I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream!

Do you or your spouse love ice cream? Well, Salt & Straw is the place for you two to go! Salt & Straw will fulfill your sweet cravings. They have over 12 flavors to choose from. Some flavors are even invented by students specifically for Salt & Straw Portland locations.

There are four locations in Portland for you to choose from. Experiment with different flavors and share them with your date!

There are also new flavors added every month used with local ingredients to make you feel right at home in Portland!

Also, if you and your spouse love Salt & Straw SO much you can join the Pints Club and get five pints delivered to your door every month for $65. Talk about date night at home indulging in delicious cold desserts!

Relationship Tip!

Talk to your spouse about what their favorite flavors are! What flavors do they dislike? Asking questions to find out what your spouse’s favorite things are the moment. Maybe you can surprise them later with them too! This could really help you and your spouse learn more about each other. As we go through life our favorite things will change, so it’s important to make sure we keep up with learning about our other half!

London Sky Garden

When in London, visit one of London’s best kept secrets!

The Sky Garden is known as “London’s Highest Public Garden”. It’s the perfect date location for a couple on vacation in London. Not only will you find some of the greatest views of London that can be found, you can enjoy dinner, brunch, drinks, live music, early morning yoga, or even more drinks, all with a view!

Take a seat and enjoy a romantic meal as you watch the sun set on the most gorgeous view of London.

Or start your morning right and get a little yoga in before you both spend the day touring this enchanting city. After you’ve relaxed with yoga, take a seat and enjoy breakfast or brunch.

How about drinks and live music? Can you imagine a cooler atmosphere than the top of a skyscraper overlooking the city of London? You can dance the night away, on top of the world!

Whatever you do at the Sky Garden, you will have the time of your life and make great memories together from your time in London, my husband and I did!

One of the best things about this place is it is free to visit. All you have to do is book ahead!

The Sky Garden is open from 10am to 6am, Monday - Friday and 11am to 9pm on weekends. Go take your spouse on a great date and enjoy fantastic views like these:

*All photos were found on the Sky Garden website, except for my three that are my personal photos.

Relationship Tip: Don’t forget to go on dates, even when you are on vacation! If you spend all of your time touring in a city, you might as well spend some of that touring time strengthening your relationship.

Anniversary Inn

If you haven’t been to the Anniversary Inn for a getaway, then you are missing out! There are 3 locations in Utah, which are Logan, and 2 in the Salt Lake valley. There is one location in Boise, Idaho. The Anniversary Inn is the ideal place to celebrate your honeymoon, anniversary, or even just to have some quiet and alone time with your sweetie.  It's a total escape to other countries or your imagination! Plan a little adventure, in the Mysteries of Egypt Suite or the Arabian Night's Suite. Sleep in a treehouse in the Swiss Family Robinson Suite or watch a movie on the big screen while lounging in the back of a pick-up truck in Rich's Drive-In. Want a little romance? Pamper your beloved in the two story Juliet's Balcony or Romeo and Juliet's suites. Sweep your sweetheart off their feet in Sleeping Beauty's castle or Aphrodite's Court. These are just to name a few rooms that are available at the Anniversary Inn. Something to consider, each location does have similar rooms, however, they also have different rooms as well.

The prices vary depending on the room that you reserve. The Ruby Suites are $169 per night. The Emerald Suites are $219 per night. The Diamond Suites are $269 per night. During the week, the rooms are $20 less. They have a Romantic Rewards loyalty program, as well as running promotions throughout the year. They even will text you deals when they become available.

To make your stay even a little bit more special, they have a gift shop where you can order little extras for your stay. They have items such as champagne flutes adorned with the Anniversary Inn logo. You can even have them filled with chocolate Hershey Kisses. Speaking of chocolate, you can order a box of gourmet chocolate, chocolate covered strawberries or pretzels. If you want things that smell scrumptious, they have candles, essential oils, and bubble bath bombs. They also have a variety of gift packages, including a couple’s massage. 

If you like blogs, they have that, too! They have a blog that talks about a different room with pictures. It gives you a good idea about what each themed room looks like and its amenities. 

The Anniversary Inn has been awarded with many awards for their business. 

If interested in this destination for a getaway, please call 1-800-324-4152. You won’t regret it!

Date in a Box Series #1- Unbox Love

Are you ever too busy to go on a date or even plan a date? It seems like we all have become so busy that sometimes we simply forget or don't have time to plan! Well, there are some great companies out there that are willing to do 100% of the work for you! They are Date Night Subscriptions where every month they send you a dat in a box and you take part and have fun with your spouse! We are going to run a series on some of the Date Night Subscriptions and give our honest opinion on just how well we think it works and if we felt like it was worth the month that they charge!

Up First! Unbox Love My husband and I received the November box from this great company to try out! It came at a perfect time because I had just found out I was pregnant and was suffering from terrible morning sickness and did not feel like going out and spent many days in bed.
I opened the box prior to Ty coming home from work. I love that they provided me with Time Saving Tips and a recipe to try! Along with that, Unbox Love sent directions on just how to go about our date with 4 simple steps. They sent for His Eyes Only and Her Eyes only Cards as well, which you will use during the date on the Appreciation step!

It asked us to "pop" our snack and while we did this appreciate one another with various things that it told us to do in the directions. After this. we got to get competitive, who doesn't love a little competition? They sent us Tummple Time A challenging twist on Jenga. And Yes, we did have a little side competition going and I won! They encourage you to share using #unboxlove! After the game they give some wrapping up ideas.
Overall, we really loved our Unbox Love Date Box. It was so nice that everything was planned out for us and gave us ways to connect as well as ways to have some friendly competition. If you are a busy couple who needs a pre planned at home date this is a good company to go through.

There are three subscription options: Month to month, 3 months, or 6 months. The prices vary depending on which package you choose. from $39.00 to $34.00. You can also gift these boxes, but that does cost a little bit more. For the pricing click here! Shipping is free and arrives right on your door step and is all ready to go! I would recommend this Date Night Subscription Box to others based on the box we received for November!

Be sure to follow Unbox Love on Twitter! #UnboxLove


*These opinions gave are the honest opinions of Date Night Rewards. We were in no way paid for our opinion. We did receive a complimentary box to try and and review.

Game Night Competition

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Many family households nowadays have some sort of gaming systems, or even board games. Tonight it would be fun to create a little friendly competition between you and your spouse! There are many different games such as board games, video games, card games, etc. that you can choose from.

Work together and choose 3 games, of the various choices listed above, and have a little tournament with each other. Best 2 out of 3 wins! You can always add more, but this is a good start. Just remember that this is friendly competition; we don’t want negative feelings or words entered into the experience otherwise it will significantly lower the enjoyment.

Don’t Forget to Reconnect!

To reconnect during this game night, talk about each of your absolute top date nights you have ever gone on together. It is always fun to reminisce and recall those happy memories! Each of your favorites does not have to be the same, and it is likely that you will each think of a different one. Talk about why this was your favorite, and if you can, try and recreate these date nights again some time in the future! It never hurts to repeat a date night, and it can be fun to get all excited about the planning and details all over again!

Bonding Over Music

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http://www.confettidaydreams.com/rocking
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For this weeks date night, learn an instrument together. This date may take up several date nights, because learning an instrument together takes time. Learning a new skill together is a great way to have something in common, it gives you the opportunity to share interests with each other, and can give you the satisfaction of accomplishing something together. Though this is a great date night activity, this date actually provides more than just “something to do.” This activity can aid in strengthening your marriage. Henry Ford said, “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is a process. Working together is success.” You started your life together by getting married, doing weekly date nights is the “keeping together” part of the process.

The Portland Japanese Garden

Photo Courtesy of Yelp.com

The Portland Japanese Garden is a unique place to visit. The meticulously manicured garden features 5 different garden themes - the Flat Garden, the Strolling Pond Garden, the Tea Garden, the Natural Garden, and the Sand and Stone Garden. Visiting the Portland Japanese Garden will be a tranquil, serene, eye-pleasing, heart-pleasing experience for both you and your spouse. Check out their website http://japanesegarden.com/ for information about hours and pricing. It will reopen in a few weeks (on March 1, 2016) so start planning that zen date now.

Relationship Tip:

How do you express love to your spouse? There are so many different ways to do this, and hopefully the longer you are married, the better you will be at recognizing the best ways you can express your love for them. The important thing is that you express your love and gratitude often. Take some time to watch this clip on expressions of love with your spouse.