It is always special to give and receive gifts that are sentimental, yet don’t break the bank. This year, Oprah decided to dedicate her ‘Favorite Things’ episode to thrify gifts. One of her ideas featured a couple that takes the ’12 Days of Christmas’ to a whole new level. They do the ’12 Dates of Christmas’ because they believe spending time together is more important than spending money on each other. Each holiday season, they carve out time to fit in 12 thrifty dates with each other. How cute is that? You can check out their ideas here: http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20081118_tows_holiday/7
I couldn’t help but think how fun this would be for a couple to do before they have a baby. When I was pregnant with my first child, a good friend told me to go on as many dates with my husband as we could. It was wise advice! We tried to fit in trips to the movies, dinners with friends, and do things that we knew we wouldn’t have time for after our son was born. I love the 12 Dates idea whether it is for Christmas, before the birth of your baby, or whenever you feel like it!
