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1997-2007 – The Gate Closes

This is a bit of an off the cuff blog, but last night on the Sci Fi channel, they aired the last first run episode of Stargate SG-1. The show premiered in September of 1997 and was a follow up to a 1994 film. I have some nostalgia related to Stargate SG-1 because it premiered the first year my husband and I lived together. We weren’t huge television watchers, but we’d been big fans of the movie when it came out. We set aside some time the night it aired and watched the two-hour premiere. We had no idea then, … Continue reading →

Quality Time – What Does That Mean?

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We talk about quality time constantly. It’s the catchphrase of our generation – because thirty years ago, no one talked about scheduling quality time or setting a private date to meet with his or her spouse or to even make sure everyone was together. Our world of convenience means we’re on the go, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and there’s no guarantee that the family will be together at a meal time or on the weekends unless we really set aside that quality time. Quality Time Quality is how we want to describe the time we spend … Continue reading →

My Husband & The Television

You know, our lives are comprised of the little moments – moments of transition, moments of revelation and moments of humor. My husband and I talk through instant messages when he’s working. It’s one way we can keep in constant contact and sometimes, it’s a series of leaving messages that the other responds to when they get back to their desk. February Sweeps Today launches what the television industry calls the February sweeps period. It’s when they pull out all the stops in order to entertain the audience and draw them in. Their numbers will help them determine what they … Continue reading →

Father Goose (1964)

Walter Eckland is a filthy beast. He admits it himself and is rather proud of the fact. Catherine Freneau is a goody-two-shoes, and she, too, is proud of it. So what happens when you take a filthy beast and a goody-two-shoes, strand them on an island in the middle of a war, and throw a handful of homeless girls into the mix? A great movie, of course. Walter Eckland (Cary Grant) is an irresponsible wanderer who spends his life puttering around in his boat. Disenchanted with the structured life he used to lead as a college professor, he has put … Continue reading →

Laugh, Cry, Kiss Your Problems Goodbye

Having a hard time lately? One of the best pieces of advice I have seen for coping with communication problems and disconnect in a marriage is to go out and have a good time. You may be looking skeptically at this, but I’ve known two couples who went to a couples weekend to work on their problems. They spent four days at a resort where they thought they were going to spend the weekend delving into every part of their problems and confronting the ugliness that has become their marriage. A Night on the Town The first step they were … Continue reading →

It’s a Date – Touring the Lights Fantastic

For my husband and myself, one of our favorite things to do every holiday season is to pick an evening when it’s cool or cold outside (in Texas, sometimes you just have to settle for cool) and we pack ourselves into the car with cups of hot cocoa and go for a long drive. We accent the ambience by cranking up the Christmas tunes. It’s Not Quite Caroling While we are not out singing to our neighbors, we are singing to each other or singing along with each other as we cruise the neighborhood and many others, looking at all … Continue reading →

Holiday Date Night – Celebrate with Christmas Movies

Are you looking for a great way to spend a holiday date night? Last year, my mother-in-law invited our daughter over to spend the night at her house and let my husband and I have an evening to ourselves. We spent the evening wrapping up the presents and watching holiday movies together. We talked, we laughed and we even hashed out a couple of misunderstandings. There are a lot of holiday movies out there that are perfect for the holiday date night and they are great for just you and your spouse or for the whole family. Here is a … Continue reading →

Re-Investing In Your Marriage – Planning Date Nights

Setting up a date night takes some forethought and planning whether your kids are eight weeks, eight months or eight years old. Childcare is something you should always plan ahead. For the very young children, this may just mean getting the kids settled down for the night and enjoying some quality time together snuggling on the sofa. If you are one of those couples that always seems to have something come up and interrupt the plans you’ve made, it may just be that you need to designate one night a week that is just for the two of you – … Continue reading →

Re-Invest In Your Common Ground

It’s not uncommon for couples that have been married for several years to drift away from the common interests that they shared to begin with. It’s important to keep what’s important to the two of you from fading into the background as they get caught up in the day-to-day living and rat race of obligations, responsibilities and commitments. Don’t Forget You Have a Responsibility to Each Other Rekindling your interest in each other can begin with rediscovering those common interests that brought you together in the first place. Here are some tips to helping you and your spouse rediscover those … Continue reading →

Romance on Sunday – A Few Romantic Suggestions

Are you tired of having to plan all of the date nights? Do you feel like you have to constantly send email reminders to your spouse about important dates like anniversaries and birthdays? Are you always planning the date nights? Do you really wish that your spouse would come up with a surprise for you on their own? Here are a few romantic suggestions that you can provide for your spouse. Rolodex of Love You remember a rolodex right? Before the days of the electronic emails and address books or cell phone storage, most of us kept a rolodex on … Continue reading →