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Christmas 2013

There’s something so magical about Christmas Eve. Particularly when you look at the tree with all presents (finally) wrapped and stockings full. No matter how old I get I still think the sight of Santa having visited your house and all items remaining untouched is the most magical thing in the world. This was kind… Read More

Neighbor Christmas Treats

Keeping with the Christmas spirit, we thought a fun date night would be to make treats for our neighbors and deliver them. We’ve had several new ones move in lately that we don’t know, and it’s always fun to get to know them while they remember us fondly as the treat neighbors. Plus spreading holiday… Read More

The Holiday Rush

We absolutely love the holidays and all that comes with it! One thing that’s caught us off guard this year is how short the Christmas season is, how many responsibilities we have with church, work, and family outings, and how little time we seem to have to do it all! We decided there would still… Read More

Christmas 2012: The 12 Months of Dates Year 2

One of my favorite things to do in the whole world is give someone I know and love a gift. I love how excited people get, or the moment they look at you and say “you remembered I said this?” when you give something they mentioned months earlier, or when you surprise someone and they… Read More

12 Months of Dates December: Temple Lights and Hot Chocolate

Our Year of Dates December date: Visiting the Temple Lights and enjoying a hot chocolate date night. This is a cheap holiday date that is always fun, and perfect for a 12 months of dates gift! This has been one amazing year with our 12 Months of Dates! Each month we look forward to… Read More

Ugly Sweater Party 2012

Date Info: Ugly Sweater Party Price: Cost of hot chocolate bar and snacks (I’d plan $20-$50) Location: Anywhere There’s just no group date like a couple’s ugly sweater party at Christmas. This was our 2nd year and luckily our sweaters we worked so hard gluing elements from the .99 cent store got to work it again! And… Read More

East Valley Mormon Choral Organization

Remember last Christmas when we were hooked up with tickets to see the East Valley Mormon Choral Organization’s Christmas concert? We got lucky again this year! My parents called the night before asking if we’d like to take their extra tickets. Man, I have nice parents and we must be living our lives right or… Read More

Christmas Baking Night

When it rains all day and the sun comes out for less than 10 minutes total, we typically have the urge to turn our oven on and to make sure our date involves some serious snuggles. This combined with Christmas inspired dating lead us to our traditional Christmas baking date which usually ends with one… Read More

Gingerbread House 2012

Don’t forget- one more day to enter TheAllredFrontDoor Giveaway! We’re definitely loving getting our Christmas on together, and enjoying some quality time and dates doing so! This week we went with one of our Christmas traditions- We love to make “gingerbread” structures out of graham crackers I particularly love this activity because watching Jacob’s… Read More

The Forgotten Carols

Every December we try hard to make sure we enjoy at least one holiday celebration of the arts. Last year we went to see A Christmas Carol, and we also have made it see choirs or other plays. This year I thought it may be fun to give Jacob a new experience and take him… Read More