Acts of Love

Well how did your 28 days of random act of love go?  Do try it and did it make a difference?  It was fun to post and read everyone’s ideas.  I hope it helped a few of you get the spark going a little stronger.  Here are the last tips and experiences from our readers.  We will post the $25 gift card winner soon.

Lisa

We have been happily married for 17 years and have three beautiful sons. But our schedules are opposite of each other. He works the night shift and sleeps during the day and I work during the day and take care of the kids and house when he is at work.
When we were first dating, we loved going to a different restaurant every weekend. Well those days are long gone… But now I have a new job working at home and my husband evening schedule has changed. So now we have the afternoons together. So we have an afternoon “date” to new a diner or inexpensive restaurant once a week. It gives us time to talk, laugh and enjoy food just like we used to. The other day, we slipped and told our sons we had gone to a particular restaurant. They were shocked we were going out, while they were at school. My husband and I laughed!

Meme

Another thing I try to do when I feel well is to make up his plate at meal time. My dh always seems to appreciate this and says it tastes better if I make it up for him. lol He also says coffee tastes better if I make it, so I do even though I can’t stand the taste of the stuff.

Mary

I have had a very trying year, soon after my husband and I got married last year, everything fell apart. It started with our honeymoon being ruined by a flight delay. My car broke down on our way to meet his family and 9 months later is costing over $19k to fix (its only worth $10k!). He deployed to Afghanistan and I was rear ended in his car which lead to finding out I have SLE (Lupus). All of this has had me not working (I generated half of our necessary income) and the stress is through the roof, along with a lot of debt. We are in out late 20s and have no children and have been in long term relationships before we met. We have fallen out of love and I am trying to fix myself to help keep us together and he refuses to give up. I have been desperately tying to do something to be a better wife and partner, but everything that you hope never happens, has within less than a year! I know this isn’t a place to post, but I have so few outlets anymore as my life went from picture perfect to nightmare. He has developed a temper and I have developed a way to make it worse. If anyone has had a series of catastrophic events happen and make it through, I would appreciate any advice. I love reading how in love people are, I miss it, and have tried some of the small things that I was able to do before I was sick but at this point everything seems to lead to a fight about stupid things that don’t matter.

Jennifer Marshall

My husband and I were married in the temple in salt lake city. (We are LDS). A fun/romantic/(to us) and very great/worthwhile date to us is often going to the temple together. When we are there, we do work for other people. It helps us to remember our blessings, and the day of our wedding, kneeling at that alter looking into one anothers eyes where his grandfather married us.
Not only is it breathtakingly beautiful but we remember our vows and promises we took to be married to one another and love one another for ALL eternity.

When we leave we are much nicer to one another, holding hands, kissing, and in great moods. We treat eachother better.

I know it may sound boring or strange to some but its something that holds us and our marriage together. It is so important to us and we love remembering that.

PS. we like going at night when the temple is all lit up and beautiful. We live in vegas so its a wonderful escape for us. Its away from all the hussle and bussle

Leslie

Yucky I know, but my now fiancé says he new I was the one when I shaved his back for him before our first beach trip together. Now I try to do it for him every few weeks because it makes him feel better about himself.

Each day we will be posting A THRIFTY & IN LOVE TIP from one of our readers. At the end of the month, one of you will win a $25.00  Gift Card. For all the details click here. Keep those Random Acts of Love  tips  and experiences coming!!! What are your ideas? What are your experiences at the 28 Days of Random Acts of Love – good or bad… (photos are always fun too)

Please submit your comments on this post HERE, or to our email with the  word Thrifty & In Love  on the subject line.

Liane,

For Valentine’s Day, I took my husband’s vehicle to the car wash and cleaned it inside and out while he was at work.  Since I returned it right before lunch, I left a cold drink for him in the cup holder and a card telling him how special he is to me.  It was fun to be able to leave a surprise for him during his work day.

Each day we will be posting A THRIFTY & IN LOVE TIP from one of our readers. At the end of the month, one of you will win a $25.00  Gift Card. For all the details click here. Keep those Random Acts of Love  tips  and experiences coming!!! What are your ideas? What are your experiences at the 28 Days of Random Acts of Love – good or bad… (photos are always fun too)

Please submit your comments on this post HERE, or to our email with the  word Thrifty & In Love  on the subject line.

Marie
One of the things that really de-stresses my husband and keeps our connection strong is massage. I don’t have great massage skills because of a lack of strength in my hands, but he appreciates a time of gentle touch as much as the tougher work on knotted shoulder muscles, etc. So especially if he’s had a hard day, or just any day I can find a free half hour, I will offer him a massage. For a special occasion, find a little more time when the kids are gone or asleep for the night, add a few candles and special music, and you have a very special but thrifty love gift for your husband. If you want to splurge a little, buy a nice massage oil. (One of my masseuse friends uses Neutrogena Body Oil, Light Sesame Formula. Watch for drugstore deals!) PS – My husband will tell you, however, that one of the best investments we ever made was the massage table I bought for his birthday two years ago. They start at around $100 new or you can get a used one for less.

Lachelle

We say prayers together at night, companion prayers. I also write him a little note letting him know what I appreciate about him that he has done recently and tuck it into his lunch. If he is home for lunch I try to pamper him and warm it up for him. I’ll get up from a meal and refill his glass with water something I have done since we have been married and I still try to continue to do. We hold hands when we go on walks, even if it is just walking to church and I try to sit by him at church and convince our children to sit on either side of us. If he is away for overnight work I try to tuck little notes into his clothes and personals bag. We wink at each other when across the room to let each other know we love each other. Just some of little things we do.

Each day we will be posting A THRIFTY & IN LOVE TIP from one of our readers. At the end of the month, one of you will win a $25.00  Gift Card. For all the details click here. Keep those Random Acts of Love  tips  and experiences coming!!! What are your ideas? What are your experiences at the 28 Days of Random Acts of Love – good or bad… (photos are always fun too)

Please submit your comments on this post HERE, or to our email with the  word Thrifty & In Love  on the subject line.

Susan
After my husband had gone to bed the night before Valentine’s Day last year, I used Armor All and cleaning supplies to clean and polish the interior of his car by washing windows, polishing surfaces, cleaning crevices, and vacuuming carpets. I tied the steering wheel with a huge red ribbon, attached a handwritten Valentine note and waited for him to find it. He was so impressed and grateful and his co-workers were oh so jealous. Somethings are priceless(and free) particularly, acts of love.

Leslie
My husband travels a lot with his job. Last week I called the hotel where he was staying to get their address. I then mailed an overnight package to him with an ‘I miss you’ card and some home made goodies including his favorite, mini rum cakes. I also included some coupons I had found for snacks he likes to purchase when he’s traveling. He called me the night he received the package to tell me he was very surprised and felt so loved….he is. It was great being able to do something nice for him even when he’s miles away.

Each day we will be posting A THRIFTY & IN LOVE TIP from one of our readers. At the end of the month, one of you will win a $25.00  Gift Card. For all the details click here. Keep those Random Acts of Love  tips  and experiences coming!!! What are your ideas? What are your experiences at the 28 Days of Random Acts of Love – good or bad… (photos are always fun too)

Please submit your comments on this post HERE, or to our email with the  word Thrifty & In Love  on the subject line.

Emily

One thing I have done in the past to show my love for my husband is: write a giant love note on a white bed sheet using bright permanant markers! It was a creative way to tell him how much I completely adored him & how lost I would be without him in my life.It was so much fun to do he was really surprised! It wasn’t expensive either or too time consuming- it was unique and after he was done reading it, we got to snuggle underneath it together. Just a fun way to show your love for him!

Holly

I’m excited about this one
I was playing around with my phone and discovered I can send music/voice recorded messages, attach a picture and type a message. I know everyone’s phone is different. I have an Evo, and I just have to press the paper clip, attach my music, then it takes me to add a pic and message if I want. So for example I sent my husband a sound clip of Joey from Friends saying “how you doin?” took a pic of my bathrobe hanging on the hook in the bathroom and wrote -wish you were here.

The SUPER exciting thing – I can use music files on my phone, I can use ringers (which are super easy to get!), I can record my voice….I have so many options for the music/sound attachment. The picture can be anything I have on my phone. There are so many free ringtone and wallpaper apps that almost anything I want can be found – free!

Just wondering how many of you have been taking part in our “random act of love” challenge and how it has been going for you.  Matt and I were totally on board the first 2 weeks then after Valentines day I admit we skipped a few days.  The challenge has been fun and great for our relationship. Always trying to think of a way to make someone happy is fun but also exhausting all at the same time.

Love to hear your feedback!

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Each day we will be posting A THRIFTY & IN LOVE TIP from one of our readers. At the end of the month, one of you will win a $25.00  Gift Card. For all the details click here. Keep those Random Acts of Love  tips  and experiences coming!!! What are your ideas? What are your experiences at the 28 Days of Random Acts of Love – good or bad… (photos are always fun too)

Each day we will be posting A THRIFTY & IN LOVE TIP from one of our readers. At the end of the month, one of you will win a $25.00  Gift Card. For all the details click here. Keep those Random Acts of Love  tips  and experiences coming!!! What are your ideas? What are your experiences at the 28 Days of Random Acts of Love – good or bad… (photos are always fun too)

Please submit your comments on this post HERE, or to our email with the  word Thrifty & In Love  on the subject line.

Kellie Stucki

After Valentine’s Day I get a few extra bags of conversation hearts.  I put one in my hubby’s lunch and in my kids lunch each day.  It reminds them that I love htem.  I’ll admit to having forgot a couple times with my daughter and she always lets me know.  She really looks forward to her heart in her lunch.

Sarah H

We love to watch TV together after the kids go to bed, usually in our jammies. Sometimes to spice things up i’ll wear my ‘fancy occasion’ lacy underthings to watch TV in instead (but I always have a throw blanket handy in case a kiddo comes downstairs unexpectedly!).

Each day we will be posting A THRIFTY & IN LOVE TIP from one of our readers. At the end of the month, one of you will win a $25.00  Gift Card. For all the details click here. Keep those Random Acts of Love  tips  and experiences coming!!! What are your ideas? What are your experiences at the 28 Days of Random Acts of Love – good or bad… (photos are always fun too)

Please submit your comments on this post HERE, or to our email with the  word Thrifty & In Love  on the subject line.

Amy

The biggest thing for me is to pray for my husband, daily. Sometimes I’ll try to say a sincere prayer in his ear as he leaves for work. It helps me to stay alert to HIS needs and lets him know how much he’s loved

Meme

My hubbby and I are both night owls so the last two nights when we were cuddling in bed and he said he was hungry, normally if I get him anything he gets toast or cereal. I got up and made him breakfast…@ 2:30 in the morning being blurry eyed I actually made him a full blown breakfast including homemade sausage patties his favorite…tonight I have homemade chicken wings in the oven (thanks to albertsons deal this week) good thing we don’t have weight problems. lol He has been very thankful and it actually makes him feel better in the morning if he eats late at night. So two fold benefit!

Ashley Cope

My husband creates one holiday a month for just us(I love you day, Ashley day, you choose day) He will always start the holiday off with a gift for me and a love letter. I just love my husband so much. Isn’t he so romantic!