Romantic Dates Archives - Page 7 of 7

Flagstaff Getaway: Lowell Observatory

When we’d had our fill of downtown and it got truly dark, we headed up to the Lowell Observatory to check out some stars and planets. We happened upon a meteorite as well…. We had really high hopes, and maybe it was the fact that an event for some society was booked this night keeping… Read More

Achievement Celebration, a Romantic Stroll, and Probably Way Too Much Personal Information!

Something pretty great happened in my life this past week, I achieved one of the most ambitious goals I’ve ever set for myself and paid off my student loans from my MBA in about a year. I’ve learned some valuable financial lessons, great things happen when you don’t use your raise or bonus for anything… Read More

Master Chef Cooking Class: A Taste of Thai

For Mother’s Day Jacob gave me a TravelZoo deal he’d purchased to take a class at the prestigious culinary school, Le Cordon Bleu. I had a few thoughts instantly: 1. Wow, I’m not even a Mom, what a generous gift and husband I have! 2. I can’t believe he stole my thunder, I splurged on… Read More

Paint Your Own Van Gogh: Take 2

We don’t typically repeat many dates, but every once in a while you do something so cool you know you have to do it again. Remember last spring when we painted our own Starry Night at the Art of Merlot? We couldn’t believe how much fun we had on that date! When there was another… Read More

Romantic Paddle Boats: 12 Months of Dates May

A romantic date night renting paddle boats downtown and watching the sunset. Your guide to an amazing paddle boat date night and Tempe Town Lake Paddle Boat rentals. Paddle Boats Downtown Date Night Date: Renting Paddle Boats Downtown Date Night Price: Renting paddle boats in Downtown Tempe is $30 an hour/$45 for two hours. Be… Read More

The Art of Merlot- Becoming Van Gogh Date

Date Info: Art of Merlot- BYOB Painting Class Price: $45 per person- but we wait for the quarterly Groupon for BOGO Free. Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Website: The Art of Merlot We’d once again like to take a moment and give thanks to Groupon for giving us an idea for a date we never would have thought of, and… Read More

Dinner at Eight- That’s Amore!

Blessed Pinterest for sharing so many great ideas! I always see something that looks awesome that sparks a date night. I absolutely love finding other’s ideas on creative dating too! I was intrigued by a pin I saw linking to the blog “A Bit of Sunshine” by Rebekah Gogh. She is an amazing photographer which… Read More

Valentine’s Day Ball- Our Most Romantic Date Yet

Valentine’s Day Ball Date Night Date Info: Valentine’s Ball Price: $100-$150 Location: Check your local newspaper’s website for listings I’m not sure there is a better way to describe our Valentine’s date than magical. We were lucky enough to be scouring the web for cool events in our area and stumble upon a local Valentine’s Day ball.… Read More

Vegas Vacation- Phantom of the Opera at The Venetian

Jacob has never been to a Broadway musical before, and our awesome Vegas local friends tipped us off that Phantom of the Opera was the best show on the strip. When you find half off tickets it’s extra hard to turn it down. When we heard it was also Royal and Rachel’s first Broadway we… Read More

The Duce: Perhaps Our Most Memorable Date Yet

We have mentioned several times how we do this just to make sure we keep the love alive and have some fun together in this crazy thing called life. However, this particular date I must say just really did something for both of us. I think we had so much fun and at least for… Read More

Melting Pot Picnic

Date Info: Fondue Picnic at Home Price: Cost of food (I’d plan $20-$50) I took Jacob to The Melting Pot last fall for his birthday- we had a lot of fun! We both decided we like to cook enough we could probably recreate the experience at home for a fraction of the cost. So, I decided… Read More