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In these hard economic times it’s tough to put gas in the car let alone spring for a nice romantic or fun date. Hmm, how can I pay the utility bill that’s $300, the car note that’s $250, the rent that’s $850 and take out my girlfriend or boyfriend (yes guys we will take you out too…if you’re good) on that half tank of gas I just got at $2.40 a gallon. Definitely provides a challenge. Well I want to ease that challenge for some of you.
I’m a romantic at heart so I’m always thinking of ways to make a relationship sparkle. Here are a few low budget ways to date and have fun with your significant other.
Go to the nearest park and fly homemade kites.
I love the funnies that come in the Sunday’s paper. You know the ones in color. Follow these instructions PBS.ORG to make a cheap kite, get a $5 Little Caesars pizza, a couple of sodas and run, laugh and just enjoy each other.
Have a Movie Marathon
Pick a theme; your favorite Comedy movies, your favorite Horror flick or your favorite Girl meets Boy movies. Round up about two or three movies in your collection of the same genre, turn off the lights and turn the volume up loud to give it that surround sound; add some nachos or popcorn with a couple of sodas and enjoy.
Pizza and Monopoly
Make a pizza together with toppings already in the fridge. Turn on some great 80s music (can anyone say “Guy” or “New Edition”). After the pizza is ready take out the Monopoly board or your favorite board game and make it a night.
Picnic
Pack a lunch (sandwiches or last night’s fried chicken is great) and drive to the nearest park with a view. Don’t forget to pack a CD player with your favorite tunes, a blanket and a book or two if you like.
Day at the Museum
Make art come alive by visiting your local museum. Check your area because there are some museums that are free. Some museums depending on the showing serve wine and cheese.
Bird Watching
Visit a National Park and carry along a wildflower or bird watching guide whatbird.com (make your own). See who can spot the most varieties.
Dollar Movies
There is a theatre in every city that shows movies that have left the mainstream theatres. They charge a dollar or two.. Go watch a movie and then split a sundae or Banana split.
The Stars
Check out an astronomy book from the library then drive to the desert, woods or country and pick out constellations in the sky.
There is something here for even the most modest budget. There is now excuse for a boring relationship. Find a way to put the spark back in your relationship or if it’s still there, make sure you keep it lit. Visit one of these websites in case you are stumped for ideas.
www.theromantic.com, www.youcapturemyheart.com, www.everevolving.com
Pamela E. Williams
Author & Speaker
"Life Beyond Size 6"
901-643-2518
I’m a romantic at heart so I’m always thinking of ways to make a relationship sparkle. Here are a few low budget ways to date and have fun with your significant other.
Go to the nearest park and fly homemade kites.
I love the funnies that come in the Sunday’s paper. You know the ones in color. Follow these instructions PBS.ORG to make a cheap kite, get a $5 Little Caesars pizza, a couple of sodas and run, laugh and just enjoy each other.
Have a Movie Marathon
Pick a theme; your favorite Comedy movies, your favorite Horror flick or your favorite Girl meets Boy movies. Round up about two or three movies in your collection of the same genre, turn off the lights and turn the volume up loud to give it that surround sound; add some nachos or popcorn with a couple of sodas and enjoy.
Pizza and Monopoly
Make a pizza together with toppings already in the fridge. Turn on some great 80s music (can anyone say “Guy” or “New Edition”). After the pizza is ready take out the Monopoly board or your favorite board game and make it a night.
Picnic
Pack a lunch (sandwiches or last night’s fried chicken is great) and drive to the nearest park with a view. Don’t forget to pack a CD player with your favorite tunes, a blanket and a book or two if you like.
Day at the Museum
Make art come alive by visiting your local museum. Check your area because there are some museums that are free. Some museums depending on the showing serve wine and cheese.
Bird Watching
Visit a National Park and carry along a wildflower or bird watching guide whatbird.com (make your own). See who can spot the most varieties.
Dollar Movies
There is a theatre in every city that shows movies that have left the mainstream theatres. They charge a dollar or two.. Go watch a movie and then split a sundae or Banana split.
The Stars
Check out an astronomy book from the library then drive to the desert, woods or country and pick out constellations in the sky.
There is something here for even the most modest budget. There is now excuse for a boring relationship. Find a way to put the spark back in your relationship or if it’s still there, make sure you keep it lit. Visit one of these websites in case you are stumped for ideas.
www.theromantic.com, www.youcapturemyheart.com, www.everevolving.com
Pamela E. Williams
Author & Speaker
"Life Beyond Size 6"
901-643-2518
Love Hurts Sometimes
Ranyel O. Barriere
www.thicksistah.ning.com
Dating In This Recession
Pamela Williams, Writer
Ranyel O. Barriere
www.thicksistah.ning.com
Dating In This Recession
Pamela Williams, Writer
Being in love is a very special place to be.
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Warm Summer’s Night
Alone in a beach front house
Just you and I
A dim lit fire yields our only light.
I’m snuggled in your arms
We sit on the wooden floor.
The crashing waves
Beat against the nighttime shore.
You stood & I followed
To the beach you led.
A warm inviting night
A sky of deep red.
The ocean waters
So deep and so free
We strolled around our private little heaven
Just you and me.
Secluded from the world
Were you and I.
Free from life’s rules
Free from life’s guides.
We spoke of our future
Of our aspirations and all of our dreams.
We shared the night together
And its warm summer’s breeze.
The sky gave way
Displayed her precious gifts.
The moon and the stars
Set our souls adrift.
We proceeded back
To our beachfront home.
And entered
As a new day begun.
Soft music played
As we undressed
As we prepared
To give each other our best.
All Rights Reserved · Copyright ã 2005 T.Dionne
Alone in a beach front house
Just you and I
A dim lit fire yields our only light.
I’m snuggled in your arms
We sit on the wooden floor.
The crashing waves
Beat against the nighttime shore.
You stood & I followed
To the beach you led.
A warm inviting night
A sky of deep red.
The ocean waters
So deep and so free
We strolled around our private little heaven
Just you and me.
Secluded from the world
Were you and I.
Free from life’s rules
Free from life’s guides.
We spoke of our future
Of our aspirations and all of our dreams.
We shared the night together
And its warm summer’s breeze.
The sky gave way
Displayed her precious gifts.
The moon and the stars
Set our souls adrift.
We proceeded back
To our beachfront home.
And entered
As a new day begun.
Soft music played
As we undressed
As we prepared
To give each other our best.
All Rights Reserved · Copyright ã 2005 T.Dionne
Romance Novels For You To Explore!
Eight Secrets to Successful Summer Lovin'
By Susan Hayden
Courtesy of Match.com's
Happen Magazine
Do summer vacations bring out your animal instincts? Carefree, sun-drenched tourists; the scent of coconut oil; a little tequila; and skin -- skin everywhere! Who wouldn’t be in heat? So if it’s been a little chilly in your romance department so far this year, try a hot summer vacation to fire things up. The opportunities are endless.
No. 1. Let loose.
If you’re generally shy, this is the one time you may have what it takes to loosen up a bit. Think about it. You’re in a new city -- a stranger among strangers and no one to pass judgment. Reinvent yourself and live it up!
No. 2. Fly solo.
If you’re the adventurous type, traveling alone is a great way to meet people. Not only do you find yourself chit-chatting with everyone from the bellhop to the bartender, but fellow single travelers take notice when you ask for a table for one. There’s no harm in trying the old standby: Anyone sitting here?"
No. 3. Look available.
Body language is everything, and flirtation doesn’t hurt either. Smile at everyone and invite yourself into others’ conversations. My brother-in-law once told me that all it takes for a woman to meet a man is one word: "Hi."
No. 4. Look lost.
You’re new in town; you don’t know your way around. Play dumb (but not too dumb) and ask for directions -- even if you know you’re standing right on top of your destination. Or ask someone to point out the best local hangout or place to eat; it’s a great segue into asking him or her to join you.
No. 5. Group date.
Dating in a crowd still counts as dating and often can be easier than one-on-one. Feign the need for an extra person or persons to round out the required "group" for a deep-sea fishing trip. Or just flat out ask the little hottie and her friend on the beach to join you for an adventure at sea.
No. 6. Board the love boat.
A singles cruise is by far the best course of action for some action. The ship just screams "available" with group gatherings and activities at all hours. And what better way to get to know someone than by exploring an exciting port together all day?
No. 7. Hit the gym.
If you’re a fitness freak, show off that buff body at your hotel gym. The facilities are usually pretty small, so it’s easy to strike up a conversation. If you spot a cutie, and you’re staying at the hotel for an extended period of time, visit the gym daily so you can see each other again and again. Continuity will get you far.
No. 8. Be a sport.
Summer is also a good time to sweat (and release those pheromones), so get active on your vacation with some summer sports. Here’s where the guys are, so you gals have an advantage. Take up golf; ask a stranger to be your tennis partner; get in on the beach volleyball game.
Source: Love @ AOL.com
By Susan Hayden
Courtesy of Match.com's
Happen Magazine
Do summer vacations bring out your animal instincts? Carefree, sun-drenched tourists; the scent of coconut oil; a little tequila; and skin -- skin everywhere! Who wouldn’t be in heat? So if it’s been a little chilly in your romance department so far this year, try a hot summer vacation to fire things up. The opportunities are endless.
No. 1. Let loose.
If you’re generally shy, this is the one time you may have what it takes to loosen up a bit. Think about it. You’re in a new city -- a stranger among strangers and no one to pass judgment. Reinvent yourself and live it up!
No. 2. Fly solo.
If you’re the adventurous type, traveling alone is a great way to meet people. Not only do you find yourself chit-chatting with everyone from the bellhop to the bartender, but fellow single travelers take notice when you ask for a table for one. There’s no harm in trying the old standby: Anyone sitting here?"
No. 3. Look available.
Body language is everything, and flirtation doesn’t hurt either. Smile at everyone and invite yourself into others’ conversations. My brother-in-law once told me that all it takes for a woman to meet a man is one word: "Hi."
No. 4. Look lost.
You’re new in town; you don’t know your way around. Play dumb (but not too dumb) and ask for directions -- even if you know you’re standing right on top of your destination. Or ask someone to point out the best local hangout or place to eat; it’s a great segue into asking him or her to join you.
No. 5. Group date.
Dating in a crowd still counts as dating and often can be easier than one-on-one. Feign the need for an extra person or persons to round out the required "group" for a deep-sea fishing trip. Or just flat out ask the little hottie and her friend on the beach to join you for an adventure at sea.
No. 6. Board the love boat.
A singles cruise is by far the best course of action for some action. The ship just screams "available" with group gatherings and activities at all hours. And what better way to get to know someone than by exploring an exciting port together all day?
No. 7. Hit the gym.
If you’re a fitness freak, show off that buff body at your hotel gym. The facilities are usually pretty small, so it’s easy to strike up a conversation. If you spot a cutie, and you’re staying at the hotel for an extended period of time, visit the gym daily so you can see each other again and again. Continuity will get you far.
No. 8. Be a sport.
Summer is also a good time to sweat (and release those pheromones), so get active on your vacation with some summer sports. Here’s where the guys are, so you gals have an advantage. Take up golf; ask a stranger to be your tennis partner; get in on the beach volleyball game.
Source: Love @ AOL.com
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LOVE Hurts Sometimes
By: Ranyel Ozenne Barriere
Have you ever been in a situation where you felt like you LOVED someone but you just couldn’t stand to be around him/her. I mean, really, you LOVE them because you have been through so much together, the good times and the bad times. The headaches and the LOVE aches, the joys and the pains. You may have children together or share a pet, but lately your feelings are more along the lines of ‘you keep the dog every other weekend and rotating holidays.’ It seems like LOVE has left the building.
However, everyone, no matter how hard they may try to deny it, secretly desires to LOVE and be LOVED. We were created by LOVE, through LOVE and in the image of LOVE, so it is in our spiritual DNA to crave, want, receive and reciprocate LOVE. Yet, in the midst of our midnight craving for LOVE we often fail to realize that LOVE hurts sometimes.
Our fairy tale image of LOVE happily ever after is tainted by a slap in the face, a creeping while you’re sleeping or some other form of personal violation. We instantaneously alter our perception of LOVE to see that LOVE has flaws and imperfections. We believe that once we realize that LOVE is no longer perfect that it is no longer true, but the reality is that because LOVE isn’t perfect it is so true. With LOVE being an imperfect emotional state, we can understand that we have room to change ourselves and LOVE will change with us.
I remember a poem I wrote in college right before I met my husband that expressed the battle that LOVE and I were going through, it went like this…
Sometimes LOVE makes me feel like I am floating on cloud 9, with no particular direction.
I'm just drifting off at the thought of being in LOVE.
Yet at other times LOVE makes me feel mistreated and abused.
It makes me say things I do not mean and it makes me react in ways I never thought possible.
Still LOVE makes me happy when I am sad and fulfilled when I am hungry.
I can remember my mom telling folk I was on a LOVE diet.
But all the while LOVE was strangling me to death by its imperfections and ambiguities.
It was as if no matter how hard I try to fall in LOVE with LOVE...LOVE just wouldn't fall in LOVE with me.
But I held on to LOVE'S friends HOPE and FAITH.
I maintained the belief that one day LOVE would have me and we would live happily ever after in LOVE.
Stand steadfast and trust in the Lord knowing that he will provide, for he is LOVE.
By: Ranyel Ozenne Barriere
Have you ever been in a situation where you felt like you LOVED someone but you just couldn’t stand to be around him/her. I mean, really, you LOVE them because you have been through so much together, the good times and the bad times. The headaches and the LOVE aches, the joys and the pains. You may have children together or share a pet, but lately your feelings are more along the lines of ‘you keep the dog every other weekend and rotating holidays.’ It seems like LOVE has left the building.
However, everyone, no matter how hard they may try to deny it, secretly desires to LOVE and be LOVED. We were created by LOVE, through LOVE and in the image of LOVE, so it is in our spiritual DNA to crave, want, receive and reciprocate LOVE. Yet, in the midst of our midnight craving for LOVE we often fail to realize that LOVE hurts sometimes.
Our fairy tale image of LOVE happily ever after is tainted by a slap in the face, a creeping while you’re sleeping or some other form of personal violation. We instantaneously alter our perception of LOVE to see that LOVE has flaws and imperfections. We believe that once we realize that LOVE is no longer perfect that it is no longer true, but the reality is that because LOVE isn’t perfect it is so true. With LOVE being an imperfect emotional state, we can understand that we have room to change ourselves and LOVE will change with us.
I remember a poem I wrote in college right before I met my husband that expressed the battle that LOVE and I were going through, it went like this…
Sometimes LOVE makes me feel like I am floating on cloud 9, with no particular direction.
I'm just drifting off at the thought of being in LOVE.
Yet at other times LOVE makes me feel mistreated and abused.
It makes me say things I do not mean and it makes me react in ways I never thought possible.
Still LOVE makes me happy when I am sad and fulfilled when I am hungry.
I can remember my mom telling folk I was on a LOVE diet.
But all the while LOVE was strangling me to death by its imperfections and ambiguities.
It was as if no matter how hard I try to fall in LOVE with LOVE...LOVE just wouldn't fall in LOVE with me.
But I held on to LOVE'S friends HOPE and FAITH.
I maintained the belief that one day LOVE would have me and we would live happily ever after in LOVE.
Stand steadfast and trust in the Lord knowing that he will provide, for he is LOVE.
