It’s a holiday weekend! So in that spirit our topic on Monday will be vacations, dates and other times away. Here are some questions to ponder this weekend:
Do you take vacations as a family, with just your husband, or both?
What are those vacations like? Do they wear you out or refresh you?
Do you schedule regular date nights? If so, do you talk about your children (if you have them) or have a children-free-conversation rule?
Do you have family out of town and if so, how often do you visit them? Is it stressful or relaxing to visit? How do all these things affect your marriage relationship
What are those vacations like? Do they wear you out or refresh you?
Do you schedule regular date nights? If so, do you talk about your children (if you have them) or have a children-free-conversation rule?
Do you have family out of town and if so, how often do you visit them? Is it stressful or relaxing to visit? How do all these things affect your marriage relationship
We take family vacations. We’ll have time later in life to take vacations as a couple.
Some vacations (like camping) leave us feeling very refreshed. Other vacations, like family visits back home, tend to wear us out. We both have family in the same area, so we always have a very full schedule when we’re there. This is not to say that we don’t enjoy our time there, but it can be a bit stressful as we try to get everything done.
We do not currently have regular date nights. For a while, we were having date nights at home every Friday night. We’d put Munchkin to bed early and watch a movie together. We’d usually enjoy a nice bowl of popcorn as well. We hope to start this back up again soon as we both miss it. We talk about whatever when we do have the “once in a blue moon” date out.
Getting away as a family is critical for our relationship. Now, I realize that some people may not understand how a family vacation could possibly help our relationship as a couple, but it really does make a difference to get away from the normal hussle and bussle of life. We enjoy just sitting around relaxing while Munchkin plays or rides her bike. It gives us a chance to sit and talk. It gives us a chance to reconnect.
We’re at a place right now where life does, in some respect, revolve around Munchkin, but we know the value of staying connected as a couple. Sometimes this means just making sure the other person knows they are loved and being thought about. Simple things like saying I love you and holding hands can make such a huge difference. Spontaneous kisses while working on projects also help us to stay connected. We just need to make sure we continue to have open communication.
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We got married in our early 30’s after dating for 5 years. During our dating years, we traveled a lot as a couple.
Now that we have a little one, we always travel as a family. We have no desire to take a vacation without our son, although many family members tell us we should.
Our family vacations usually consist of long weekends in Mexico. I just posted pictures from our two May trips.
We also go camping and back to visit my family in NE. Visits back to family leave me feeling exhausted because we do so much running around trying to see everyone. Still, I wouldn’t miss these visits. They keep our extended family connections strong!
Good topic of discussion!
The little things are so important and yet easy to forget- like holding hands, etc. Your Munchkin is at a good age for family vacations. Ours are still at the age where they’re more work than not! Thanks for posting!
We love camping too but haven’t done that yet since moving. Thanks for the great reminder 🙂 I agree with your thoughts and with Overwhelmed! comment. Many suggest we should vacation away from the children ~ but we have no desire. This season of life is so short and I wouldn’t want to waste a minute of it! Have a wonderful day…I’m heading to bed over here! Blessings!
I have enjoyed your post . We love camping also. You are so right it is the little things in life and little slices of life that are so important also.
Angel ():)
You are so right to say that soon enough you will have time to take vacations as a couple! It came too soon for me! Enjoyed your post.
I love your post….. reaching out and holding the hand of someone you love does soemthing for both. Kids too. Thank you for sharing your life with me. Love and hugs, Lynn
Sounds like you are keeping contact with your spouse to keep the romance and connection going. Good job!
Hey there! Thanks for sharing as always – I hope we can do camping some day. I grew up camping all over Northern CA as a child and have so many fond memories. Munchkin will have great memories of these years as well.