Olive Garden Date: at home

I saw this from Six sisters and loved the idea! Its hard for us to eat our because I can't stop thinking about how I could make this dish cheaper at home. Am i the only one? I hope not. So when I came across this idea, I just loved it! And be sure to browse around their site as well. There are some great ideas.

http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/12/olive-garden-date-night-at-home-recipes.html

Spice up your marriage

But not in the way you are thinking! 

I came across this article via Pintrest. 

Still recovering from our littlest addition arriving a week ago, my hubby has been just amazing to me. He has been soft spoken, funny, SUPER DUPER helpful etc. I was trying to remember the last time we argued and honestly, it hasn't happened this year. I think that we both (read: me) have been making a bigger effort not to take offense and to really try to listen first. Before getting all uptight and defensive. One thing that Hubby told me was that if something is really bothering him, he would write it down. Then, if after a week, it STILL was bothering him, he would come to me and we would address it together. It has made a HUGE difference. What have you done to help keep your marriage going?

Here are a few highlights but be sire to go over and read it all. Its not long. Promise. 

Seek feedback and help each other. From an eternal perspective, we are all new at marriage and have a lot to learn. A humble approach toward each other allows husbands and wives to learn from one another. Seeking feedback from your spouse about how you are doing and how you could improve might be just what you need to be a better spouse and parent. Remember that insisting on being right is not as important as being united and having the Spirit

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“Marriage partners must be quick to forgive. If we will sue for peace, taking the initiative in settling differences—if we forgive and forget with all our hearts … if we forgive all real or fancied offenses before we askforgiveness for our own sins—if we pay our own debts, large or small, before we press our debtors—if we manage to clear our own eyes of the blinding beams before we magnify the motes in the eyes of others—what a glorious world this would be! Divorce would be reduced to a minimum; courts would be freed from disgusting routines; family life would be heavenly; the building of the kingdom would go forward at an accelerated pace; and the peace which passeth understanding would bring to us all a joy and happiness which has hardly ‘entered into the heart of man.’”

The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, ed. Edward L. Kimball (1982), 242. 

Taste the Rainbow

Check me out over here! Love the Dating Divas

remember how sometimes I come up with pretty fun dates? Well, one of them is about Family History. Now don't go rolling your eyes... not yet anyhow. Go over to the Dating Divas and check it out.

and while you are there, don't forget to look around a bit and even subscribe to the site. 

Some Laughter for you

Me being 37 weeks preggers is not good for my marriage. 

Not only am I tired and huge etc etc etc... 

but then I feel a tad bit guilty as well for unwashed hair, dirty laundry, and a dishwasher full of dishes.

BUT... I am lucky enough to have a darling hubbs to help. 

So here is to all the hubbs in the world who pitch in. 

And to the ones who don't... 

shame on you. 

You are really missing out on turning your wife on in no time flat. 

Cathy Thorne Comic

source

Hurry! You can start tonight!

I was trying to think of what to do for Feb and I remembered this post from a reader of Love_Actually. 

Its called "remember when" and mimics the 12 Lays of Christmas

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You can go there and read what some of her "Remember When" hearts were.

Do this and you will have some pretty happy hubby's! 

P.S: if you come up with more "Remember When's" please share!!

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Remember When:

• We got caught making out. Lets try that again { but not get caught}
• you made me dinner and then I made you dessert
• we went fishing and you got your line tangled? Lets get tangles tonight
• we would play tennis together? Let's try it again. 
• you bought me that certain swimsuit? Let's see if it still fits and take a dip in the hot tub

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Well, not the best list but I know time is running out. Theoretically, you could just do one heart tonight and then you would have a whole day to think of more "remember when's"

Yes, I am talking to Y-O-U!

Goodbye Jan 2012. 

Also known as the LONGEST month of my life. Seriously. It sorta dragged on for me. 

Good thing Feb is gonna be here in less than 12 hours. 

And here is where you come in. Yes you, my followers, stalkers, lurkers etc, 

Email me by Feb 5th with your BEST date or love or fun idea you got. 

Feel free to include a picture as well. 

Feb is the month of love and in the spirit of love, I want to feature Y-O-U! 

So, send it in to texasisforlovers2@gmail.com

This will give you something to do during the Superbowl. lol!