cards, in each I will write a different reason I adore him and what I look forward to! 3 different gift cards to his favorite stores, and then 2 garden kits+ an orange tree... Jess got him seed packets for his garden kit... and then I got him a bunch of different candy (like nerds, sugar babies, hot tamales) and I plan on putting a giant sticky note on each with a cheesy line like, You are MY hot tamale! :)
For a long time I was angry that he didnt plan things like this for me, but I realized that even me doing them for him brings me happiness... now that doesnt mean I wouldnt appreciate the thought and effort, but honestly, I doubt he will ever think that "out of the box." I think ultimately my reason for posting this is to give all the women out there some inspiration. Marriage isnt about who does more, or who does better... its about doing... period. If we want it to work we have to work. It takes thought, dedication and a willingness to think of new things and share your love in different ways. Some of you may think your husband wouldnt like things like this, but let me put it this way... who wouldnt want all the attention on them in a positive way? He may not be into some of the cheesy things, but trust me when I say a candlelight dinner for two with music playing is a sure-fire way to make him feel special! Plus if you do something that you will like and that makes you happy, he will sense your happiness and the fact that you are at ease and both of you will enjoy yourselves more! RoMANce isnt just for women, its for men too! :)