Plan in some fun<\/h3>\n
Fun is different for all of us. And sometimes, ok often, fun is different within a single couple. My husband likes to fish. I like to read. Having a couple of hours where we are free to each do our own kind of fun, reminds us that our spouse doesn\u2019t have to be just like us. We can give each other freedom to do what the other likes to do. And then plan in some fun you both like \u2013 a nice dinner out or making dinner together. A hike. A movie. A bungee jump. It doesn\u2019t matter what it is, the key is you like to do it TOGETHER. Make it happen. Tomorrow is not promised. Today is the day to enjoy your spouse.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n We get caught up in the humdrum. The everydayness of every day. Our actual lives can begin to suck out the lovin\u2019 feeling we have for the other adult in the house. And yet our marriage happens right smack dab in the middle of our actual lives, so we need to recharge on a regular basis, and make a mini-vacation from the routine. So a new location, a new food, a new activity, and time alone can breathe fresh air into a relationship that can feel like it\u2019s been taken over by little people who haven\u2019t learned the art of breaking into conversations at appropriate times.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t about big budgets or big memories. It\u2019s about stepping away for one day and one night with the one you promised to love for better or for worse. It\u2019s about making space for a marriage apart from kids. And it\u2019s about doing it in a way that\u2019s manageable and requires one small childcare favor from a friend (who you can reciprocate and offer the same kind of help the following weekend) or a family member (who would like to spoil your children without your supervising eyes). Your relationship with your spouse is worth the trouble. Not to mention it\u2019s super fun to be together alone and enjoy the gift of this partner in life and parenting.<\/p>\n Alexandra Kuykendall<\/strong> When the grocery lists, laundry piles, work emails and family parties fill up our days, it\u2019s hard to get to romance, kisses and uninterrupted conversation at home. 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\nAs a mom to four girls, Alexandra Kuykendall\u2019s days are spent washing dishes, driving to and from different schools and trying to find a better solution to the laundry dilemma. She is the author of\u00a0Loving My Actual Life, An Experiment In Relishing What\u2019s Right In Front of Me\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0The Artist\u2019s Daughter, A Memoir<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0A city girl at\u00a0heart, she makes her home in the shadow of downtown Denver. You can read more of\u00a0Alex\u2019s everyday thoughts and connect with her at\u00a0AlexandraKuykendall.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"