Make A Memory!

This summer, make one of your vacation days something for just the two of you! Make a memory. Just 24 hours away can be a way to fan the flame of passion and romance. Consider these options:

Honeymoon Repeat: Go back to the place you took your first honeymoon and do it all over again. Go to the same shops, do the same activities, or add in a few new ones. The number one reason couples who have already filed for divorce but then don’t go through with it but rather stay and rekindle romance is that they realize how much they have already invested in the relationship. Remind yourself of how and why you first fell in love.

Vow Renewal: Arrange a private ceremony with a pastor, throw a bash for all your friends and family, or plan a “destination wedding” and bring those closest to you on a cruise or to the islands for an intimate ceremony. Say “I do” all over again.

Do a dream date: Splurge on a hot air balloon, rent a boat and spend the night on the sea, go someplace out of the way like a lighthouse. Think outside the box. Bring the “happily ever after” to life by living out a storybook dream: ride in a carriage or spend the night in a castle (there’s even a castle in Colorado Springs owned by the Navigators ministry!).

Do nothing, but do it someplace exotic: Go to Hawaii, the Caribbean, or a mountain cabin and do absolutely nothing but sleep, eat and sex. (Okay, maybe read a little.) Go and just unplug and relax. Your sex life might just sizzle because you are available and rested!

This summer, don’t just pack the kids in the van and see the sights, pack a little something in a suitcase, leave the kids with grandma and make a memory for just you two!

Bill and Pam Farrel have authored numerous books. Bill is also the pastor of Valley Bible Church in San Marcos, (760) 744-0274.