What is it about a rainy afternoon that is just so romantic? Is it the chill in the air that begs you to snuggle up to a loved one? The boom of thunder that demands you cling to your big old manly man? Or is it simply the beauty of the falling rain that suggests you stop and watch it with the holder of your heart?
Some of my best memories with my loving husband have been in the rain. Standing shoulder to shoulder with him on the balcony of our apartment watching the rain cascade across the parking lot in sheets. His warm body strong and stolid next to me. Shielding the nipping chill and any stray mist. Sweet words of love and beauty were exchanged along with a stray kiss or two. Other times when we would turn off the tv when we'd hear the thunder crack outside our home so we could go out on the porch and watch the rain together calling our son away form his game to show him the rain and answer his questions together as a family. How he'd give me a smile over our boy's head and give my hand a squeeze. I love a warm and sunny day or a snowy winter morning but there is magic in a rainy afternoon that always brings a smile to my face. And I hope I'm not the only one knows about it. How do you like to spend your rainy afternoons? Do you curl up with a good book 'Also awesome', mope about the weather? Or do you like to spend times like these in bed? Let me know
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Okay Grownups I have a question. When was the last time you took the time to blow a bubble? No really that's my question. Silly or is it? A bubble is light and beautiful. A dancing sphere that floats through the air. Until it finally pops. It's like visual poem in motion.
So when was the last time you blow a bubble while you were washing dishes at the sink? Or picked up a bottle of bubbles from the dollar store? Or even and in my personal favorite grabbed an extra wand and joined your kid in some bubble madness in the back yard? I mean have you ever been angry while blowing a bubble? Is it possible not to smile when a bubble pops against your nose? Yes I may be bias but Bubbles are a little piece of magical happiness harnessed into a ball. And a hundred bubbles reduce most people into grinning idiots almost as quickly as an amazing Christmas light show. So When was the last time you blew a bubble? I've just started writing a story about a florist who specializes in the language of flowers and starts getting orders with threatening messages for one of her best clients. With the help of her handsome new neighbor she must find out whose sending the threats because the client as gone missing and the police are looking at her.
Now the reason I bring this up other then wanted you to want the story when I'm done with it. Is I have been researching flower meanings for the story and wow are there some doozies out there. There is a huge range of means like Arbutus means You're the only one I love while Asphodel means My regrets follow you to the grave some as simple as a Begonia means Beware and a Bellflower Disappointment. It's Shocking how sinister some of the simplest flowers can be in the right or wrong context. Some a very specific in what they mean like A striped carnation means rejection or a red Chrysanthemum means I love you.And others have many meanings that need other flowers their context to be clear like Columbine can be the symbol of a deceived lover, or mean ingratitude or faithlessness where a Gardenia can mean You're lovely, secret love, joy, sweet love or even just good luck. So maybe next time you get a bouquet you should look for the hidden meaning or better yet look into it before you send your sweetie a bunch? I’m a country girl if you didn’t know it and maybe that’s why I think camping is a great choice for a romantic getaway with your
sweetie or maybe it’s because it just is. Think about it.. long walks together alone surrounded by natural wonder. Snuggled close together by the campfire. ’Fire light most romantic lighting ever and the crackling pop of the fire very sexy’. Sharing a big cozy sleeping bag and not having to keep it down for the folks next door. :D. Hebe. Yup pretty great get away with a low price tag. I have always loved this, hiking or canoeing for dates. Its healthy, its fun and its a mini adventure you share with your lover. If you do this remember sunscreen and bug spray. Hint Outer Banks Skeeter Beater is a great brand of bug spray that works and smells nice because it natural and made with herbs and stuff. Its what I use anyway and wont crimp your style. No fruity bodysprays ladies draws bugs. Remember its only romantic if you go in open minded and positive if your turn your nose up to the idea and think you’ll hate every second of the weekend you will. This is true for most things folks. Until next time my lovers of love. If you have an outdoorsy idea or story feel free to share! HEY all you lovers LOVE! I'm posting information about a give away in honor of Kats Read for a facebook friendly so please check it out, enter and tell us if you win!
Kats Read on Facebook has reached 1000 likes. In honor of that, the admins are hosting a rafflecopter giveaway until the end of July. There is an event going on as well, but there aren’t many prizes for that. https://www.facebook.com/events/355191934583984/ Hello on this lovely day my fellow lovers of LOVE. As my son has liberated my kindle for 'Fireman Sam' viewing I felt I should probably do something useful then decided to update the blog instead :) I have been working on a paranormal romance story the last couple of months and have as I tend to do been using my coworker for a sounding board. Yesterday I mentioned to him that I would have to get him a copy when it's finished and he whipped around and said "I should hope so. I can't wait to read it with my girlfriend!". Then after I laughed at him for acting like the overgrown puppy he is I couldn't help but think how nice it is they read romance novels together. Think about it the TV off, the radio turned down low or even off and the two of you snuggled up on the couch, your heads close together as you read a sweet or steamy tale together. Maybe share a bottle of wine and some fruit or chocolates. I think this is a great idea that more couple should try. Talk about affordable entertainment and a great way to bond!
Well until next time y'all 'Like', tweet or comment! If you have idea to expand on this please share! Okay my Coworker is totally head over heads for his girl and it really shows. In fact he's so smitten it's hard to tell if it's cute or annoying. Oh yeah I remember it's both. And that's pretty cool. Why because he's young and in LOVE. And if you didn't know My friend and spoke to him for any period of time you'd know he was head over heels, why? Simple my fellow Lovers of LOVE he will tell you without meaning. Is he trying to flaunt it? No. Is he trying to hide it? No. If you have ever had a friend hopped up on LOVE you know the signs. 'And yes we've shown them too but this isn't about us is it's about THEM' One: You will find your friend can not make it through a story weather it's them or you telling it without finding a why to reference it back to their sweetie. Two: They will find a way to 'My Boy/girlfriend' ever 20 to 30 words they speak. Three: They do the dreamy sigh randomly throughout the name and check their phone for texts. Four: Until you meet your friends love you will hear "I can't wait for you to meet him/her." A LOT and they do mean it. They can not wait. 'Again I am not dissing I went through this stage myself Though I'm sure with total grace and elegance ;)' And five : When they know their about to see the special somebody they grin so big it hurts your face in sympathy. Yes I had to write this because I work all week with a man who is head over heels for his lady. He thinks about her and talks about her. He brags about her and worries about her day in and day out and has the worse case of puppy love I have ever seen. I think this is pretty cool since they have been together four years and he acts like he just fell for her this week. Hey Guys Please feel free to share, Like, tweet or comment. And if you do comment Who else out there remembers going through this stage themselves when looking back?
Hi guys you may not know this about me but I'm a wife and the mom of a wild little boy I know how demanding it is and how distracting it is for your LOVE life. I also work outside the home as well as write. It doesn't leave a lot of time for much romance and even less when my handsome husband is working two jobs as well. Hey it's the way things are these days. But I will not live without ROMANCE ladies and gents and neither should you. It helps balance our lives a little. Now don't get me wrong first and for most I'm a mom I admit I give my kid all the time I can scrape together, beg barrow or steal but I also TRY not to let my poor hard working man feel neglected. Don't get me wrong the BEST everyday Romance is when your guy brings you home a flower he picked because it reminded him of you or buys you a Tea for one set because he knows you still miss the set the magically went missing last fall 'Yep stuff he does for me in between Job A and Job B :) he's great too. But enough bragging because ladies we can't always be the ones swept off our feet because it can be pretty awesome to be the one sweeping too at times. And when there's no time for anything and money is stretched thin. Guys aren't always sure what they can do. Not their fault. It's true I have a lot of male friends, cousins, siblings, ect to draw this info from do all of them want to be romantic heck no but the ones that do feel like they have to spend a ton of money to do it well. and they don't want to do it if they can't do it right and to them that means time and money.
Is time and money great for Romance YEAH. But it's not required. If you if yours and your lover's time tables don't allow for a real date night 'He's off Wednesday and Friday your off Monday and Sunday' don't plan for a date night. Plan us time instead. If it's a couple of hours after the kids are in bed and a couple hours before he has to go to his night sift take the time to draw him a nice hot bath, light a couple of candles on the counter and join him for a little 'Cleaning up' before he has to leave. Or on your day off 'if you can get one' Pack up you darling children for a sleep over at grandmas, do a quick spring clean 'because you will both be more relaxed if there aren't toys and work stuff all over the living room, dining room' and fix a late/early dinner or lunch for when ever he gets home. Make a simple dinner for the two of you. Brake out the wine and those chocolates you've been hiding from the kids and forget yourselves for a couple hours. Even if your tired it can be worth it. I'm not saying do this everyday. But taking a little time once or twice a week to do this can do wonders for how you feel about yourself and your relationship. And some times after you have kids it's just good to remember you do have a relationship too. I know these are really basic but it's stuff we all forget about in the day to day grind we can do to remind him and ourselves we're still living breathing, needing humans and not just the roles we play day in and out. Just do whatever you can with the little time you have to remind him he is MAN and you are Woman. He leans in close. Your heart is suddenly beating so fast your sure it's not healthy. You're practically breathing in each of minty breath he lets out. You tilt your head up in anticipation your lips part in a sigh. He dives in his lips tender and firm as they conquer your own. His tongue invades that warm cavern that is your mouth while your own eager muscle quickly welcomes him with vigor. Your tongue grazes over his teeth and tastes his lips before succumbing. He brakes away and gazes longingly into your eyes. You are the only woman in the entire world for one perfect moment.
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Okay that's it. Just the way I see it maybe you disagree or have other ways to add if so cool please do. But those are the top four for me. I hope everyone out there enjoyed.
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