Holiday Celebrations Archives - Page 17 of 18

All-American Date: 4th of July Baseball Game

We had a great date on the 4th of July. What better way to celebrate America than with the All-American sport? We enjoyed singing “God Bless America” at the 7th Inning Stretch We were lucky to get tickets to the sold-out game- apparently, lots of people had this idea! When at the ballpark it’s pretty… Read More

4th of July Breakfast

Happy Independence Day! We absolutely love the 4th of July. This is the first year Jacob hasn’t headed home to his small town in Northern AZ to celebrate. I guess when you’re a the new people on the job vacation is a little hard to come by. Who lets these mid-week holiday things happen on a… Read More

Cinco De Mayo Date Ideas

A List of Cinco de Mayo date ideas to help you connect with your significant other while enjoying the favorite foods and activities of the 5th of May! In case anyone is in need of some fun Cinco de Mayo activities, I thought I’d share our list! I brainstormed a bunch of Cinco de Mayo… Read More

Easter Waffles

If you’ve ever had those mornings when you get up and think “If I could only eat ice cream for breakfast and not feel completely sick later,” (and let’s just call this what it is and admit that we’ve all thought that) then we have your solution! We are both very involved at our church volunteering time… Read More

Easter Weekend: Musings on Creating Your Own Family Traditions

Did you have an awesome Easter? We hope so! Any holiday that reminds us of a Savior and the hope of a resurrection, combined with family, food, candy, and time together is always a winner! Plus we made Samoa cupcakes. How could a weekend not be amazing with these around? One of the funniest/most difficult things about being… Read More

Easter Pageant 2012

Date Info: Mesa Temple Easter Pageant Price: Free Location: Mesa, AZ- Runs 10 days before Easter annually Website: Mesa Easter Pageant The Easter Pageant is one fantastic and free date/family activity the two weeks before Easter. If you’ve never heard of it, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints puts this show on with all volunteer actors… 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

Valentine’s Gifts and Surprises

I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day with some awesome dates and fun/romantic gifts. We both said over and over that it was by far the best V-Day we’ve ever had! Being married to the right person really is awesome- and oh so worth the wait! I wake up quite a bit earlier than… Read More

Our Perfect Valentine’s Gift

It’s officially February…which sends me into the zone that says- 2 weeks until Valentine’s Day, don’t blow it this year! Jacob and I had been friends for about 8 months before we started dating officially. We were one of those couples that made it official about a week before Valentine’s Day. That can be make… Read More

New Year’s Eve- Ringing in 2012

Date Info: Comedy Club Holiday Themed Night Price: $25-$50 Location: Any comedy club, we’re at Jester’z in Scottsdale Website: Jester’z Comedy Club Happy New Year! We had a lot of fun ringing in 2012 Even if it took us two tries to figure out the 2012 thing….(no, we don’t drink alcohol, we promise) We went to Jester’z about 6 months ago… Read More

Merry Christmas! The 12 Months of Dates Christmas Gift

MERRY CHRISTMAS! We loved spending Christmas morning together. Maybe next year we’ll get the top part of the stockings completed…but at least we made the bottom part out of burlap in time! Jacob was as giddy as he’s ever been this morning. And I enjoyed his creative wrapping jobs to disguise what an item really… Read More

A Christmas Carol

If you’ve never read A Christmas Carol you truly should. If you’ve never seen A Christmas Carol performed on stage, well add that one on the to-do list as well! We absolutely love Hale Center Theatre. They are a unique theater with the stage set and ground level with the audience in seats that are… Read More