Plan our romantic weekend
December 28, 2011 9:37 PM Subscribe
Husband and I are broke, and planning a romantic weekend in his parents' (empty) house sometime in January. We need stuff to do that will make it fun/special.
The house is big, but we'll spend most of our time in the kitchen, den, and our small bedroom. We both like to cook, so meals will probably be a focus. There is not much to do in the surrounding area, so I want to have some things planned to avoid getting bored.
Are there any movies, games, recipes, or other activities that you have enjoyed on a romantic weekend?
The house is big, but we'll spend most of our time in the kitchen, den, and our small bedroom. We both like to cook, so meals will probably be a focus. There is not much to do in the surrounding area, so I want to have some things planned to avoid getting bored.
Are there any movies, games, recipes, or other activities that you have enjoyed on a romantic weekend?
put chocolate chips with a few drops of water in the microwave for 20 seconds, stir, repeat if not entirely melted, (the water stops it from hardening), use as super simple choc fondue for fruit pieces and cookies.
make smores over candle flames (at your own risk, be careful not to start any fires!)
posted by saraindc at 10:05 PM on December 28, 2011
make smores over candle flames (at your own risk, be careful not to start any fires!)
posted by saraindc at 10:05 PM on December 28, 2011
make collages
build a fort
decorate your fort with your collages
posted by mannequito at 10:27 PM on December 28, 2011
build a fort
decorate your fort with your collages
posted by mannequito at 10:27 PM on December 28, 2011
S'mores over candles are icky.
Don't sleep your days away, as tempting as that may be. Pull out your exciting sex-cards. Snuggle.
Make food together that has a lot of prep work, like jambalaya or lasagna.
posted by Night_owl at 10:37 PM on December 28, 2011
Don't sleep your days away, as tempting as that may be. Pull out your exciting sex-cards. Snuggle.
Make food together that has a lot of prep work, like jambalaya or lasagna.
posted by Night_owl at 10:37 PM on December 28, 2011
scrabble!!
posted by atomicstone at 11:03 PM on December 28, 2011
posted by atomicstone at 11:03 PM on December 28, 2011
Candlelit bubble bath with wine, even if it's just one of you in the tub while the other sits beside it - you can rotate. Wash each other.
posted by lizbunny at 11:16 PM on December 28, 2011
posted by lizbunny at 11:16 PM on December 28, 2011
Wow, a resounding no to forts, unless your hearts sing at the thought.
Romantic can mean different things to men and women. Movies I would consider romantic would in many cases be sheer torment to my boyfriend. What is romantic to me is spending time together doing things we both enjoy. What movies/tv shows have both of you wished you had time to watch lately? Watch them together. Do both of you love card games? Take a deck of cards and try to learn a new one. Do you both enjoy cooking? Spend a little time coming up with recipes you both love, and choose a few to make while you are away. Just because you are having a romantic weekend together doesn't mean one or both of you are transformed into different people than you are every other day.
What are the things that normally annoy you? For me, laundry, cleaning, and other routine life maintenance things get in the way of spending time together, so romantic weekends away are a time to not do those things, and instead focus on each other. Leave dishes and laundry until the last day, when you are getting ready to leave.
Also, keep the wine flowing, and have a few candles available. Spend some time outdoors if at all possible. Take a walk together. Sleep in a little. Go to bed when you feel like it.
Extrapolating: intentionally do things both of you enjoy in normal life. Don't waste time doing things you dislike. Pay attention and be present to each other.
posted by bloggerwench at 12:35 AM on December 29, 2011 [1 favorite]
Romantic can mean different things to men and women. Movies I would consider romantic would in many cases be sheer torment to my boyfriend. What is romantic to me is spending time together doing things we both enjoy. What movies/tv shows have both of you wished you had time to watch lately? Watch them together. Do both of you love card games? Take a deck of cards and try to learn a new one. Do you both enjoy cooking? Spend a little time coming up with recipes you both love, and choose a few to make while you are away. Just because you are having a romantic weekend together doesn't mean one or both of you are transformed into different people than you are every other day.
What are the things that normally annoy you? For me, laundry, cleaning, and other routine life maintenance things get in the way of spending time together, so romantic weekends away are a time to not do those things, and instead focus on each other. Leave dishes and laundry until the last day, when you are getting ready to leave.
Also, keep the wine flowing, and have a few candles available. Spend some time outdoors if at all possible. Take a walk together. Sleep in a little. Go to bed when you feel like it.
Extrapolating: intentionally do things both of you enjoy in normal life. Don't waste time doing things you dislike. Pay attention and be present to each other.
posted by bloggerwench at 12:35 AM on December 29, 2011 [1 favorite]
Couch Fort™
It's where you push two couches together forming a small little pit and throw in a bunch of pillows and blankets. Then just hang out and watch tv and drink or something. Good times!
posted by neversummer at 12:38 AM on December 29, 2011 [1 favorite]
It's where you push two couches together forming a small little pit and throw in a bunch of pillows and blankets. Then just hang out and watch tv and drink or something. Good times!
posted by neversummer at 12:38 AM on December 29, 2011 [1 favorite]
What bloggerwench says about "what's romantic to one person isn't to another" is true, but I think most people understand that elvissa will just ignore the things that don't appeal.
Anyway: my idea is -- guys, you're in one of your parents' houses. That's a perfect in for you to just once do a bit of "we're horny teenagers and the parents could come home any minute" roleplaying.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 5:27 AM on December 29, 2011 [1 favorite]
Anyway: my idea is -- guys, you're in one of your parents' houses. That's a perfect in for you to just once do a bit of "we're horny teenagers and the parents could come home any minute" roleplaying.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 5:27 AM on December 29, 2011 [1 favorite]
You mentioned cooking and meals - have you thought about having a fancy meal that you don't usually, like brunch or tea in the afternoon? Doing one of those with more elaborate food and nicer tableware than you'd ordinarily have could be fun and romantic. And since dirty dishes are the most unromantic thing ever, as far as I'm concerned, I'd deal with that either with some music and a glass of wine after dinner (I'm a complete sucker for those scenes where people start dancing in the kitchen in the middle of cooking or cleaning up), or maybe with some domestic roleplay, if you're into or curious about that. Even a straightforward exchange -- I do the dishes, you give me a footrub after, for instance -- can make cleaning up more fun. And if either of you is into massage, this would be a perfect weekend to get a book or DVD and experiment with some new techniques.
posted by EvaDestruction at 6:39 AM on December 29, 2011
posted by EvaDestruction at 6:39 AM on December 29, 2011
You could bring some dress up clothes to change into once you are done cooking dinner. Set the table nicely with some candles. Even though you are staying in, you can make it feel like you are going out.
posted by halseyaa at 6:54 AM on December 29, 2011
posted by halseyaa at 6:54 AM on December 29, 2011
Blanket on the den floor. Two day sex and reading to one another picnic. Fruit, wine, bread, cheese. Massage oil. Go to the library and check out the dirtiest anarchist poetry you can find, and some folk tales. Leave a radio on some internet station, soma or motion or whatever makes you swoon.
For games, either scrabble or 1000 blank white cards.
posted by ead at 7:48 AM on December 29, 2011 [1 favorite]
For games, either scrabble or 1000 blank white cards.
posted by ead at 7:48 AM on December 29, 2011 [1 favorite]
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