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The Feature Director of Travel and Leisure Magazine, Nilou Motamed was on the Today Show on Aug. 7th and talked about the 6 best free attractions you can go to on your summer vacation. After watching the video I came to the conclusion that you can go to these places anytime of the year.

The Best Free Attractions

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Here are places that were mentioned in the video:

1. ChicagoLincoln Park Zoo
2. New OrleansThe New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
3. Los AngelesThe Getty Center
4. New York CityStanton Island Ferry
5. Las VegasConservatory at the Bellagio
6. Portland, MainAllagash Brewing Company

Please note you need to find out if you need to make reservations at any of these places.

If you live near one of these places it would be a great budget date to do with your sweetheart.

Keep those sparks flying!
JoJo

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Ice cream sandwichesToday is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day! Celebrate by grabbing your sweetheart after dinner and picking up two ice cream sandwiches at your local grocery store or ice cream parlor.

Then drive to your nearest park, sit down and have a little quiet time with your sweetie pie. After you have savored this creamy delicacy go for a stroll arm in arm together through the park. Take in the smells and sites of just cut grass and the piney scent of the pine trees nestled along the way.

You will discover that the simple pleasures are the most memorable times you have together. These moments are usually when you both feel the most comfortable in your own skin and with each other.

So go ahead splurge, have a date with your sweetheart to celebrate National Ice Cream Sandwich Day!

Keep those sparks flying!
JoJo

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Movie TheatreThis week I was talking to a friend from Colorado and she told me what she and her husband, Roger, do on their dates. It has become a tradition and they both look forward to their quite time together. Their dates are not what you typically think of doing. Most people after they are married assume when you are talking about a date it is in the evening. This is not always the case and because this couple thinks out of the box, they have a longer and more enjoyable date than most couples.

Karen is off every Friday, Saturday and Sunday and Roger has a 3 day weekend every other week. The Fridays he is off and the kids are in school they go to see the early bird show at their local theatre. When I say early I am talking the 10:00 AM showing and then they go out to their favorite little restaurant for lunch. They finish the afternoon off by running some errands and getting a cup of coffee before the kids get home.

They get to see all the latest films and there are no crowds. The bonus is it is cheaper because they are going to the early show. She told me they try to be fair by taking turns choosing the movies. One Friday they were in line and there was an older couple in their late sixties in front of them and they were going to see two movies. She heard the older guy say to his wife now I chose one it is your turn to choose the one you want to go to. She thought they were cute. When you look at these two couples they were both very considerate of the other.

She also told me that their friends are always a little envious because they see all the latest movies. Karen reminds them that the only way they could do this is because they go to the early bird shows.

This is such a great idea. You may not have Fridays off like Roger and Karen do but you could trade off on a Saturday or Sunday with another couple to watch the kids. Each couple benefits every other week with some alone time and the kids have fun at the other couples house. The couple that is watching the kids could also host dinner for everyone. You get to see a movie, have lunch out and then go to dinner at the other’s house. This makes for a wonderful relaxing day every other week for each couple. If every other week is too much then try once a month.

Plan on having a date on a budget, it will become a tradition you and your husband will look forward to.

Keep those sparks flying!
JoJo

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MovieI wrote this one in 2009 and thought it was worth another read. Hope you like this idea as much as I did and you make plans with your sweetheart to have an enjoyable date with your sweetheart like Karen & Roger do.

This week I was talking to a friend from Colorado and she told me what she and her husband, Roger, do on their dates. It has become a tradition and they both look forward to their quite time together. Their dates are not what you typically think of doing. Most people after they are married assume when you are talking about a date it is in the evening. This is not always the case and because this couple thinks out of the box, they have a longer and more enjoyable date than most couples.

Karen is off every Friday, Saturday and Sunday and Roger has a 3 day weekend every other week. The Fridays he is off and the kids are in school they go to see the early bird show at their local theatre. When I say early I am talking the 10:00 AM showing and then they go out to their favorite little restaurant for lunch. They finish the afternoon off by running some errands and getting a cup of coffee before the kids get home.

They get to see all the latest films and there are no crowds. The bonus is it is cheaper because they are going to the early show. She told me they try to be fair by taking turns choosing the movies. One Friday they were in line and there was an older couple in their late sixties in front of them and they were going to see two movies. She heard the older guy say to his wife now I chose one it is your turn to choose the one you want to go to. She thought they were cute. When you look at these two couples they were both very considerate of the other.

She also told me that their friends are always a little envious because they see all the latest movies. Karen reminds them that the only way they could do this is because they go to the early bird shows.

This is such a great idea. You may not have Fridays off like Roger and Karen do but you could trade off on a Saturday or Sunday with another couple to watch the kids. Each couple benefits every other week with some alone time and the kids have fun at the other couples house. The couple that is watching the kids could also host dinner for everyone. You get to see a movie, have lunch out and then go to dinner at the other’s house. This makes for a wonderful relaxing day every other week for each couple. If every other week is too much then try once a month.

Plan on having a date on a budget, it will become a tradition you and your husband will look forward to.

Keep those sparks flying!
JoJo

***My free eBook is coming soon! Be on the lookout for it and when it comes out you can be one of the first to get it. ***

“Your marriage is a gift from God; how you treat it is a gift to him.”

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