One of our favorite things to do is travel. We would probably head somewhere different every weekend if possible. Turns out it costs money to do that, crazy right? So, until we have a money tree growing in our backyard, the times we get the chance to go will do just fine. (btw, if anyone knows where to get money tree seeds, I would love to know. I promise I would share)
We are currently in the anticipation stage of a pretty exciting vacation, and consequently the traveling itch is quite hard to ignore, so in an effort to scratch that itch a little, I planned a Traveling themed date.
Through the course of our date, we would "travel" to three different countries and experience "authentic" food, shop for souvenirs and take touristy pictures at each of our destinations.
Cam woke up to an invitation for the date. I wrote a poem which I am sure a third grader could have written. Poetry has never been my talent so I don't think you will miss not reading it. But, it did the job of hinting at the evening's events and hopefully giving him something to look forward to through the day. I also put together this little display for fun. Sidenote: I had it all planned but didn't put it together. Fell asleep that night and for some reason woke up in the middle of the night and realized I had forgotten, so I hurried and printed the flags and put it together and went back to bed. I think I should earn extra points for that ;)
Okay moving on. When Cam got home from work, he was presented with an itinerary which I made up to look like a cruise itinerary. Complete with a cabin number, ports of call, and ship rules and regulations. I thought the rules were clever (if I do say so myself ;)). They included: required hand holding, kisses to be exchanged, cuddling during the movie and stressed that sitting separately would not be tolerated. lol.
Our first port of call was London, England. This was our souvenir shopping portion. We went to Little Taste of Britain in Layton. It is a cute, authentic fish and chips shop with a little store that has imported English food, treats, etc. The store is quite expensive so we don't go often so it was fun to go and get things Cam enjoyed on his mission and things I now love. We totally recommend this place for Fish and Chips by the way. It is delicious and very authentic!
The next port of call was Rome, Italy. This was our dinner part so we went to Olive Garden, naturally. Dinner was great as usual, I could have done without having my whole glass of water dumped on me, but the waiter gave us extra mints as a peace offering (I promise I wasn't rude about it) so I was happy.
After sufficiently stuffing ourselves with delicious food, we headed to our final port which was Paris, France for dessert. I couldn't think of somewhere to go so I made crepes at home.
And we headed back to our "ship" for a movie under the stars. Our ship being our bedroom and the movie being The Tourist...to fit the traveling theme.
I'd say it was a pretty fun date night "cruise". I give it 5 stars for food, accommodations, company and crew. Of course, I wouldn't be the least bit biased :)
Now I just can't wait for our real vacation!
