Wedding Anniversaries

[Sparkerleur]

Dh I will have been married for 8 years on June 6th this year. We have been so busy with our two dds for the last 6/7 years and I feel like our relationship has been abandoned.
I think we both deserve to spoil ourselves and would like to try and arrange something just for the two of us whether it be a day, a night or a couple of nights. Don't have a lot of money to play with, unfortunately.

Any suggestions please? I am thinking along the lines of arranging something as a surprise for dh.

I think doing something just the two of you is a great idea. If you want to find a cheap hotel deal for the night try laterooms.com or something similar. I managed to get a night in a 4star hotel with full english breakfats for £80 the other week(should have been £160). You can get cheaper deals than that but this was a golf and country club hotel with golf course and spa so it cost a bit more. It was a surprise for dh's birthday and he loved it, gave us a break.

If you cant afford a hotel why not get someone to have the children for 24 hours and just spend quality time together. Why not revisit the place where you first met or where you went on your first date. Or if it is nice why not prepare a fancy picnic and go somewhere quiet and romantic.

I think no matter what you come up with your dh will love it escpecially if it is something that doesnt involve the children. We all love being parents but now and again we deserve time to be ourselves again and spend quality time as a couple. Good Luck

It doesn't sound awfully romantic, but dh and I go camping on our wedding anniversary. It's in July, and we don't have that much money to play with, so we leave the kids with my mum and go off for a weekend. Just putting up the small tant we used before we had the children feels like a luxury as it takes a tiny fraction of the time it takes to put up the big one. We go out for dinner (I don't cook!), drink lots of wine, dh cooks a big breakfast next morning, and then we do whatever takes our fancy. And of course, we have lots of airbed fun!

I'm not really suggesting camping itself, just getting away together and revisiting the "old life"

Im not one for camping like my luxuries too much but think what you do sounds nice.

I agree that its not what you do, how much you spend or where you go it is just being alone that makes it special.

Can you off-load sprogs onto someone for a night (and a promise not to bring them back until at least lunchtime the following day...) and have a nice meal/take away whatever - cheap, but gets you some time on your own...

Thanks for your ideas. I really fancy getting away from the house - then I can relax myself not having to worry about housework etc.
Camping sounds like a wonderful idea but I expect we will be doing quite a lot of that with the kids in the school hols. Might be longing for a night in a comfortable bed by then. I shall definitely bear it in mind though.

Okay - if money is a bit tight try to find a B&B or the likes of a Travel Lodge/Travel Inn. The latter aren't 'posh' but are clean and perfectly okay for a night away - then find somewhere good to eat....

BTW where are you??

I'm in Poole - we are very lucky here and there are lots of lovely places to visit and stay.

Dinner on the beach ....
google for a good hotel .... don't really know that neck of the woods...