My Year To Plan

Chris and I decided when we were first married that we would switch off every year planning our anniversary and Valentine's day, so neither of us had to do it every year. Well, it was my year to plan, and I decided to get a little creative.

I wanted to get a hotel, because I love to. Even though it's just us living together, There are so many distractions that keep us from just being alone, just the two of us. And, our condo is connected to others, and we normally can hear them. Its' not overbearing, but it's just enough to bother you just a little bit. The day will come, I am confident, when we will have our own house where we can be by ourselves. But since that day is nowhere to be seen in the near future, it's nice to take breaks every now and again and get away - even if just for one night at a local hotel.

I reserved a room at the Hampton Inn, and decided to leave clues as to where he should meet me on Friday night (I got the idea from my brother in law, I can't take all of the credit). The first clues I gave him were,

"Comes from a pig, What an

elephant weighs, and Mary and Joseph. Needless to say, he was confused. I had made

up a cheesy poem with more clues in it and put it in his lunch that day. They were, "A ham, a TON of weight, and a house. It took him a little while, but he finally got it.

He met me at 7:00 where I had dinner from Cafe Rio ready on a cute decorated table. I brought some Martinelli's, and some crystal goblets.

Next, I gave him a bag with small things in it. I found some things at Zurchers, the party store, like heart boxers, lotto love cards, and the heart doilies I got for the table. I found some other things at Dan's grocery store, of all places, cheesy stuff like bedroom dice and chocolate body paint. I also rented some movies, and I had reserved a jacuzzi room. I put (more) small, cheesy poems on each one, and let him choose what he wanted to do when he wanted to.

We had a lot of fun, and it was just nice to spend time together with no distractions. I never get tired of hotel rooms - even though almost every time it's my turn to plan, I usually include that in my plans.