With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, it can become a difficult task to plan and actually have a romantic night alone with your wife or husband, especially when you have kids.
So, what do you do when you have no sitter, no privacy and not a lot of time? Remember the importance of just blowing bubbles.
It’s really nice that we have a “holiday” to devote to the ones we love, but in the midst of our hurried lives, sometimes it’s impossible to cook a gourmet dinner and eat by candlelight. A few years back, I remember a married friend of mine who had no children, planned to do a strip-tease for her husband as his present. I thought to myself that it was a really cute idea, and the more I thought about it, the more I envisioned attempting to do this for my husband and in the middle of it having one of my three kids walk in. I could just imagine dancing around with a feather boa and having my eight year old son walk in and be scarred for life. I do not have that much money set aside for all the counseling he would need.
So, the strip-tease was out.
Another friend of mine thought about doing a picnic for her husband (again no kids) and again, I thought what a great idea. Boy, it hurts when reality smacks you in the face. Imagine having a nice little picnic – cheese, wine, strawberries, and then every child you bore asking if they can have some. Romantic? No.
The picnic was definitely out.
I thought I would have to come up with something a little more practical, but romantic nonetheless. And then I thought of it – blowing bubbles.
There is nothing more relaxing than watching bubbles floating around, and doing it with the one you love. When the kids go to bed, exchange cards and candy with dear ol’ hubby and sit in the backyard and have a glass of wine (if that’s your thing) and just blow bubbles.
The point is to be alone, even if it’s just for a little while doing something other than dealing with the kids, or the house, or the job. Just sitting, relaxing and being together. That’s the best Valentine’s Day I can think of.