Vow to date

Weekly dates are important to maintain even after tying the knot - it's an opportunity to celebrate your relationship, communicate and remain present with your partner. Despite not having children...well human children, the hubby and I often find ourselves in too much of a routine. Work, chores, exercise, food, television, sleep. BORING!! Enter: weekly dates.

To honor this commitment to one another we make certain to pencil each other in for either a dinner out, a movie in or a walk around the neighborhood. The weekly dates do not need to be extravagant, romantic or even creative; they just need to provide an outlet to spend time together. Below are some inexpensive - sometimes FREE - weekly date ideas.

• Walk to the weekly farmer's market, purchase fresh ingredients and make a meal together
• Take a bike ride around the bay
• Explore downtown and use your photography skills. Take pictures of interesting buildings, objects and people.
• Go to your local comedy club
• Turn up the tunes and have a dance party...in your living room!
• Check out a new neighborhood
• Take a hike
• Go to the humane society and give some love to the dogs and cats
• Rent paddle boards 
• Host a bonfire by the bay...or front yard
• Enjoy a beach day
• Check out a local brewery
• Volunteer at a beach clean-up
• Have your own wine, cheese and cracker night
• Play board games
• Just enjoy each other!