Year of Dates || 12 Months of Pre-planned dates with your Husband

I’ve been seeing the infamous ‘Year of Dates’ idea floating around social media and pinterest for years now but anytime I thought “I should do that” it was right before a holiday or anniversary with not enough time to actually get it done, so I moved on and decided not to do it.

Last year was a really hard year for us, I lost a baby. And a lot of things went on the backburner, including date nights. So towards the Fall, I thought, I NEED to do that ‘Year of Dates’ idea! Marriage IS important! Marriage IS something to invest in. We HAVE to make time for it! 

“A good marriage isn’t something you find; it’s something you make.” –Gary L. Thomas

Marriage over the years doesn’t come as easily as when you first met and were romancing each other every chance you got… if you’ve been married any amount of time, you know this to be true. Life happens, maybe you have kids, y’all have activities, school and extra-curriculars. There’s bills to be paid, responsibilities around the house and more than I could ever list that comes up in all of our lives. Date nights become last on our priorities and then it’s another month or year with little to no time together flourishing as a couple. 

With all that in mind, I knew I wanted to make dating my husband more of a priority than I had in 2018. I LOVE this man! So I decided it would be best to pull out the ‘Year of Dates” idea and create a special book for my husband. I gave this to him for Christmas and I am SOOO excited to have these all planned out and (mostly) paid for so there is NO excuse. (all I have to do is find a babysitter!!) 

So here is how I made this book (aka a scrapbook) for my husband. I purchased most of the items from hobby lobby. They were having a 50% off sale on the brand the paper studio so I purchased the 6×6 book, extra pages, stickers, month stickers and some bright colored card stock, markers and chalk markers. I searched pinterest for ideas and then came up with my own ideas.

Helpful links:

• Loads of local dates on Groupon
• Dinner + a movie gift card
• Enneagram test
• 6×6 scrapbook at hobby lobby or on amazon
• Months Stickers at hobby lobby or on amazon
• Cardstock 6×6 bright colors at hobby lobby
• Marriage pinterest board
• chalk markers

This would be a special gift for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, birthday, Christmas or JUST BECAUSE! Feel free to make any of these ideas your own and if you decide to make one of these, share it with me on social media! 

Here’s the corresponding youtube video: