Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Dates and Lunch

What makes for a great date? As I was trying to think of my all time favorite date one single date didn't really pop into my mind.

Though, I did remember my first date with Eric. It was a group date- we went up the canyon and roasted marshmallows and just laughed and had a great time.. oh and we may have kissed on that date.
A picture from our first date

Or the time that we played lazer tag with a bunch of our friends and then went to a local dance even though I thought I was ready for bed. Eric had to keep me up a little longer that night though- as that was the night he proposed.

Or I thought about the time that Eric and I went mini-golfing and then out to dinner. Or the time when we went to BYU's bowl game in Vegas and froze our butts off in the constant 40 mph winds. But BYU won and it was a ton of fun- and this is the only time Eric and I have gotten away overnight just the two of us since having kids. Wow-that needs to be remedied.

I think the one common factor in all of these dates I thought about-besides the obvious factor- Eric-- is that we did something different than just dinner and a movie. Even if it was simple, like mini-golf, it was just not an every day thing we do and so made it that much more special.

And why I am writing this post today? Well because I am being featured and hosting a "lunch" on a great new blog called Blossoming Bloggers.
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This is a site with the intent to help new bloggers. They feature tips and advice and talk about how to do things on lunch- and every Wednesday someone hosts a "lunch"-- they post a recipe and write a prompt for people to respond to. My question- what is the best date you have ever been on?

So what is your best date? Write your response and head on over to Blossoming Blogger to link up- and make sure you go see what recipe I shared.

29 comments:

  1. That pic of you and Eric is so cute. You look so tiny next to him! (love the jean overalls too!)

    I think my favorite "date" with Jdaddy was when we went to Toronto for the weekend shortly after getting married. We had been out all day shopping and going to the Hockey Hall of Fame. we found a hole in the wall bar/restaurant and just drank and talked and ate for hours. It was awesome.

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  2. I love that picture of you guys!! :)

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  3. Look how young you guys are!!

    So many of my favorite dates have been with my husband. He's a great planner and loves to surprise me!

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  4. What a cute cute picture of the two of you! Mike and I went to a Packer game one time and I wore some green overalls. They were so comfy!

    Hmm...the best date? This is making me think! Oh duh! It's the date on the cruise after the Captain's dinner where he proposed! That was a GREAT date!!

    I'm off to check out Blossoming Blogger!

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  5. I'm SO boring. I love nothing more than a movie and dinner. LOL!!

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  6. PS I keep reading that as Blossoming Booger. I need a nap.

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  7. Wow--that picture is so adorable! We've never been overnight away from the kids either. Also looking to remedy that situation--if I could just get my parents to move near me. :)

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  8. You two look adorable in that photo, and it's so great that you made your dates a little more interesting!

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  9. Look at you guys--just kids in that pic! It's so fun that you guys don't do the typical date.

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  10. Such a cute picture! I've been married 40 years so lots of memorable dates but I remember the day we looked at our first piece of property...10 acres of unimproved Oregon forest. We were full of great plans and dreams! Back in August you left a kind comment on my post about Elmer's glue for crackle painting, and I thank you for it! Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you but I'm finally catching up.

    Regards!

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  11. Awww…look at the two of you!! How adorable. It seems obvious that you guys found your soul mate in each other.

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  12. Best date....hmmmm...we went Medieval Times once...that's kind of pricey but it was lots of fun. I miss dancing. We used to go line dancing. Despite the Zumba I would probably stumble all over the place. hahaha.

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  13. Love that picture of you guys! I think my best date was my first date with hubby. We went to Cedar Point and he even talked me into riding a few roller coasters, which I hate to do.

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  14. Love this topic! It's SO hard to think of fun dates. I have to agree with MiMi...I love dinner and a movie~

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  15. That's a tough call! My recent high school reunion was a pretty darned fun date - even if not technically a date.

    MacGyver and I always have fun wine tasting.

    I LOVE the lazer tag idea. But we'd never be able to get away with that as a date - Punky would be too mad if she found out ;-)

    Can't wait to check out Blossoming bloggers.

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  16. great topic and headng over right now

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  17. Oh, what a fun idea!

    So sweet that you have a pic from your first date!

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  18. One of my most... memorable dates was when Jerk Face and I were locked out of a house one night... so we slept in a barn on a wagon, covered up with burlap bags... It was pretty awful... :)

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  19. Aw, Emmy, this is so sweet!! I think I need to have a date night with my husband soon...I can't remember the last time we went on a date!
    And what a cool idea to help new bloggers out :)

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  20. Love that you have a picture from your first date. My first date with Ben was the best!

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  21. Those are sweet memories. I don't know if I have a memorable date--I just love spending time with my husband, even if we just watch TV or go to the grocery store.

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  22. My best date would be the "first official" date I had with Steve, my hubby. We went up to Canada from some indoor mini golf. Then we went to Tim Hortens for some chocolate milk and donuts! It was great!!

    Oddly enough, that's what he did for his bachelors party the night before we got married with his brothers and brother-in-laws. lol!

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  23. Love that photo!

    I think my favorite date was the night we were engaged. Cliche, I know!

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  24. When my husband and I were first dating we did "alphabet dates" where each date had the theme of a letter. We started at Z and worked our way back to A. I think my favourite would have been our Z date we. took our "zebra" soft toy (there were no zebras so we drew stripes on a horse) and took it to all sorts of places around town and took photos with it. It was heaps of fun. We ended our Alphabet dates by moving to Australia!

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  25. What fun the two of you had!

    My best date involved at late night stroll by the monuments in Washington, D.C.

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  26. What a great idea!

    And how cute are you all young and in love in that pic!

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  27. OK spill it- how in the world have you not aged one single bit?

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  28. I loved the dates that were creative the most. They were always the best, and obviously the most memorable.

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  29. you just have a face that never ages i've decided... SO CUTE!! Love that picture!! I've gotta think about my best date ever.. i'm late reading this or I'd do a post to link it... hugs!

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